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March's top stories: further littoral boosts and Queen Elizabeth milestones
2013-04-02 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Navy ignored mounting scepticism regarding its Littoral Combat Ships' efficacy to order further vessels, while the UK Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth celebrated a major milestone in her construction. Naval-technology.com
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March's stories: Hinkley Point C gets green light, Scottish wind farm angers Trump
2013-04-02 01:00:00| Power Technology
As EDF Energy was given the go-ahead to construct a 14bn nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C in the UK, the Scottish Government approved the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, angering Donald Trum
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March's top stories: Iran-Pakistan begin pipeline production, UK tax breaks
2013-04-02 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
The UK introduced tax incentives for fracking companies and local communities to promote the industry, Iran and Pakistan started construction of a gas pipeline between the two countries and a report revealed a 20-year high crude oil output for the US
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March's top stories: DB backs Stuttgart 21, HS2 beats legal challenge
2013-04-02 01:00:00| Railway Technology
March brought news for two troubled projects, as Germany's Deutsche Bahn pushed forward with the Stuttgart 21 project and the UK's High-Speed 2 beat a major legal challenge. Meanwhile, US rail operator BNSF announced plans to test LNG as a new freigh
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March's top stories: Shell halts Arctic work, BP / Transocean trial continues
2013-04-02 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Shell's Arctic drilling programme is completely suspended for 2013, negligence is denied at the BP and Transocean Deepwater Horizon trial, while Total is given the green-light to restart the Elgin field in the North Sea. Offshore-technology.com wraps