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Weirauch, Wendy

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> Staff, Houston, Texas

HP Impact: Owners seek better data delivery to operations functions

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Owners and operators are on a quest to leverage the automation investments made during design and engineering into the day-to-day operations and maintenance (O&M) activities. Plant operations and ma..

HP Impact: Greenhouse gas report emphasizes balancing 'policy and politics'

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Recommendations for a mandatory greenhouse gas reduction program in the US are detailed in a report by two nonprofit organizations: Aspen Institute and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. After..

HP Impact: LNG initiative to quantify risks of asset damage

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

A joint industry research program is being organized to address the consequences of a terrorist attack on an LNG ship or storage terminal. The consequences of accidental releases will also be addresse..

HP Impact: HPI faces 'daunting task' in delivering fuels to meet demand

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) is urging US policymakers and stakeholders to focus on the supply side of the energy equation and not to take adequate energy supply for grante..

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

&#160; Oil price scenarios OPEC recently decided to cut its ex..

HP Impact: Strong markets for petrochemicals forecast to 2006

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

After seven long years, signs of a fundamental and lasting recovery in the chemicals, plastics and fibers markets are evident. Nevertheless, challenges abound that could derail or delay earnings gains..

HP Impact: High Asian refining margins likely to come under pressure

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

With Asia-Pacific refined product markets hampered by weak margins in most of 2001 and 2002, high margins brought about by the Iraqi war were generally thought to be a temporary phenomenon. Most analy..

HP Impact: Rebounding supply chain management market to grow 7.4%/year

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Consistent with other enterprise software markets, the supply chain management (SCM) market is beginning to recover. The worldwide market is expected to grow 7.4%/yr over the next five years. The mark..

HP Impact: LNG financing, public acceptance make up part of its profitability gamble

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

To build a global LNG business involves many hurdles that should not be underestimated, cautions Michael Stoppard of Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA). The sheer size of the endeavor, comple..

HP Impact: Focus of R&D funding shifting; modest gains forecast for 2004

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Total R&D expenditures in the US are expected to increase 2.5%. This total is forecast to reach $291 billion in 2004 vs. $283.8 billion spent in 2003, according to data from Battelle (www.battelle.org..