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| Financing secured to build Europe's largest ethane store in Grangemouth |
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Grangemouth plant owner Ineos is to build Europe's largest ethane storage tank after receiving a £230m loan guarantee from the UK government. |
| BBC News Fri 18 Jul |
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| ExxonMobil to invest $1billion at Antwerp Refinery |
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ExxonMobil is to spend more than $1 billion on the construction of a delayed coker unit at its Antwerp refinery, in Belgium. |
| NDTCabin Thu 3 Jul |
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| Do hidden cracks imperil Bay Bridge? |
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The welding code and construction contract for the suspension-span roadway of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge each contain a universal rule: 'No cracks.' |
| Sacbee.com June 21 |
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| Northern Gateway pipeline in Canada approved |
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Canada has conditionally approved a 730 mile pipeline to bring oil from the Alberta oil sands to the country's Pacific coast. |
| BBC News Wed 18 Jun |
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| Premier Oil granted approval for Catcher development in North Sea |
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Premier Oil will drill 22 wells at the Catcher field, 100 miles off the coast of Aberdeen. |
| BBC News Fri 13 Jun |
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| BP allowed commercial drones by US regulators |
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A Puma drone will be used to survey pipelines, roads and equipment at Prudhoe Bay in Alaska |
| Guardian 10 June |
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| Explosion and fire at Dutch Shell chemical plant |
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Television footage showed flames and smoke pouring from the plant in Moerdijk, south of Rotterd |
| BBC News Wed 4 Jun |
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| Oil and gas fields in UK could become CO2 dumps, say MPs |
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The Energy and Climate Change Committee says nearby nations could capture the emissions from their power stations, then transport the CO2 offshore in pipes. |
| BBC News Wed 21 May |
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| GE Caledonian Prestwick plant jobs 'at risk' |
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General Electric (GE) has confirmed that more than 170 jobs are under threat at its aero engine servicing plant at Prestwick. |
| BBC News Fri 16 May |
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| British shipyards complete first Cygnus platform |
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The topsides and jacket for the Cygnus project left yards in England and Scotland this month. |
| NDTCabin Thu 15 May |
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| Coal-fired power station at Uskmouth to shut |
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Built around 50 years ago it was the UK's oldest and least efficient coal-fired power station. |
| BBC News Sat 10 May |
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| Caltrans was warned Bay Bridge welds could crack |
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The firm that designed the new Bay Bridge eastern span warned Caltrans as the bridge neared completion that some of its welds could crack prematurely. |
| SFGate.com |
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| BP to create 100 jobs at Sullom Voe |
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The oil company is planning to invest about £600m refurbishing the site and building a new gas plant. |
| BBC News Fri 18 Apr |
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| Closure threat to Murco oil refinery as deal collapses |
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A Pembrokeshire oil refinery could face closure with the threat of up to 400 job losses after talks broke down with a potential buyer. |
| BBC News Fri 4 Apr |
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| UK Coal mines face closures as insolvency threatens |
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UK Coal is likely to close two of the last three deep mines in Britain as it battles to stave off insolvency. |
| BBC News Thu 3 Apr |
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| BP to close Australia refinery due to Asian competition |
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BP says it will cease production at its Bulwer Island refinery in Brisbane, Australia, by 2015. BP said the growth of large refineries in Asia made smaller refineries like Bulwer unprofitable. |
| BBC News Wed 2 Apr |
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| Intertek, Exovia and Glacier Energy. |
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An update on who is buying who, in the world of NDT. |
| NDTCabin Sun 30 Mar |
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| £310m invested in UK wind turbines |
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Manufacturing giant Siemens and the UK's Associated British Ports are to invest a total of £310m in UK wind turbine factories, creating 1,000 jobs. |
| BBC News Tue 25 Mar |
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| Boeing checks 787 Dreamliners for wing cracks |
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The move came after Japanese supplier Mitsubishi Heavy Industries warned Boeing that a change in its manufacturing process may cause cracks. |
| BBC News Sat 8 Mar |
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| Bombardier wins £1bn Crossrail deal |
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The company will provide 65 trains for the Crossrail service, which is set to open in 2018. The trains will be manufactured and assembled at Bombardier's plant in Derby. |
| BBC News Fri 7 Feb |
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