628 results found for 'huntington'

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  • New Seafloor Study Shows Tsunami Risk for California

    1 June 2015
    Research & Development

    The latest research into the undersea landscape off of Southern California and northern Baja California has revealed details about a tectonic train wreck in the Earth’s crust with the potential for magnitude 7.9 to 8.0 earthquakes. The new study supports the likelihood that these vertical fault zones have displaced the seafloor in the past, which […]

  • Eni’s revamped FPSO and FSO getting ready to set sail for ‘Africa’s first net-zero emissions’ oil & gas project (Video)

    25 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Transition, Vessels

    Eni and Altera Infrastructure have held a naming ceremony for an FPSO and FSO, which underwent conversion works for a year.

  • In focus: Shipping poised to lead clean fuels uptake as major oil spill spurs calls for offshore drilling ban

    8 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    In a week that once again reminded us of the devastating effects the use of fossil fuels has on environment – now on full display across the coast of Southern California due to the newest oil spill – the calls to break our addiction on such sources of energy echoed around the world. Shipping industry seems to take notice, as it positions itself to the centre stage of global decarbonisation efforts with the latest plans submitted to industry regulators detailing urgent measures for governments if the net-zero goal is to be achieved by 2050.

  • HII Shipbuilding Awards 2013 STEM Grants to 26 Schools, USA

    28 January 2013

    Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded $109,271 in grants to 26 schools and educational organizations in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. The grants, which were requested by all of the organizations, will be used for projects associated with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “These STEM grants provide additional resources to […]

  • U.S. court ruling puts a stop to offshore fracking in federal waters off California

    8 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Transition

    U.S. federal appeals court upheld a ban on offshore fracking in waters off the California coast, calling for a full environmental review.

  • In focus: More countries opting for renewables instead of fossil fuels

    10 June 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    More and more countries around the world are preparing to shift to renewable energy and gradually quit the fossil fuel game with dozens of new commitments, projects, and initiatives announced in the week behind us.

  • Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, COB: Fabtech/AWS Exhibition Was Great Success (USA)

    26 November 2012

    Huntingdon Fusion Techniques, manufacturers of tube and pipe Weld Purging Systems that are heavily used in the Cryogenic Industries, in combination with their US Partners COB Industries Inc, joined together in making the following statement: “The Fabtech/AWS annual exhibition/show was a great success for us this year. “ “COB has always considered the Fabtech/AWS Show […]

  • Weld Purge Global Standard Undergoes Major Makeover (UK)

    17 August 2010
    Equipment, Research & Development

    In response to customer requirements and advances in technology Huntingdon Fusion Techniques’ international best sellers, the Argweld® Quick Purge™ Systems have been improved significantly. A new argon purging valve arrangement has been incorporated which is optimised for all different pipe diameters. The old adjustment system has been eliminated, so trial setting is no longer necessary […]

  • Waldringfield Flood Scheme Wins Award

    22 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) was the host of the East of England Merit Awards 2015 last Thursday night at the British Racing School near Newmarket. ICE East of England presents its Merit Awards every year to celebrate and recognize outstanding civil engineering. This year’s top awards went to the M25 Section 5 and Huntingdon Railway Viaduct. Among […]

  • Experts Discuss Prospects of Deep Seabed Mining Industry

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Oceans Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), together with the Earth Sciences and Resources Board, discussed current developments and prospects for deep sea mining at a meeting held in Washington earlier this month. Manganese nodules, cobalt crusts or massive sulphides: the deep sea contains different raw materials that are largely undiscovered […]

  • Unaoil says corruption allegations distorted, claims it was victim of extortion

    16 May 2016

    Unaoil, a Monaco-based oil services company involved in a global bribery scandal implicating energy industry majors like Halliburton, National Oilwell Varco, Keppel and Kvaerner, has said it has been ‘the victim of a four-month extortion attempt by criminals’. To remind, The Huffington Post and its Australian partner, Fairfax Media, in April revealed results of a six-month investigation of […]

  • HFT Introduces New Weld Purge Monitor for Welding LNG Tubes and Pipes (UK)

    29 February 2012
    Equipment

    Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Limited (HFT), said it has launched a new dedicated Weld Purge Monitor especially for LNG stainless steel and Nickel alloy tube and pipe joint welding. A Weld Purge Monitor is “necessary to show welders when sufficient oxygen has been removed from the work zone to allow welding to begin and to make […]

