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Shell to sell Singapore petchem assets in ongoing effort to decarbonise the region
OIL AND GAS company Shell is set to sell off all its petrochemical and refinery assets in Singapore as it moves to decarbonise its operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Type: News
US EPA to fund US$4.5bn worth of emission reduction projects
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency (EPA) has announced grants worth more than US$4.5bn for climate projects aimed at reducing emissions in heavy industry.
Type: News
Food and drink companies urged to improve fertiliser use transparency in supply chains
FOOD and drink companies are not disclosing adequate information about the risks of synthetic fertiliser in their supply chains, according to a new report.
Type: News
UK bioethanol plant closure delayed ten days after government talks
VIVERGO Fuels has extended the deadline to close its bioethanol plant in Hull, UK, pending government support.
Type: News
Book Review: The Chemical Reaction
Fiona Erskine; ISBN: 9781786077578; Point Blank; an imprint of Oneworld; 2020, £14.99
Type: Feature
Zoey Clark wins silver in relay finals
CHEMICAL engineer Zoey Clark won a silver medal for Britain in the women’s 4x400 m relay at the IAAF World Championships in London, yesterday.
Type: News
NNPC signs JV deals with Chevron, Shell
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed financing agreements with its joint venture partners to develop the Sonam and Santolina projects.
Type: News
IChemE’s top journal reviewers recognised at WCCE10
A CEREMONY has been held in Spain to celebrate the top reviewers of IChemE’s journals.
Type: News
Energy majors commit to reducing methane emissions
EIGHT global energy majors have committed to reducing methane emissions from their natural gas assets and to encouraging others to do the same.
Type: News
200 gather to celebrate engineering excellence in the Northwest of England
MORE than 200 engineers gathered in Manchester, UK, earlier this month to celebrate excellence in engineering.
Type: News
One seriously injured in Wisconsin refinery blast
AN explosion at a Husky Energy-owned oil refinery in the US has reportedly injured at least 15 people, with one seriously hurt.
Type: News
Finalists announced in AkzoNobel Imagine Chemistry challenge
THE 20 finalists for the 2018 Imagine Chemistry challenge have been announced, with winners due to be selected in June.
Type: News
Abu Dhabi outlines US$45bn plan to become key downstream chemicals player
IN a bid to diversify its economy away from oil production, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) plans to invest US$45bn expanding its Ruwais refining and petrochemicals complex, and develop new downstream chemicals sites.
Type: News
Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp sign definitive agreement for merger
TATA Steel and Thyssenkrupp have announced that the companies will merge, after being in negotiations for more than a year.
Type: News
Increasing the recycling rate of electric vehicle batteries
A PARTNERSHIP between Nordic clean energy company Fortum, and Finnish speciality recycling company Crisolteq will make over 80% of an electric vehicle (EV) battery recyclable.
Type: News
Anadarko accepts Occidental bid
ANADARKO Petroleum has accepted Occidental’s hostile acquisition bid, after Chevron announced that it would not increase its offer to acquire Anadarko.
Type: News
Integrated power-to-liquid test facility produces first fuel
A container-based test facility has successfully produced synthetic fuel from renewable energy and captured carbon dioxide.
Type: News
Two die in explosion at former SSI UK steelworks site
TWO contract workers have been killed after an explosion at a former SSI UK steelworks site in South Bank, Teesside, UK.
Type: News
Cuadrilla fracking suspended until further notice
FRACKING at Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road site in Lancashire, UK, will remain suspended until a full investigation is undertaken regarding the magnitude 2.9 tremor that occurred in August.
Type: News
New Interim Director appointed at Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center
STEWART Behie has been appointed as the Interim Director at the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) in Texas, US.
Type: News
