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CF FERTILISERS UK (CF) has proposed the permanent closure of the ammonia plant at its Billingham complex, the largest in the UK, as it says production is uneconomic and faced with dwindling demand. The decision follows a halt in operations, announced for similar reasons last August.
Type: News
Largest industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant opens in UK
An industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant has been opened by Tata Chemicals Europe in Northwich, Cheshire, UK, with an aim to capture CO2 and turn it into sodium bicarbonate.
Type: News
Chrysaor buys ConocoPhillips UK oil assets
CHRYSAOR has agreed to buy ConocoPhillips North Sea assets for US$2.67bn, making it one of the largest producers in the region.
Type: News
JV to supply US with rare earths separation capacity
LYNAS and Blue Line have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint venture (JV) to develop rare earths separation capacity in the US. This is amidst trade tensions between the US and China, the world’s largest producer of rare earths.
Type: News
Book Review: Process Safety Calculations Second Edition
Renato Benintendi; ISBN: 9780128235164; Elsevier; 2021; €190.75
Type: Feature
Chevron set to become fourth ultramajor with US$33bn buyout of Anadarko Petroleum
CHEVRON has agreed to buy Anadarko Petroleum for US$33bn, propelling it into the position of fourth ‘ultramajor’ and the largest producer in the fast-growing US Permian Basin, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Type: News
As Climeworks starts up the world’s largest direct air capture plant, Adam Duckett looks at the engineering challenges involved
Type: Feature
WATER expert Tom Stephenson says it is vital that water companies target the worst polluting releases, after the announcement of £180m (US$230.3m) in funding to clean up England’s waterways.
Type: News
Shell and bp sell South Africa’s largest refinery two years after closure
SHELL Downstream South Africa (SDSA) and bp Southern Africa (bpSA) have agreed to sell each of their 50% stakes in assets at the Sapref refinery precinct to state-owned energy company CEF as the government seeks to secure the nation’s energy security.
Type: News
BP starts production at Clair Ridge oil field
BP has started production at the £4.5bn (US$5.75bn) Clair Ridge oil field in one of the largest new developments in the North Sea in decades.
Type: News
BP and Bridas form JV for Argentinean assets
BP AND Bridas Corporation have formed a joint venture combining their interests in Pan America Energy (PAE) and Axion Energy, forming Argentina’s largest privately-owned energy company.
Type: News
Book Review: Engineers Making A Difference
Shini Somara; ISBN: 9781804660270; What on Earth Books; £16.99; 2023
Type: Feature
Chevron to buy Hess in US$53bn all-stock deal
AMERICAN oil giant Chevron is buying oil and gas producer Hess in an all-stock deal worth US$53bn. This is the second major oil buy-up this month, following ExxonMobil’s agreement to acquire US shale firm Pioneer Natural Resources in a deal worth US$59.5bn.
Type: News
Australia funds project to grow plants on the moon
PLANTS could soon be grown off Earth thanks to a team of Australian researchers who plan on sending seeds to the moon.
Type: News
Andrew Bacon talks to Adam Duckett about plans to launch feedstocks into space, and bring them back to Earth as manufactured goods
Type: Feature
ICHEME has successfully bid to bring the 2027 European Congresses of Chemical Engineering (ECCE) and Applied Biotechnology (ECAB) to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Type: News
Book Review: A Guide to Hazard Identification Methods, Second Edition
Frank Crawley; ISBN: 9780128195437 (paperback); Elsevier; 2020; £117.30
Type: Feature
FRENCH multinational firm, Imerys, has teamed up with extraction company British Lithium to become the UK’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, a key component in electric cars.
Type: News
BASF and LetterOne to merge oil and gas units
BASF and LetterOne have signed a letter of intent to merge their oil and gas subsidiaries, Wintershall and DEA, to create one of Europe’s largest independent exploration and production companies.
Type: News
