Weirauch, Wendy
HP Impact: HPImpact: Significant company and association news
FIATECH and the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) have formed an alliance to unite advanced production management with advanced enabling technology. The initiative's focus is on improving capital..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Venezuela announces steep tax raise for multinationals
"President Chávez has dealt a major blow to oil companies in Venezuela by deciding to take a greater share of the profits from oil production." So says a recent outlook from Wood Mackenzie (www..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Petrochemicals: profile of market recovery
Despite staggering blows, the global economy has held together and is growing at sustainable rates. Consequently, the industry is in a welcome period of excess capacity absorption. This translates int..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Ethylene industry rebounding from low profitability period
Global ethylene demand grew over 5% in 2004. Ethylene unit utilization in all regions increased significantly, and prices in all regions were sustained at historically high levels. Profitability impro..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Canadian crude to move increasingly southbound
Western Canadian crude production has been growing steadily. Incremental Canadian crude production is expected to be predominately the heavy sour crude grades, with a significant contribution from swe..
HP Impact: HPImpact: North American gas, power outlook
One of the most important physical changes in the global energy industry over the past decade has been the rapid growth of natural gas markets. This has been primarily driven by gas-fired power genera..
HP Impact: HPImpact: HPI in Asia-Pacific sees shifts in import, export roles
Asia is clearly the focal point for the future growth of demand in the chemical, fiber and plastics industries. It has a substantial population that is forecast to increase in purchasing power, and a ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Industry executive 'sheds light' on downstream markets
The notion of limited downstream opportunities and other misperceptions were challenged by Edward G. Galante, senior vice president, ExxonMobil Corp. He presented his insights in a keynote address dur..
- ExxonMobil plans 1 Blbs/yr of advanced recycling by 2027 11/22
- Gauging the likely Trump effect on U.S. energy and power sectors 11/22
- Russia's Lukoil restoring cracker at NORSI refinery, gasoline output rising 11/22
- Nigeria's local currency crude sales fall short of target, Dangote refinery says 11/22
- U.S. October gasoline imports hit post-pandemic low on slump in European shipments 11/22
- Clean Hydrogen Works awards McDermott FEED contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE) project 11/21
