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Eni and Shell to face Nigeria bribery charges
AN Italian judge has ruled that Shell and Eni must face charges of aggravated international corruption over their purchase of the OPL 245 oil block in Nigeria.
Type: News
ThaiBev buys US$4.8bn stake in Sabeco
THAI Beverages (ThaiBev) has won an auction to buy a US$4.84bn majority stake in Vietnam’s top brewer, Sabeco.
Type: News
Campbell Soup to buy Snyder’s-Lance for US$4.87bn
CAMPBELL Soup has agreed to buy pretzel and chip manufacturer Snyder’s-Lance for US$4.87bn as it seeks to expand its snack business.
Type: News
Teva to cut 14,000 jobs worldwide
TEVA PHARAMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES is to cut 14,000 jobs, more than a quarter of its workforce, as part of a restructuring programme to reduce costs by US$3bn by 2019.
Type: News
World Bank to stop lending to oil and gas
WORLD BANK GROUP president Jim Yong Kim has announced that the organisation will no longer finance upstream oil and gas projects after 2019.
Type: News
Princeton creates instant hydrogel from spaghetti-like fibres
RESEARCHERS at Princeton University have discovered a way to make hydrogel in an instant and chemical-free way by forcing polymer fibres and water through a syringe.
Type: News
UK’s largest bioethanol facility shuts down in face of political instability
THE UK’s largest bioethanol producer has halted production at its plant in East Yorkshire, blaming government inaction.
Type: News
Interreg FCE – Funding Cross-Channel Collaboration
Funding up for grabs for Anglo-French projects
Type: Feature
Molten metal for clean hydrogen
MOLTEN metal could be used for a cheaper, more environmentally-friendly alternative to produce H2 from CH4, according to researchers.
Type: News
INEOS expands North Sea oil and gas operations
INEOS will move into deep water oil and gas exploration, after agreeing to buy a majority stake in two Northern Gas Fields exploration licences.
Type: News
Dudley Maurice Newitt – Chemical engineering meets James Bond
Claudia Flavell-While goes on the trail of Dudley Maurice Newitt – a developer of spy gadgetry and the real-life inspiration for James Bond's Q
Type: Feature
First kerosene made from solar syngas
SYNGAS made from solar energy has been processed into kerosene for the first time, which researchers say could be used as jet fuel.
Type: News
Helen Tunnicliffe visits the 2017 Honeywell Users Group (HUG) conference to find out the latest in process automation and control
Type: Feature
New magnesium process cuts energy use by 60%
A SPINOUT from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) has developed a process to extract magnesium from its ore that uses 60% less energy and emits 70% less carbon than the conventional process.
Type: News
STUNNING 3D images that show the effect of electric fields on ionic winds flowing from a flame could help improve combustion efficiency and reduce pollution, according to researchers.
Type: Feature
Part 1: Expanding the value and reach of IChemE’s professional development offers
Type: Feature
HAZARD and operability (HAZOP) is a well understood, respected and employed technique in the process (and other) industries. It offers systematic rigour in challenging the design and operating intent of a new, modified, or established facility and provides a foundation for further analysis and risk assessment.
Type: Feature
Ban the Steam Engine and Build Ten Hinkleys
As products improve and prices fall, the take-up of petrol-electric hybrids and 'pure' electric vehicles (EVs) might come much sooner. Today’s ‘conventionals’ will become obsolete long before they’re banned.
Type: Feature
Scotland’s Fracking Ban – Politics Trumps Expert Advice
THE Scottish government’s recent announcement on fracking was no surprise. No amount of evidence-based material would have countered entrenched public opinion. Opinions formed through exposure to very poor media reporting and scaremongering.
Type: Feature
Carbon Capture or Kettle Smart?
Why energy efficiency is a much smarter way of reducing carbon and other harmful air emissions than CCS.
Type: Feature
