North Sea downturn weighs on venerable engineering businessHerald ScotlandThe firm has applied its engineering skills making products such as personnel transfer systems used on offshore oil and gas installations for some time. It opened the new facility in …

MIT NewsPushing engineering boundaries to spur infrastructure innovationMIT News20, MIT hosted a full-day, thought leadership forum, the Infrastructure Innovation in a Changing Environment Conference, co-hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental …

CBC.caCanadian oil industry will lose $2.1B in 2015, Conference Board predictsCBC.caCBC News Posted: Oct 28, 2015 11:43 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 28, 2015 11:43 AM ET. The Conference Board says the Canadian oil industry has pulled back - including cutting 35 …

Volkswagen Debacle on Financial Par With BP Oil SpillNew York TimesThe environmental twist perhaps makes BP's disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill a better comparison. Initial total cost estimates by analysts were as low as $3.5 billion. The final bill …

The GuardianClimate leaders should work with oil companies to put a price on carbonThe GuardianIn June, six large European oil companies – BP, Shell, Statoil, Total, BG and Eni – called for an international price on carbon. Citing a desire to reduce busine …

NBCNews.comOptimism & Outrage: Shell's $7 Billion Arctic Oil GambleNBCNews.comThe energy giant's president, Marvin Odum, told NBC News that he's confident that the $7 billion already spent to find oil under the sea — a bet that no other com …

GristShould you get it on with flaxseed oil lube?GristPeople have turned to a host of slippery household items for their intimacy needs, including egg whites, butter, aloe, and pretty much every cooking oil under the sun: I've heard reports of people u …

The HillRepublican-led House panel votes to lift crude oil export ban despite White ...Minneapolis Star Tribune"Numerous studies, including those from the Congressional Budget Office, Government Accountability Office and Energy Information Administrat …

The GuardianCameron gives top environment policy job to oil man ahead of major climate talksThe GuardianPrior to Schlumberger, Heidari-Robinson worked at multinational consultancy firm McKinsey, advising state-owned oil companies in the Middle East. He pre …

South Korean shipbuilders ride oil tanker waveFinancial TimesWhen Maersk Line, operator of the world's largest container ship fleet, signed a $1.8bn order with Daewoo Shipbuilding on Tuesday, it highlighted a vital trend for South Korea, the world' …