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Shell sells Nigerian onshore oil business in deal worth US$2.4bn
SHELL has agreed to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), ending nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas.
Type: News
Further job losses expected as BASF announces more cost cutting at its Ludwigshafen site
BASF has announced further measures to cut costs at its Ludwigshafen site in Germany. It aims to save an additional €1bn/y (US$1.1bn) by the end of 2026, which it expects will entail more job losses.
Type: News
Adnoc enters ‘concrete negotiations’ with Covestro for €14.4bn buyout
AFTER more than a year of courting, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has entered “concrete negotiations” with German chemicals company Covestro for a takeover potentially worth €14.4bn (US$15.4bn).
Type: News
Rolls-Royce lands £9bn deal for UK nuclear submarine fleet
ROLLS-ROYCE has secured a “landmark” partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, in a project worth £9bn (US$11.2bn).
Type: News
Wood extends Shell contract to include work on new North Sea oil vessel
ENGINEERING firm Wood has signed a two-year extension to its contract with Shell for work on the oil giant’s newest floating vessel in the North Sea.
Type: News
Adam Duckett on the need to overcome a shortfall in skills to grow and green the economy
Type: Feature
Sheffield steel to add 200 jobs from Taiwanese investment
SHEFFIELD’S steel sector is expected to add more than 200 jobs over the next three years after Taiwanese manufacturing company Walsin Lihwa (WL) announced a “major” investment in production plants.
Type: News
UK government announce first ten projects in £2bn hydrogen programme
TEN commercial-scale green hydrogen projects have gotten the green light for construction, paving the way for the first phase of the UK’s hydrogen strategy.
Type: News
Are today’s methods of grading and selecting our graduate chemengers lacking?
Type: Feature
What is causing AstraZeneca’s vaccine production woes?
WITH Covid-19 vaccine manufacture making headlines for all the wrong reasons, I spoke with experts from the pharmaceutical engineering sector to try and shed some light on the production challenges facing AstraZeneca.
Type: News
Early innovations from the food and drinks industry have done much to influence other industries and sectors. Martin Pitt thinks about it over a breakfast of cereal with cold milk and sugar
Type: Feature
BP reveals strategy to reach net zero
FOLLOWING its announcement in February to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, BP has revealed its net zero strategy. The plan includes many shorter-term objectives, including cutting oil and gas production by 40% by 2030.
Type: News
Matthew Styles and Marc Hutchby discuss using biotechnology to make terpenes, and turning them into useful products
Type: Feature
Honey, I Shrunk the Antimicrobial Resistance
An engineer’s role in rejuvenating a naturally-inspired antimicrobial
Type: Feature
Andrew Grove – The Processor Engineer
Richard Jansen looks at the life and work of Andrew Grove, a founding father of the silicon age
Type: Feature
John Blackie; ISBN: 978-1-9993700-0-8; Dyes Publishing; 2019; £15
Type: Feature
Overcoming oxygen supply issues
Patients made severely ill may have difficulty breathing and require treatment with machines such as ventilators to supply them with oxygen. This has led to mounting global concerns about providing sufficient oxygen supply and treatment equipment.
Type: Feature
AN ENGINEERING approach towards designing and managing complex systems could transform health and social care, according to a multi-disciplinary report.
Type: News
Australia honours IChemE Fellows
CHEMICAL engineers Russell Scott and David Wood have been awarded Member in the General Division (AM) in the Order of Australia honours.
Type: News
