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W’African Nations Approve $27bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline to Move 30Bcm Annually
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (625+ words) • Ekpo says project will unlock Nigeria’s 215.19 Tcf gas reserves •6,900km pipeline to traverse 13 countries, first gas due in 2031 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the implementation of the $27 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline, a 6,900-kilometre energy infrastructure project designed…...
NFU urges farmers to prioritise safety as agriculture deaths on the rise
43+ min ago (150+ words) Poultry News NFU urges farmers to prioritise safety as agriculture deaths on the rise As new figures show a rise in agricultural deaths, the NFU is urging farmers to make safety a priority this Farm Safety Week (20–24 July). HSE data…...
Sinochem 80ktpa carbon black plant enters environmental commissioning
21+ min ago (260+ words) Project completed in May and is undergoing trial operations at Fujian petrochemical complex Beijing – Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical has started environmental commissioning at its new 80 kilotonne per annum (ktpa) carbon black plant in the southeastern province of Fujian, following the completion…...
The Commodities Feed: Oil stabilises despite Houthis’ Red Sea threat
4+ hour, 21+ min ago (247+ words) Oil prices have eased amid hopes of some de-escalation between the US and Iran. Yet risks to Saudi oil exports from the Red Sea are increasing Saudi crude oil exports (m b/d) Copper prices found support at the start of…...
Three ground engineering specialists. One megaproject at Sizewell C
17+ min ago (406+ words) ‘Ground engineering needs to tell its story’ 21 July, 2026 By Ground Engineering Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE), VSL Systems (UK) Ltd (VSL), and Bachy Soletanche (BSL) have joined forces to deliver the specialist geotechnical works needed for Sizewell C – in what…...
US bill proposes 30% construction tax credit for biomass plants
3+ min ago (217+ words) Bioenergy Insight Magazine A bill introduced in the US House of Representatives would establish a new tax credit covering 30% of the cost of constructing biomass energy facilities, in a bid to spur plants capable of processing material cleared from forests…...
The Seal-Shaped Gap in Your Asset Management Plan
18+ min ago (229+ words) To manage that triangle, we build risk registers, and they are models of diligence. Flooding? Covered. Bushfire? Naturally. Tree root intrusion, vehicle impact, coastal erosion? All present and accounted for, neatly scored by likelihood and consequence. But nowhere, not in…...
Celebrating 145 years of farming
12+ min ago (804+ words) Gilbert Nelson left Norway in 1864 and settled in Ettrick, Wisconsin. He then joined the Wisconsin Regulars and served in the Civil War. By 1881, Gilbert and his wife, Anna, had five sons and a daughter. Hoping to carve out a new…...
NADF begins nationwide training for 1,884 extension, food security workers
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (265+ words) July 21, 2026 by Juliana Agbo The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has begun nationwide training for 1,884 agricultural extension agents and food security specialists under its Grassroots Digital Extension Corps (GDEC) programme. The programme seeks to strengthen extension services and boost food…...
Monford lands developer share deal as part of EPC agreement
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (475+ words) Infrastructure specialist Monford Group has been named by West Australian developer Frontier Energy to deliver the solar and battery energy storage facility for stage one of its Waroona renewable energy project being developed in the state’s southwest. As part of…...