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Bow-tie diagrams can extract valuable information from HIRA reports and make good use of it in ongoing process safety management
Type: Feature
Marathon Andeavor tie-up will create largest US refiner
MARATHON PETROLEUM has agreed to buy Andeavor in a US$36bn deal that will create the largest US refiner by capacity.
Type: News
Samarco agrees damages for mine disaster
Brazil authority warns there is no cap on payments
Type: News
The Greatest Teacher, Accidents Are
A bow-tie diagram could have saved the Death Star, says David Jamieson
Type: Feature
Monsanto rejects Bayer bid but open to talks
Notes benefits of seed and crop chemicals tie-up
Type: News
UK greenlights support for long duration energy storage projects
LONG duration energy storage schemes have been given a shot in the arm with the UK government establishing a cap and floor scheme to increase investment confidence in technologies needed to balance out intermittent renewables.
Type: News
Australia sets new limits on heavy industry in push for decarbonisation
AUSTRALIA has passed legal reforms that set a hard cap on industrial emissions and require new gas fields supplying LNG facilities to be net zero as it pushes heavy industry to decarbonise.
Type: News
Shift at the top signals mega-merger between Chinese chemicals giants
THE head of Sinochem will also take over at ChemChina in a move expected to signal the long-rumoured merger of the two chemicals firms. Such a tie-up would create the world’s largest chemical company, with annual revenue exceeding US$100bn.
Type: News
Networking to Build Connections and Find a Job
Networking is a word that can strike fear into anyone. Vince Pizzoni aims to banish the dread and show you how networking can be fun as well as a key pillar in your career journey
Type: Feature
First hole cut in the world’s oldest nuclear waste store
THE WORLD’S oldest nuclear store – containing waste untouched since the dawn of the UK’s atomic weapons programme – has been cut open for the first time.
Type: News
UK Government announces new Emissions Trading System
THE UK Government has unveiled its UK Emissions Trading System (ETS) for a carbon trading market to encourage polluters to reduce emissions.
Type: News
Petrofac wins Petronas gas plant contract
PETROFAC has been awarded a US$96m contract by Petronas to build a new gas plant onshore at Tanjung Kidurong in Bintulu, Malaysia.
Type: News
Glencore faces criticism as it pushes ahead with new coal mine
GLENCORE is a step closer to having a new A$1.5bn (US$1.05bn) open-cut coal mine approved by Australia’s Queensland state government, a move that has sparked environmental concerns.
Type: News
New carbon capture technology granted funding for further development
THE Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and Carbon CCS-US, the US subsidiary of Carbon Clean Solutions Limited (CCSL), have received US$2.9m in funding to test a prototype that could make carbon capture more cost-effective.
Type: News
Hinkley Point C costs could rise to over £32bn
ENERGY group EDF has said that the cost of building Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power station on the UK’s south-east coast, could rise above £32bn (US$38.4bn) when factoring in recent inflation levels.
Type: News
AkzoNobel in talks to merge with Axalta
AKZONOBEL has confirmed it is in talks about merging its paints and coating business with Axalta Coating Systems.
Type: News
Linde-Praxair merger in doubt following regulator demands
A MERGER to create the world’s largest industrial gases firm is in doubt after anti-trust authorities demanded that Linde and Praxair sell off more assets to secure approval.
Type: News
BASF and LetterOne agree to merge oil interests
GERMANY’S BASF and LetterOne have agreed to merge their oil and gas subsidiaries Wintershall and DEA as they seek to create a leading independent European oil and gas company.
Type: News
Shell and Petronas agree to invest in Sarawak sour gas development
SHELL and Petronas have taken a final investment decision to develop the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project off the coast of Malaysia to bolster feedstocks for LNG production.
Type: News
