Mind your head! Massive oil drilling platform passes under Forth bridges after being dropped off by world’s largest construction vessel The 382 metre long Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit transferred its huge cargo of a topside drilling platform onto a cargo barge called the Iron Lady The cargo barge was then towed clear of the Pioneering Spirit and … Read more
British workers on South American oil rigs lobbying Government for exemption from new hotel quarantine By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 British workers on South American oil rigs are lobbying the Government for an exemption from the new hotel quarantine rules … Read more
President Joe Biden tied his climate initiatives to job growth on Wednesday, touting the economic growth behind his measures to increase conservation as the oil and gas industry complained about lost employment. ‘Today is climate day at the White House, which means today is jobs day at the White House,’ Biden said in the State Dining … Read more
HS2’s first 558ft-long tunnelling machines have arrived in the UK in more than 1,000 parts. The two contraptions were transported from Germany to a construction site in Hertfordshire near the M25. They will be assembled over the coming months before they start digging the high-speed railway’s Chiltern tunnels in spring next year. To dig the … Read more
The lockdown may be lifting, slowly, but economic prospects remain uncertain, interest rates are likely to stay close to zero for some time and many professional investors are nervous about the future. These are difficult times – but they are good for gold. The metal is trading at over $1,700 (£1,390) per troy ounce, an … Read more