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Shale mates?

Shale mates: UK fracking future

Added: 2 Nov 2015

As the UK moves to emulate the US shale boom, Michelle Knott investigates how similar the engineeri…

People Power

People Power: oil & gas skills drive

Added: 11 Sep 2015

Low prices are hurting the oil & gas industry, and in particular the North Sea. John McKenna looks …

Safety systems

Under control

Added: 8 Sep 2015

Safety systems are the first-response unit when things go wrong in a process plant, preventing smal…

BP Deepwater Horizon

A sense of danger

Added: 5 Aug 2015

Can a new generation of detection devices mitigate the risk of catastrophic gas leaks within the pr…

Milford Haven refinery pipework

Simulation savings

Added: 10 Jun 2015

The use of dynamic simulation software can radically reduce downstream build costs and cut upstream…

Ed Miliband

Election skills

Added: 6 May 2015

Following tomorrow’s general election, key engineering issues such as skills shortages look set to …

Buncefield2

Process safety: barely begun

Added: 11 Mar 2015

Ten years on from the Buncefield explosion, only small steps have been taken to establish a process…

Subsea platform

Maintaining Atlantis

Added: 13 Feb 2015

Effective maintenance of subsea oil & gas processing equipment is both crucial and expensive. Greg …

Stan Higgins

Gone from the wind – industrial CCS

Added: 4 Feb 2015

Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…

money trees skills wealth

A wealth of opportunity

Added: 14 Jan 2015

Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…

Murphy Oil Milford Haven refinery

Refined Capacity: the future of UK refineries

Added: 7 Jan 2015

The end of 2014 saw yet another UK refinery close as the European downstream sector struggled to co…

David Cameron IGas shale gas site visit

Shale time

Added: 4 Nov 2014

Over the coming months the UK will get a much better idea of where and how much shale development w…

Buncefield fire

Diverting disaster

Added: 10 Jul 2014

In the wake of an industrial disaster, updating plant safety technology is often the first port of …

BP chemical plant

Gas detectives

Added: 20 May 2014

Tighter safety regulations are forcing companies to consider new ways of keeping tabs on gases.

Forty-nine per cent of industry representatives claim skills shortages are their main barrier to gro

Platform protection

Added: 7 May 2014

The UK oil & gas industry is ramping up its efforts to address the skill shortage and retain its hi…

Bionic handling assistant

Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology

Added: 17 Sep 2013

Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …

Flow meter LNG site

Energy sectors are fuelling innovation

Added: 24 May 2013

Emerging energy sectors, such as LNG, biogas and oilsands, are driving demand for new flow measurem…

BP FPSO2

Learning the lessons

Added: 8 Apr 2013

This summer Oil & Gas UK will stage a major offshore safety conference to mark the 25th anniversary…

Schaeffler rig bearings

Subsea saviour

Added: 8 Apr 2013

Much of the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. In future, offshore natural gas fields will …

Maplesim2

Modelling offshore handling equipment

Added: 8 Nov 2012

With offshore oil and gas drilling rigs costing millions a day, their crews need to ensure they get…