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| US oil regulator 'gave in to BP' over rig safety |
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As crude oil continued to pour out of control into the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, questions were being asked over the relationship between BP and regulators in Washington |
| Independent Fri 7 May |
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| Welding of Nord Stream Pipeline begins |
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The first welds have now been completed as the Nord Stream pipeline officially gets underway . |
| NDTCabin Wed 5 May |
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| BP warned of rig fault 10 years ago |
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BP faces fresh questions over the cause of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it emerged that problems with the type of equipment that led to the disaster were first reported a decade ago. |
| Times Online Sun 2 May |
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| Demolition firm DSM to unveil plan for Nigg yard |
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A demolition company interested in taking over the former Nigg oil yard in Easter Ross will unveil its blueprint for the future of the site later. |
| BBC News Wed 28 Apr |
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| Big oil braced for safety overhaul after BP spill |
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US regulators are likely to conduct a 'belt and braces' review of deepwater drilling safety in the wake of BP's Gulf of Mexico disaster. |
| Telegraph Mon 26 Apr |
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| Problems at the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor are worse than expected |
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As many as 16 critical parts in the Davis-Besse reactor lid are cracked or flawed, and the problem could get worse. |
| Plain Dealer Fri Apr 15 |
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| SSE buys into BiFab |
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SSE has purchased 15% of BiFab and plans to order 50 wind farm jackets per year from the company. |
| NDTCabin Tue 13 Apr |
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| Bay Bridge eyebar woes date to 1930s |
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The unexpected closures on the Bay Bridge last year were caused by a crack in a key support beam that was caused by the span design more than 70 years ago |
| SFExaminer 1 Apr |
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| Oldbury nuclear plant proposals submitted |
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Up to 5,000 jobs could be created in South Gloucestershire under proposals announced for a new nuclear power plant at Oldbury-on-Severn. |
| BBC News Tue 30 Mar |
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| Wylfa in Anglesey 'could house next UK nuclear plant' |
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The UK's next nuclear power plant could be constructed on the island of Anglesey by 2020 |
| BBC News Tue 30 Mar |
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| Hartlepool Corus jobs secured with £200m pipeline order |
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Steel firm Corus has won a £200m contract to supply pipes for a gas field project off the Scottish coast. |
| BBC News Tue 23 Mar |
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| Work starts on £2.5 billion Shetland Islands Gas Field |
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Construction of new gas fields off the Shetlands will include a gas terminal at Sullom Voe |
| NDTCabin Sat 20 Mar |
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| Sheffield firm gets £80m to make nuclear components |
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Sheffield Forgemasters is being given an £80m loan from the government to build parts for the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK. |
| BBC News Thu 18 Mar |
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| Cracks found in critical reactor parts at Davis-Besse power plant |
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Inspectors at the Davis-Besse power plant have found cracking in critical parts that is similar to what caused massive corrosion at the plant eight years ago. |
| Cleveland.com Mar 15 |
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| Work starts on building huge port on Thames |
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A giant dredger will begin construction today of the first new deep-sea port in Britain for 25 years, designed to accommodate the biggest container ships from the Far East. |
| Times Online Tue 16 Mar |
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| Crane co. owner indicted for deadly collapse |
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James Frank Lomma -- owner of the two tower cranes that collapsed in Manhattan in 2008, killing a total nine people -- was brought to court in handcuffs this morning. |
| NYPost 8 March |
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| New York Crane owner expected to be charged with manslaughter |
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District attorney's office investigate whether a crane collapse that killed 2 workers was caused by a shoddy weld that failed. |
| NYDaily News 5 Mar |
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| Ruptured weld cause of pipeline explosion |
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A ruptured weld is found to be the most likely cause of a Mississippi pipeline blast that killed 2 people. |
| NDTCabin Sat 6 Mar |
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| UK's largest Biomass power plants planned |
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Construction will start this year on Scotlands largest biomass plant, whilst plans are proposed for a 300 MW station in Hull. |
| NDTCabin Sat 27 Feb |
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| EasyJet maintenance company shuts down at Stansted |
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SR Technics, the maintenance company that oversees the easyJet fleet, is to close operations at Stansted airport, throwing 345 aviation engineers out of work. |
| Times Online Mon 22 Feb |
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