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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
What should we do to prevent the next process safety catastophe?
Type: Feature
ExxonMobil pulls out of deal with Rosneft
EXXONMOBIL is pulling out of its joint venture with Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company, following US sanctions against Russia.
Type: News
Cutting the cost of carbon capture
CANADIAN company Carbon Engineering has announced that it can capture carbon from the air for less than US$100/t, significantly lowering the previous cost estimate of US$600/t.
Type: News
Motiva joins forces with UOP and TechnipFMC to fuel push into petrochemicals
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES has signed MoUs with UOP and TechnipFMC worth as much as US$10bn to explore using their technologies to branch out into petrochemicals production, with plans for a complex in the US.
Type: News
Anadarko agrees to review Occidental’s hostile bid
CHEVRON’S agreed merger with Anadarko Petroleum looks under threat after the US independent said it will resume negotiations with Occidental Petroleum, which lodged a hostile US$57bn bid last week.
Type: News
With oil prices low, what does the future hold for the global petrochemicals industry?
Type: Feature
TotalEnergies UK snaps up gas-fired power plant in £450m deal
TOTALENERGIES has struck a deal with US investment firm EIG to buy out all shares of its UK power producer, West Burton Energy, in a deal worth £450m (US$574m).
Type: News
The Pharmaceutical Industry: Engineering Frustrations
Hedley Rees and Keith Plumb discuss how current methods of drug development are impeding engineers, and suggest a new model to provide patients greater access to medicines
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 2: How We Can Give Consumers Choice in the Push for Green Transport
David Simmonds discusses the need to accelerate flexibility when it comes to cleaner transport options
Type: Feature
World leaders announce new commitments at climate summit
US President Joe Biden hosted a climate summit on Earth Day, where some world leaders announced new commitments and Biden unveiled the US’ new Paris Agreement pledge.
Type: News
C-Capture started as a spin-out from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leeds, UK in 2009 and is now working on the carbon capture project at Drax Power Station in Yorkshire. I spoke to Chris Rayner, founder of C-Capture, about the company’s environmentally friendly solvent technology, the project at Drax, and plans for the future.
Type: Feature
With cyber attacks set to rise, it’s important that we empower employees to defend our front line
Type: Feature
UK scientists develop disruptive membrane
Urges nuclear industry to rapidly introduce process
Type: News
UK must establish new trade deal with EU
Sector reps urge considered response to leave vote
Type: News
BASF to enter seeds business with €5.9bn Bayer deal
BAYER has agreed to sell some of its crop science businesses to BASF for €5.9bn (US$7bn), as it seeks to address regulatory concerns for its US$66bn takeover of Monsanto.
Type: News
Culture Shift, Values and Vision
How might we encourage culture shift in our organisations?
Type: Feature