  • Whipple Dam State Park Closes for Dredging

    19 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Pennsylvania DCNR’s Bureau of State Parks officials announced yesterday that work on the long-awaited dam dredging project at Whipple Dam State Park is set to begin the week of February 18, 2020. Contractors will be moving in heavy equipment to clear trees from pre-existing sediment basins constructed in the park in the mid-1980s. They then will […]

  • NEB Approves Two LNG Export Licences

    2 May 2014

    The National Energy Board on Friday approved two applications for 25 year LNG export licences. A licence was approved for Aurora LNG to export liquefied natural gas for a maximum term amount of 849.82 109m3. The export point would be in the vicinity of Prince Rupert, British Columbia at the outlet of the loading arm […]

  • U.S. Office of Naval Research Develops Robojellyfish

    24 October 2012

    The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed a robojellyfish which is currently tethered to hydrogen and oxygen tanks, the Huffington Post reports. The jellyfish is actually a surveillance robot, powered by the atoms around it. Possible uses of the robojellyfish include spying, mapping and mine detection and removal. ONR project manager Robert Brizzolara […]

  • 260 People Dead, 42 Still Missing in South Korean Ferry Accident

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The South Korean ferry accident took the lives of 260 people, the latest reports show. No survivors have been found since the ferry sank on April 16, and the divers are still searching for the missing 42 people, CNN reports. The ferry was en route from Incehon to the island of Jeju when it sank […]

  • Kvaerner dragged into major bribery scandal involving Unaoil

    1 April 2016

    Norwegian engineering and construction services company Kvaerner is reportedly involved in a major international oil industry corruption scandal including Monaco-based company Unaoil.  The Huffington Post and its Australian partner, Fairfax Media, on Wednesday revealed results of a six-month investigation of Monaco-based family-owned company Unaoil implicating big multinational oil companies and politicians in a global web of bribery in […]

  • ENN opens LNG station in UK

    26 August 2015

    ENN said it has opened its new open-access natural gas vehicle refuelling station for HGVs in the UK, situated near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

  • USA: Ocean Renewable Power to Install Power Unit in Cobscook Bay

    7 March 2012

    Ocean Renewable Power Co., a Maine-based tidal energy company, is going to install its first grid-connected power unit in mid-March at a 60-acre site in Cobscook Bay, reports The Huffington Post. Chris Sauer, president and chief executive officer of the Portland-based company, explained that the first unit will have the capacity to power 20 to […]

  • HFT: LNG Pipeline Weld Root Defects Can be Thing of Past (UK)

    18 April 2012
    Equipment

    Root defects in LNG pipeline welds can now be a thing of the past thanks to innovative ancillary equipment designed and manufactured by Huntingdon Fusion Techniques Ltd. Following on from the company’s progressive developments in inert gas purging comes a new generation of easy to use ancillaries. PurgElite® is a group of inflatable devices. This […]

  • Jamaica: Noranda Announces Port Rhodes Expansion Project

    25 July 2012

    Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation  announced plans to move forward on two capital projects–a $45 million investment to build a new rod mill and an $11 million investment to further expand harbor capacity at Port Rhodes in Discovery Bay, Jamaica. “The new rod mill and the port expansion project are attractive to us because they provide […]

  • USA: Virginia Approves Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype

    28 March 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Governor McDonnell announced that the Virginia Marine Resources Commission has voted unanimously to approve proposed construction of a 479-foot-tall, five-megawatt wind turbine generator prototype in the lower Chesapeake Bay, three miles off the Eastern Shore town of Cape Charles. The construction of the prototype turbine is scheduled to be completed in late 2013, which would […]

  • UK: HFT Launches New Tube and Pipe Weld Purge Systems

    26 February 2012
    Equipment, Research & Development

      Having been manufacturing Tube and Pipe Purging Systems since 1975 Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT) has now reached the latest version of its designs by launching the new PurgElite® series of Tube and Pipe Purging systems for diameters from 1” to 12” (25 to 300 mm) diameter, inclusive. These systems are particularly valuable for the […]

  • Oilfield services firm Petrofac finds no evidence of bribery by Unaoil

    1 August 2016

    UK oilfield services provider Petrofac said on Monday its investigation of bribery allegations has found no evidence that implicate it in a global bribery scandal related to Monaco-based service provider Unaoil.  To remind, the Huffington Post and its Australian partner, Fairfax Media, earlier this year revealed its results of a six-month investigation of family-owned company Unaoil implicating big multinational […]

  • US businesses unite for Paris Agreement

    17 November 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Over 300 businesses in the United States have in an open letter urged the US government, and the president-elect Donald Trump, to keep the USA in the Paris Agreement and support the continuation of low-carbon policies in the country.