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Centrica adds to its offshore assets

Added: 23 Nov 2001

UK-based Centrica has entered into four agreements to acquire further interests in offshore…

Researchers receive grant to harness hazardous energy source

Added: 21 Nov 2001

Researchers at the University of Arizona have received a $2.5 million grant to develop gas hydrates…

Corn used to produce polypropylene glycol

Added: 21 Nov 2001

An industrial chemical found in antifreeze could soon stand alongside animal feeds, sweeteners and …

Looking below the surface

Added: 20 Nov 2001

Conoco has been awarded a patent for a technique that is expected to improve exploration results in…

Eastman delays spin-off

Added: 20 Nov 2001

Eastman Chemical Company has delayed the planned spin-off of its specialty chemicals and pl…

Absolutely fab in Japan

Added: 20 Nov 2001

Kobe Steel and Dainippon Screen are to develop semiconductor fabrication equipment using supercriti…

Here comes the sun

Added: 19 Nov 2001

Stuart Nathan (not pictured) takes a look at how chemists at BASF have helped women (pictured) keep…

An innovation in pressure

Added: 19 Nov 2001

Rosemount's new 3051S - will this product forever change the way we look at pressure measurement?

Green chemistry partners aim to change UK culture

Added: 19 Nov 2001

Green chemistry research is gathering pace in the UK with the setting up of a new 'virtual centre o…

The changing face of seals

Added: 19 Nov 2001

New sealing technology from John Crane promises to give improved performance for reduced co…

BOC shops at Smiths

Added: 19 Nov 2001

BOC has agreed to buy the vacuum and pressure interests of Smiths Group for £12.8million.

It's good meat

Added: 16 Nov 2001

Researchers have developed a real-time optical instrument capable of detecting even minute traces o…

A better bang

Added: 16 Nov 2001

Scientists at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center are collaborating with other researchers to impr…

Study could reduce chances of offshore oil leaks

Added: 14 Nov 2001

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Rolla hope to reduce the occurrence of offshore oil leaks…

New invention could replace industrial screens & mixers

Added: 13 Nov 2001

Scientists at CSIRO are confident that their new Rotary Classifier will revolutionise the use of se…

No need for super-fractionation!

Added: 13 Nov 2001

A new technology for the production of linear alpha-olefins has been announced by Saudi chemical co…

New coating saves paint

Added: 12 Nov 2001

DynaSeal is a new type of coating for fibre-reinforced plastics that are used as sheet mould compou…

No more long boots

Added: 6 Nov 2001

A University of Florida-led research team has created one of the first practical magnetic semicondu…

Marathon to acquire CMS Interests in Africa

Added: 6 Nov 2001

US-based Marathon Oil has signed a purchase and sale agreement with CMS Energy to acquire a…

BP pumps $10 million into energy research

Added: 5 Nov 2001

BP has recently signed a ten-year $10 million agreement with the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a …