In 2014, ABB filed more patent applications in Europe than any other company in Switzerland, for the second consecutive yearZurich, Switzerland, February 26, 2015 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, registered more…
The Directors of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited gave an update to an announcement on 16 January 2015 on United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) patent application relating to the Company’s core LNG processing design.The Company…
Brazil's top prosecutor is expected to file charges in coming days against politicians implicated in the Petrobras corruption scandal, a political bombshell that could involve members of Congress and President Dilma Rousseff's government. Under Brazilian law…
GAC Energy and Marine Services Limited in Trinidad & Tobago is now ISO 9001:2008-certified, completing the process for all GAC companies throughout the Americas region. The ISO 9001:2008 standard is based on a number of quality management principles including a strong customer focus…
Testing, calibration and advisory services provider Exova has appointed Campbell Ure as general manager of its Edinburgh and new Aberdeen laboratories. Ure, an engineering business management specialist, brings experience in delivering multimillion…
The largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years could spread if talks over improved safety conditions do not resume soon, United Steelworkers union (USW) International President Leo Gerard said on Tuesday.A total of 6,550 USW members are on strike at 15 plants…
ExxonMobil is encouraging girls to consider science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers through the '12th-annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day program' to be held at 14 ExxonMobil and XTO Energy sites nationwide over the next several months…
Oilfield services company Express Energy Services has appointed Mark Reese as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ES Platform Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Express. Reese spent more than 30 years at National Oilwell Varco (NOV)…
Ocean Energy Europe’s board of directors has elected Rob Stevenson as its new president. His appointment follows the election of six new directors on Ocean Energy Europe’s board.Stevenson is Vice President of Alstom’s Ocean Energy Business…
Tesoro Corp said it resumed work at its 166,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Martinez, California. The facility is currently idle and operating as a terminal for customer supplies.Tesoro had previously announced a plan to shut the plant while…
Talks to end the largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years are not expected to resume this week, sources familiar with the negotiations said on Monday after the number of plants hit by walkouts increased over the weekend.Face-to-face meetings…
Norwegian engineering firm Kvaerner will initiate further cost cuts after losing a key Statoil contract to rival Aibel, it said on Tuesday.'We take this as a signal to not only step up the cost reduction measures in Kvaerner but we will…
Joe McGladdery, a partner with the London law offices of Wikborg Rein & Co, says that, while falling oil prices have exerted pressure on the LNG charter markets, the new generation of low-speed, dual-fuel LNG carriers now in service and on order remain an attractive option for owners and operators…
The largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years entered its fourth week on Sunday as workers at 12 refineries accounting for one-fifth of national production capacity were walking picket lines.Sources familiar with the negotiations said talks may resume by mid-week to end the walkout by 6…
Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World Group and Maritime World participated in the 'Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference' held from February 17th to 19th 2015, in London. The conference saw good participation from key global and regional speakers in the marine…
