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Shell backs out of plans to develop Cambo oil field in North Sea

03 December 2021

Shell announced on December 2 that it had decided to pull out of plans to develop the Cambo oil field in the North Sea. The energy giant, which had a 30% stake in the project off the west coast of the Shetland Islands, said that the economic case for the project was not strong enough. Majority owner of the project, Siccar Point, has said it would continue to engage with the UK government and other stakeholders about the project’s development....
US Department of Labor cites refinery for failing to protect workers from hazardous chemicals

03 December 2021

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a refinery in the US Virgin Islands for failing to protect workers from hazardous chemicals following flaring incidents. Limetree Bay Refining's refinery in Christiansted on the island of St. Croix faces $259,000 (£195,000) in proposed penalties for 20 violations....
Methane data falsified at coal mine where deadly blast killed 51, Putin says

03 December 2021

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the country’s mining industry that those who fail to comply with safety regulations would be punished according to the law, harshly. Putin made the comments during a televised meeting with officials on December 2 following the Listvyazhnaya coal mine explosion in Russia’s Kemerovo Region that killed 51 people on November 25....
Nuclear’s contribution to global climate change mitigation highlighted in new report

02 December 2021

The contribution nuclear generation makes to climate change mitigation is highlighted in a new edition of the World Nuclear Performance Report, which was produced by the World Nuclear Association ahead of COP26 in November....
China National Petroleum Corporation builds carbon capture and storage at its Liaohe oil field

02 December 2021

On November 23, the carbon capture , utilisation and storage (CCUS) test project at the Liaohe oil field in northeastern China successfully passed the approval of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The oil field is now speeding up the construction of a regional carbon storage service base and striving to create further underground storage....

Munitions factory explosion kills two, injures 16 in Serbia 01 December 2021

An explosion at a munitions factory near Belgrade, Serbia killed two people and injured 16 on November 23. The incident happened at a factory belonging to turbojet and rocket engine manufacturer EDePro....

bp announces plans for large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Teesside, UK 30 November 2021

bp confirmed plans on November 29 for a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility in the northeast of England that could deliver up to 500Mwe (megawatt electrical input) of hydrogen production by 2030. HyGreen Teesside is expected to match production to demand and build on experience to drive down costs. bp is aiming to start production by 2025, with an initial phase of some 60MWe of installed hydrogen production capacity....

Factory fire in Hull, UK involved 300 tonnes of plastic 30 November 2021

A major incident was declared in Hull, northwest England on November 24 after a fire broke out at a factory containing around 300 tonnes of plastic. No one was injured during the incident; however, it took a multi-agency response to tackle the blaze, including 14 fire engines and 70 firefighters....

Shell to build Asia's largest pyrolysis oil upgrader unit for recycling plastic waste 29 November 2021

Shell announced that it will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit which improves the quality of pyrolysis oil, a liquid made from hard-to-recycle plastic waste that would have gone into a landfill, and turns it into chemical feedstock for its Pulau Bukom plant in Singapore. Slated to start production in 2023, the unit will be the largest in Asia and Shell’s first globally, with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per annum (tpa)....

Coal mine explosion kills 51, injures dozens in Russia 26 November 2021

An explosion killed 51 people and injured 49 at the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in Russia’s Kemerovo Region on November 25. There were 285 miners in the mine when the incident occurred with 46 of them being killed by the explosion. Five rescuers also died from suffocation after entering the mine to recover bodies and help trapped miners....

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Cyber security for senior managers

Cyber security attacks continue to be widely reported in the media. Among the latest high-profile cases is the Colonial Pipeline attack. However, any business, regardless of size, is susceptible to cyber security breaches. It is the responsibility of business leaders to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to reduce the threat....

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Case study: automation and digitalisation at scale

ANYbotics has collaborated with global chemical manufacturer BASF to deploy ANYmal at one of the company’s sites. The autonomous, four-legged robot has helped display the efficiency, quality, and scalability of robotic inspection and data-collection capabilities in complex industrial environments....

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The new safety culture for hydrogen

Every two months, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Arnhold, IECEx Chairman 2014-2019, provides an update on developments within the organisation. This month, Thorsten discusses the latest meetings of IECEx working group 19 and the safety culture required for widespread hydrogen adoption....

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