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ST Engineeing Appoints Director

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced the appointment of Mr Lim Ah Doo as an independent non-executive Director of the Company and a Member…

Changes on BHP Billiton Board

BHP Billiton Chairman, Jac Nasser, today announced a number of changes to the BHP Billiton Board of Directors. Anita Frew has been appointed to the BHP Billiton Board as an independent Non-executive Director…

All Energy 2015

Both Professor Sir Jim McDonald and Fergus Ewing MSP (seen here meeting in the aisles at All-Energy 2014) will be amongst the opening plenary session speakers on 6 May.

In just four weeks’ time All-Energy 2015, the UK’s  renewable energy exhibition and conference will open in its new home, Glasgow’s SECC, with the expectation that up to 7,000…

Limiting Global Warming Means Forgoing Vast Fuel Reserves

A third of the world's oil reserves, half of gas reserves and 80 percent of current coal reserves should not be used in the coming decades if global warming is to stay below an agreed 2 degree Celsius target…

BoE Suggests Policymakers Look Through Declining Oil Prices

Bank of England policymakers need to look through the short-term effect of declining oil prices and think about where inflation will be in two to three years' time, one of its rate setters said on Monday.

DNV GL Led Consortium Wins Gas Vector Pathway Project

Between now and 2050, the energy systems of the UK and Europe are likely to be transformed with a more focussed drive towards a low carbon future. Although the potential energy…

Adviser Says China Considers Cap on CO2 Emissions

China is considering an absolute cap on its CO2 emissions from 2016, a senior adviser to the government said on Tuesday, a day after Washington announced new targets for its power sector…

China CO2 Cap Plan is Turning Point in Climate Talks

Government adviser says China to introduce absolute cap from 2016. U.S. has announced plans to rein in emissions from its power sector. Climate negotiators heading to Germany for climate talks.

Ship Fuel of Choice to Remain Heavy Oil in 2030: New Analysis

Ship propulsion: Image courtesy of LR/UCL

A new study by Lloyds Register and University College, London, discusses the prospects of marine fuels in 'Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030', giving insights into future fuel demand for the containership…