Following Transport and Logistics News' recent report on the TWU's concerns about road tankers (Defuse mobile bombs [dangerous tanker trucks]: TWU), our expert reader Nelson Mansfield has offered the following counter argument. Nelson ...
Tags: Trucking Industry
A national tribunal is to consider minimum safety standards for Australian petrol tankers, after nationwide research revealed 1 in 4 tanker drivers were pressured to speed and 1 in 2 drivers reported inadequate brake inspections. ...
UAE-based steel producer Emirates Steel Industries (ESI) has announced that it has launched its new steel sheet pile product, becoming the only steel manufacturer in the Middle East to develop and sell sheet piles. Emirates Steel plans to ...
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South Korea is working on a mid-term plan to explore oil and gas reserves off the country's coast as part of efforts to help reduce its heavy reliance on foreign crude imports, an energy ministry official said. "The government plans to ...
Tags: Oil, LNG, foreign crude imports
What is ISO 29001? Quality management standards specific to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry make up ISO 29001. It can function as a stand-alone certification, or incorporated with ISO 9001, the generic quality management ...
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State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec Corp, posted modest gains in its 2013 upstream and downstream oil and gas production and has pledged to reduce its capital expenditure this year. In its annual financial results ...
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has announced a 4.4% increase in the estimated total recoverable resources offshore Norway to 14.2 billion cubic meters of oil equivalent, boosted by the inclusion of resources from among other things a ...
Challenging fluids handling applications, such as those in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries where systems are required to operate under severe operating conditions, are ideal situations for Samson Controls Type 3291 valve, Type ...
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The UK offshore oil and gas industry is experiencing record investment levels but there has been a fall in exploration activity that should lay the foundations for continued production. Industry association Oil & Gas UK Tuesday released ...
The European Commission is to report by 2017 if governments should be required to notify it of planned gas, oil and coal extraction projects and small renewable energy projects under amended EU rules adopted late Thursday by EU ministers ...
Indonesia's Industry Minister Mohammad S. Hidayat said on Thursday that non-oil and gas industry in the country would grow up between 6.4 to 6.8 percent this year with an estimated export earning of 125 billion U.S. dollars. The growth in ...
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China's annual crude oil and natural gas output will more than double the current amount by 2030, the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) forecast on Wednesday. Peng Qiming, head of the ministry's geological survey department, said at a ...
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Mouvex is pleased to announce that it?s A Series Eccentric Disc Pumps have incorporated a variety of upgrades to meet the growing global demand within the oil & gas market. Mouvex A Series eccentric disc pumps, known for their ...
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Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on Europe, is pleased to announce completion of the placing to raise approximately $2.86 million (before expenses), details ...
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Thailand's crude oil, condensate and natural gas production increased in the first 10 months of 2013 compared with the same period of 2012, but the growth rate has slowed considerably, according to the latest energy ministry data. Crude ...
Tags: Oil, Gas Output