Centre opens on Teesside to help plug global skills gap in engineeringThe Northern Echo (registration)AN ENGINEERING centre which is helping to plug a global skills gap has officially opened in the North-East. Nordic Engineering Training and Testing Centre …

Alaska Dispatch NewsExplorer plans first test of oil potential in Prudhoe Bay shaleAlaska Dispatch NewsSimilar efforts, using long-distance horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing, have sharply boosted oil and gas production from shale in Texas and other …

Khaleej TimesOil? What oil? Think startup in the Gulf!Khaleej TimesA mobile app to track school buses, Arabic cooking videos on YouTube and even a portable bidet are finding support from governments in the Gulf as a slide in oil prices forces states to cul …

Financial TimesNew questions for Goldman-backed oil ventureFinancial TimesA US lawsuit against Goldman Sachs and other backers of a Houston-based oil explorer which became embroiled in African corruption allegations has shone a rare light on the ways in wh …

eNCANigeria cracks down on illicit oil refinerieseNCAKANA RUGBANA, Nigeria - Nigerian commander Remi Fadairo points to the roiling plume of black smoke blotting the morning horizon in the Niger Delta -— the unmistakable sign of an illicit oil refinery. &qu …

Seeking AlphaWhy Service Margins Matter For Oil PricesSeeking AlphaSeveral reports suggested that the oil markets are trading in contango given the fact that demand in the physical markets, particularly from teapot refineries, is dwindling. The Brent June- …

Could lasers quality-test dodgy fish oil pills?New Zealand HeraldFish oil supplements are commonly used in New Zealand and around the world, with their manufacturers promoting benefits to healthy brain, heart and liver function. But, in recent years, scien …

TechCrunchRocket Internet opens its first engineering hub in AsiaTechCrunchRocket Internet is increasing its focus on Asia after it opened its first engineering hub in the region. Bangkok, Thailand, is the location of the center, which will house a tech te …

U of Auckland Engineering leader appointed to MBIE roleScoop.co.nz (press release)Margaret Hyland, Professor of Engineering and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland, has been appointed Chief Scientist to the Ministry of B …

U of Auckland Engineering leader appointed to MBIE role | Scoop ...Scoop.co.nz (press release)Margaret Hyland, Professor of Engineering and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland, has been appointed Chief Scientist to  …