Shell and bp sell South Africa’s largest refinery two years after closure
SHELL Downstream South Africa (SDSA) and bp Southern Africa (bpSA) have agreed to sell each of th...
News - Industry
Government calls for stakeholder views on changes to UK REACH
CHEMICAL businesses, downstream chemical users, and other stakeholders are being called to consul...
UK selects Wylfa as preferred site for third nuclear power station
THE UK government has selected Wylfa in Anglesey as its preferred site for the nation’s third lar...
UK seeks to attract 40,000 nuclear recruits with skills plan
THE UK’s National Nuclear Strategic Plan for Skills has launched, outlining how government, indus...
Chevron to end 55-year North Sea presence with Clair field sale
CHEVRON has decided to market its 19.4% stake in the Clair field, one of the UK’s largest hydroca...
Australia’s commits A$22.7bn to green energy and production in latest federal budget
HYDROGEN, critical minerals, batteries, and low-carbon fuels are set to benefit from a multi-bill...
Jacobs chosen to design underwater energy storage pilot
TECHNOLOGY developer BaroMar has appointed Jacobs to develop the preliminary design for its large...
Hunt for industry partners begins as UK seeks to build prototype nuclear fusion plant
A COMPETITION is being launched later this month to find the industry partners that will build th...
Anglo American plans to cleave off coal, platinum, and diamonds after rejecting fresh £34bn offer from BHP
ANGLO AMERICAN has announced plans to break up the company, including getting rid of its coking c...
UK shelves hydrogen town trial
THE UK has shelved plans to trial using hydrogen to heat homes at town-scale until after 2026. Th...
UK to rival Russia with £196m advanced nuclear fuels plant at Urenco site in Cheshire
THE UK government is awarding £196m (US$244m) to Urenco to build a uranium enrichment facility in...
BHP, Vale, and Samarco propose US$25.1bn settlement for fatal 2015 dam collapse
MINING giants BHP, Vale, and their joint-venture Samarco have proposed a R$127bn (US$25.1bn) sett...
UK allows wind farms and oil producers to overlap in North Sea
THE UK has introduced new rules allowing oil and gas firms and wind farm operators to share sites...
Sumitomo Chemical cutting 10% of workforce to stem bleeding from record US$2bn losses
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL will slash 4,000 jobs and restructure its business to “stop the bleeding” of it...
Update: Anglo American rejects £31bn BHP offer, saying it significantly undervalues the firm
ANGLO AMERICAN has rejected a £31bn (US$38.7bn) takeover offer from its mining rival BHP, saying ...
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