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Robotic Hydrodemolition in Folkestone, UK. Hydrodemolition of concrete exposing the rebar.. Hydrodemolition (also known as hydro demolition, hydroblasting, hydro blasting, hydromilling, waterblasting, and waterjetting) is a concrete removal technique which utilizes high-pressure water, often containing an abrasive material, to remove deteriorated and sound concrete as well as asphalt and grout.
The oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom produced 1.42 million BOE per day [4] in 2014, of which 59% [4] was oil/liquids. In 2013 the UK consumed 1.508 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 2.735 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas, [5] so is now an importer of hydrocarbons having been a significant exporter in the 1980s and 1990s.
It is owned and operated by Ineos and carries 30% of the UK's oil, or about 550 thousand barrels per day (87 × 10 ^ 3 m 3 /d) of oil per day, to shore. [1] It carries liquids production from 85 fields in the North Sea and several Norwegian fields on behalf of around 40 companies. The system has a capacity of 575,000 barrels of oil a day. [2]
Production from new gas and oil fields in the North Sea can be much cleaner than older ones, and it is tipped to help unlock green investment and development of technologies including hydrogen.
Pages in category "Oil and gas companies of the United Kingdom" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Timeline of the UK oil and gas industry Year Event 1694 Patent No. 405 granted for a process to extract pitch, tar and oil from oil stone 1716 Patent to extract pitch, tar and oil from stone extracted from Shropshire coalmines 1786 A spring of bitumen found in a tunnel at Ironbridge, Shropshire 1812 Gas Light and Coke Company established 1836
Petroleum refining in the United Kingdom produced around 51.45 million tonnes of petroleum products in 2023, down 16% from 2015 and 32% from 2011. [1] There are six major and one minor petroleum refinery in the downstream sector of the UK oil industry.
BG Group's main business was the exploration and extraction of natural gas and oil and the production of liquefied natural gas. It sold these products to wholesale customers such as retail gas suppliers and electricity generating companies. It also owned some gas pipelines and was involved in some power generation projects.