Titanium pressure vessel using WAAM process
A team comprising of Thales Alenia Space, Cranfield University and Glenalmond Technologies have successfully produced a first full-scale prototype of a titanium pressure vessel to be used in future manned missions for space exploration.
Borealis awards EPCM contract to Maire Tecnimont Group
Borealis, a provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, has awarded Tecnimont, main contractor of Maire Tecnimont - a E&C international group with the Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM) and Commissioning services contract for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant, including the requisite Utilities and Interconnections.
Tungsten-based alloy valuable for magnetic fusion
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently developed a new tungsten-based alloy that can resist exceptional amounts of radiation without any damage.
Breaking even at USD 20 / barrel: the new age of low cost oil
In late August, Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partnership of Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP and Total, submitted their development plan for the second phase of the project to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. With an increased resource estimate and lower investment costs, the full field development of Johan Sverdrup will contribute to even greater value creation.
W2C Rotterdam project welcomes Shell as a partner
A consortium of world-leading companies comprising Air Liquide, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), Enerkem and the Port of Rotterdam has announced that Shell will join as a partner in Europe’s first advanced waste-to-chemicals facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.