02.09.2015
- As part of its 14th offshore licensing round – the first in seven years – the UK government has begun selling exploration permits covering 2,700 km2 of land in Yorkshire and the...
01.09.2015
- Research commissioned by the Green Party in Scotland is claimed to show that a transition from fossil fuels to green energy could create 200,000 jobs across the UK’s northernmost...
17.07.2015
- Ineos is planning to move some of its corporate functions back to the UK from its current headquarters in Switzerland, according to unconfirmed press reports. In an interview with...
15.07.2015
- With the help of four low-pressure fans, Ineos has “raised the roof” on the new ethane tank it is installing at its mammoth petrochemical complex at Grangemouth, Scotland – a first...
03.07.2015
- Plans by the government of British prime minister David Cameron to launch an all-out shale gas offensive have been dealt another setback, one that could prove lengthy. In two...
11.06.2015
- A draft assessment compiled by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the potential threat to drinking water supplies presented by shale gas exploration has found “no...
05.06.2015
- The outlook for producers of chemicals used in the exploration and production of oil and gas has not been promising after the crash in oil prices in the second half of 2014...
13.05.2015
- Swiss-based petrochemicals mammoth Ineos has completed its planned purchase of shale gas exploration permits in England and Scotland from IGas and now claims to be the UK's third...
