BBC NewsShell fined £22500 over Gannet Alpha oil leakBBC NewsOil giant Shell has been fined £22,500 after a leak at a North Sea platform in 2011. It involved the Gannet Alpha platform, 113 miles (180km) from Aberdeen. The pipeline involved - which leaked m …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Rise After Turkey Shoots Down Jet on Syria BorderWall Street JournalLONDON—Oil prices rose on Tuesday after news that Turkey shot down what is likely to be a Russian jet over Syria and a softer U.S. dollar supported prices acr …

EE TimesHere's How to Acknowledge Your Rising Engineering Star EmployeesEE TimesAll you need to do is email Jennifer Campbell with a paragraph or two telling me why your employee, friend, or co-worker deserves the award, along with a few words describi …

Wall Street JournalUS Airstrikes Target Islamic State Oil AssetsWall Street JournalThe U.S. has stepped up its attacks on Islamic State's industrial base, striking on Monday more than 100 trucks used to carry oil that helps the militant group earn tens …

UConn TodayConstruction Begins on New Engineering and Science BuildingUConn TodaySaid UConn President Susan Herbst: “Having this state-of-the-art engineering and science building in the heart of our campus will allow UConn to do more than ever to spark inn …

MashableEngineering student comes home drunk, designs plane like a bossMashableEveryone is a little bit different when they're drunk. Some people text their ex, and some people design blueprints for airplanes. This guy is the latter. A Michigan Tech Un …

The Daily PennsylvanianThe Man behind the Machines: Penn's new Engineering DeanThe Daily PennsylvanianNewly appointed Penn Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar has written over 400 referenced articles and papers, published more than 20 books and book chapters, …

UPROXXMeet The Engineering Student Who Designed An Airplane While DrunkUPROXXThis is the story of an Michigan Technological University student named Mark, who came home drunk one day, designed an aircraft on a white board, and then didn't remember it t …

GawkerAn Engineering Student Got So Drunk, He Doesn't Remember Designing a Sweet PlaneGawkerAn unnamed Michigan Tech student who's been giving interviews under the alias “Mark” got blackout drunk Friday night and stumbled home to his roommate. This …

DXP Enterprises Announces Acquisition of Cortech EngineeringBusiness Wire (press release)HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DXP Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXPE) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Cortech Engineering, LLC (“Cortech”), a premier dist …