The 50 per cent Russian-owned Gazprom has launched its 2,380km gas pipeline, which starts its journey under the Black Sea and will bypass the Ukraine in order to deliver more reliable gas services to Western Europe.
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South Stream pipeline launched
BP has agreed to pay a $4bn fine after pleading guilty to 14 criminal charges over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, in which 11 people died. This fine is the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history. Cue massive price hike at the BP pumps. Criminal charges and death – is the pursuit of oil really worth it?
E&T magazine covered the Deepwater Horizon disaster in depth at the time. For example, you might enjoy our comprehensive timeline of events, along with the numerous Related articles which are linked to from that timeline page.
We also have a collected page of BP news, which updates dynamically every time we cover a new story. Bookmark it or check back regularly for the latest BP news.
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BP accidents in recent years
In the current issue of E&T magazine, we report on how scientists working on engendering simple soap with new properties may have uncovered vast new potential for advanced cleaning.
A University of Bristol team has dissolved iron in liquid surfactant to create a soap that can be controlled by magnets. The discovery could be used to create cleaning products that can be removed after application and used in the recovery of oil spills at sea.
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Magnetic soap could clear oil spills
We have a new interactive graphic on the E&T site today about the Total Elgin platform gas leak:
http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/interactive/2012-2/elgin-gas-leak.cfm
Check it out.
What with fracking being all over the news of late – including on E&T’s news pages, as we look at the controversy over the fracking process – it seemed a timely opportunity to share this illustrated graphic on how to frack.
Essentially, it’s a two-stage hydraulic process in order to extract natural gas from prehistoric shalebeds thousands of metres below ground. Enjoy the instructions presented here – but don’t try this at home.
Shale gas fracking
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