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Metals caused Porter Ranch health problems
SoCal Aliso Canyon leak not directly responsible
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NMiTE reveals engineering degree curriculum
“World’s most radical” institute opens consultation
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RIO TINTO has snubbed a second Glencore bid for its Australian coal assets, choosing Chinese miner Yancoal following a fast-moving bidding war.
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Chemicals blast kills one in Japan
AN EXPLOSION at a chemicals plant in Japan on 2 July has killed one worker and injured at least a dozen others, according to reports.
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IChemE 2018 medals nominations open
IChemE has opened the call for nominations for its 2018 medals and prizes programme.
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CarbonBuilt’s commercial project to accelerate through purchase agreement
CARBONBUILT has announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement with financial services and software company Stripe, which will accelerate the commercialisation of CarbonBuilt’s technology to decarbonise cement and store CO2 in concrete.
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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.
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Sustainability consortium seeks volunteer leaders from UK chemicals industry
UK CHEMICAL industry leaders have been asked to volunteer to join the advisory board of a consortium of industrial innovation centres focused on boosting sustainability
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Fracking banned in Scotland “indefinitely”
THE SCOTTISH government has announced an effective ban on fracking activities, following “overwhelming” public opposition, and consideration of environmental and economic reports.
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BASF in talks for DEA oil and gas merger
BASF has announced that its Wintershall unit is in talks to merge with Letter One’s oil and gas activities in the DEA Group.
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Eleven die in fire at India steel plant
ELEVEN people have been killed in a fire at a steel plant in Bhilai, India.
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Explosion at natural gas facility injures four
AN explosion at MarkWest natural gas processing facility in Pennsylvania, US, has injured four people.
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Explosion at Chinese chemicals facility kills three
AN explosion at a chemicals facility in the Xinjiang region in China has killed three people and injured six.
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IChemE Fellows awarded New Year’s Honours
ICHEME Fellows and chemical engineering professors, Geoffrey Maitland and Raffaella Ocone, have been awarded honours in Her Majesty The Queen’s 2019 New Year’s Honours list.
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Drone attack cuts global oil capacity by 5%
DRONES have targeted the world’s biggest oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, reducing the state-owned Saudi-Arabian oil and gas company’s output by about 50%, and global crude oil production by 5%.
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Air Liquide buys world’s largest oxygen operation
AIR LIQUIDE is buying the world’s largest oxygen production site – from Sasol in South Africa – and has committed to reducing CO2 emissions from the operations by 30%,
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UK will review how to license North Sea production while achieving net zero emissions
THE UK Government has launched a review into how it will license the offshore oil and gas industry while striving to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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Australia to invest A$539m in carbon capture and hydrogen projects
AUSTRALIA’s budget for this fiscal year will see it invest A$539.2m (US$416.6m) in hydrogen and carbon capture, use, and storage (CCS/CCUS) projects that will support industry, create 2,500 jobs, help cut emissions, and drive further investment.
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