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Woodside will take over Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG development which is currently under construction AUSTRALIAN energy company Woodside aims to become a ‘global LNG powerhouse’ following its agreement to buy Tellurian for $900m, a deal that will more than double its existing output. The company will take over the development of Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG, a liquefaction export facility currently under construction in Louisiana, US. Adding to its Australian LNG assets, Woodside said the acquisition would further expand its LNG sources and…

The CCC have set several recommendations for the new government THE UK is set to miss its 2030 net zero targets despite meeting all previous ones, according to the most recent progress report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). Although emissions are at half the level they were in 1990, the climate watchdog said the pace of reduction efforts has slowed down since last year due to a rollback on “key policies”. Piers Forster, interim chair of the CCC, said:…

Women in Engineering I’d like to reach out about my concern with the article Getting More Females into Engineering (p38, TCE 996). Although I’m sure Tegan meant well, and I understand the article’s aim, its headline and use of “females” and not “women” is inappropriate. Females is a more biological word that reduces women to their reproductive organs and is often used in a sexist manner. Secondly, it is a far less inclusive word, as not all women may be…

OFWAT has issued formal notices to four more water companies OFWAT is now investigating all 11 water companies in England and Wales for wastewater treatment practices after launching four more enforcement cases. The water regulator has issued formal notices on Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Hafren Dyfrdwy, Severn Trent, and United Utilities, adding to the ongoing cases against Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Southwest Water, Thames Water, Wessex Water, Southern Water and Yorkshire Water. Ofwat has been running its investigations in parallel…

Kuraray will use the plant to expand its production of its EVAL resin material JAPANESE chemicals manufacturer Kuraray has appointed Wood to design a packaging production plant for its fully recyclable plastic in a deal worth US$40m. Wood will carry out the front-end engineering and design (FEED) study of the facility on Singapore’s Jurong Island, home to more than 100 petrochemical sites. It will be followed by engineering, procurement, and construction and management (EPCM) operations. Kuraray will use the plant…

D-CRBN’s process uses plasma technology to convert CO2 into CO STEEL producer ArcelorMittal is trialling a novel technology that uses plasma to convert CO2 into carbon monoxide (CO) that can be used as feedstock for circular steelmaking. In a multi-year project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), ArcelorMittal is working with climate tech startup D-CRBN on its plasma technology, deploying it at its steel plant in Gent, Belgium. It will be the first company in the world to trial the technology.…

Around 1,600 workers at the company’s Nickel West operations are at risk AUSTRALIAN mining group BHP is suspending its Western Australia nickel operations, putting 3,300 jobs at risk. The largest metals and mining company in the world has taken a hit in the nickel market, which has remained volatile since 2020 due to oversupply from Indonesia. BHP holds the second-largest nickel sulphide resources globally and produced around 80 kt of nickel last year. It plans to close its Nickel West…

Artem Blinov The CSB found that the explosion caused US$597m worth of property damage THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has issued its final report identifying the “critical” safety issues leading to an explosion that caused the death of two brothers at a former bp-owned refinery in Oregon, Ohio. More than 10,400 kg of naphtha was released at the US refinery in September 2022, which the CSB says caused around US$597m in property damage. A mishandling of the refinery’s fuel…

Jim Parkin, Shutterstock Marathon will pay a civil penalty of US$64.5m for violations under the Clean Air Act US PETROLEUM company Marathon Oil has reached a US$241.5m settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for Clean Air Act violations, representing the largest stationary source penalty in the legislation’s history. The EPA’s complaint alleged that Marathon had violated the Act at nearly 90 facilities at its oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Marathon…

ITER Organization INTERNATIONAL fusion project ITER has been pushed back by almost ten years after leaders decided to revamp its original roadmap, in a move that could drive up costs by an additional €5bn (US$5.4bn). Members of the ITER Organisation have proposed a new project baseline to the ITER Council, with many targets for the construction of what will be the world’s largest tokamak expected to be delayed. The team initially expected to start operations on ITER in in 2025,…