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| Total hails major gas discovery near Shetland |
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TOTAL says it has found an estimated one trillion cubic feet of gas 40 kilometres west of Shetland. |
| Shetland News Mon 24 Sep |
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| Bridge designer warned of risk of collapse decades ago |
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The engineer who designed the bridge that collapsed in Genoa, killing 43 people, issued a grim warning about the structure decades before the disaster. |
| news.com.au Mon 20 Aug |
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| Shipbuilding program hits snag as inspection finds defective welds in hull |
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A newly built research ship will have portions of its hull re-welded because an inspection has uncovered a series of defective joints. |
| CBC News Aug 16 |
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| Rule Britannia as Malcolm Turnbull chooses UK design for $35b frigate contract |
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British defence giant BAE Systems has won the $35 billion contract to build nine frigates in Adelaide |
| afr.com Thu 28 June |
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| Shell to develop North Sea Fram gas field |
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Oil company Shell has given the final go-ahead to develop the Fram gas field in the North Sea. |
| BBC News Tue 26 Jun |
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| Swansea Bay tidal lagoon rejection decision criticised |
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A decision by the UK government not to back the world's first tidal power lagoon could have been made 18 months ago, according to the man who led an independent review into the plans. |
| BBC News Tue 26 Jun |
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| Fresh cracks found at Hunterston B nuclear plant |
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One of the reactors at the Hunterston B nuclear power station could remain offline for months after fresh cracks were found in its core. |
| BBC News Thu 3 May |
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| Southwest Airlines accident: Authorities order mass engine inspections |
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US and European aviation authorities have ordered emergency inspections of jet engines similar to the one involved in a fatal accident earlier this week. |
| BBC News Sat 21 Apr |
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| Siemens train factory plant planned in Goole |
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Plans for a £200m rail factory creating 700 jobs in East Yorkshire have been announced. |
| BBC News Fri 2 Mar |
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| Eggborough power station to close with loss of 170 jobs |
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Power station is to close with the loss of about 170 jobs after it failed to secure new contracts. |
| BBC News Sat 3 Feb |
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| BP announces two North Sea discoveries |
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The finds - in the Capercaillie and Achmelvich fields - were made in the central North Sea and west of Shetland after wells were drilled last year. |
| BBC News Wed 31 Jan |
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| Watchdogs approve new nuclear UK reactor designs |
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Plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK have reached a 'huge milestone', after regulators approved the design of reactors. |
| BBC News Fri 15 Dec |
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| Austria gas plant burns after deadly explosion |
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A big blast has rocked a major natural gas hub in Austria, killing one person and injuring at least 18, police say. |
| BBC News Tue 12 Dec |
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| Major Forties oil pipeline to be closed for repairs |
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One of the UK's most important oil pipelines is being closed after a crack was discovered in Aberdeenshire. |
| BBC News Tue 12 Dec |
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| Qatar buys 24 Eurofighter Typhoon jets in £6bn deal |
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A £6bn deal to sell Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar will help safeguard thousands of UK jobs. |
| BBC News Mon 11 Dec |
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| Recue deal reached on BiFab talks |
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An agreement has been reached to prevent engineering business BiFab going into administration, the Scottish government has said. |
| BBC News Sun 19 Nov |
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| Airbus lands £38bn deal for record 430 budget airline planes |
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Airbus has landed the aerospace industry’s biggest-ever deal by number of planes |
| Guardian Nov 15 |
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| EgyptAir in deal to buy 24 Bombardier C-Series planes |
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C-Series wings are made at Bombardier's Belfast operation, providing employment for about 1,000 people. |
| BBC News Tue 14 Nov |
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| Burntisland Fabricators 'set to call in administrators' |
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A leading engineering company in Scotland's energy industry is understood to be on the verge of calling in administrators. |
| BBC News Sun 12 Nov |
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| Kobe Steel’s Falsified Data Is Another Blow to Japan’s Reputation |
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Kobe Steel has acknowledged falsifying data about the quality of aluminum and copper it sold. |
| NY Time 10 Oct |
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