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Transformational technologies in oil and gas. Could we learn future direction from past innovations?
Type: Feature
Communication: the Rate-limiting Step
The first of a regular series of pieces focussing on professional skills for chemical engineers, this time looking at communication
Type: Feature
Quality by design must be viewed as an opportunity, not as a regulatory burden
Type: Feature
As engineers, we need to break out of our technical bubble and ensure our message is heard
Type: Feature
Transocean to buy Songa Offshore
TRANSOCEAN announced today that it has agreed a deal to buy Norwegian offshore drilling competitor Songa Offshore for NOK 9.1bn (US$1.1bn).
Type: News
Tata Steel fined £1m for toxic release
TATA STEEL has been fined £1m (US$1.3m) after five employees were exposed to a toxic gas release at its Scunthorpe site in the UK.
Type: News
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
UAE’s ADNOC to split offshore oil concession
STATE-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has said it plans to split a large offshore oil concession, and is in advanced talks with more than a dozen potential partners.
Type: News
Amec Foster Wheeler wins Donges upgrade FEED
AMEC FOSTER WHEELER has been awarded a FEED contract to help upgrade Total’s Donges refinery in France.
Type: News
Bio-compatible ion current battery created
ENGINEERS in the US have developed a new form of battery which works on the basis of flowing ions, rather than flowing electrons, the same kind of electrical energy used by living organisms.
Type: News
Amec Foster Wheeler leads new nuclear project
THE UK government has appointed Amec Foster Wheeler to lead a new £2.9m (US$3.8m) nuclear research programme which will use virtual engineering to design reactors.
Type: News
Medical adhesive inspired by slugs
AN ADHESIVE inspired by a species of slug has been described by researchers, who say it adheres flexibly to biological tissues even when wet, and has a range of medical applications.
Type: News
Wood digestion without enzymes
SUCCESSFULLY understanding the unique, non-enzymatic digestion of wood by a fungus has been described by researchers as “a paradigm shift in understanding fungal biocatalysis for biomass conversion.”
Type: News
EXXONMOBIL is suing the US Treasury in response to a US$2m fine, which was imposed yesterday for “reckless disregard” of US sanctions on Russia in 2014.
Type: News
Project turns plastic waste in the sea into vehicle fuels
Type: Feature
Health and Safety: Diverse and Inclusive
Employers should know that robust D&I initiatives will lead to better H&S
Type: Feature
