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Weirauch, Wendy

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

HP Impact: Automating project processes to add value

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

FIATECH, founded two years ago with support from industry organizations, is addressing the need for accelerating the commercialization of technologies to make significant bottom-line di..

HP Impact: Methanol: next capacity wave in 2004

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Just prior to 2002, U.S. natural gas costs averaged $10/million Btus (MMBtu). This resulted in $300/ton methanol prices in the spot market, according to a new outlook from CMAI (www.cma..

HP Impact: Tide turning in PLC use, says study

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

According to market researchers at ARC (www.arcweb.com), the PLC market will revive despite the global economic slowdown. Users need automation to improve productivity, reduce costs and..

HP Impact: New electric motor standard, guidelines

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the largest association of pump manufacturers in North America, has endorsed the Premium Efficiency Electric Motor program, known and marketed as "NEMA Pre..

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Energy industry should face the 'challenge of change'through strong partnerships, urged ChevronTexaco Chairman and CEO David J. O'Reilly. Speaking to more than 3,000 delegates at the 17..

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Global refining capacity and markets: short-term outlook. East of Suez markets will continue to be dominated by the excess capacity in Asia. The largest additions have come from India, ..

HP Impact: Proactive strategies to improve petrochemicals profits

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Whether it is bad luck or bad planning, the petrochemical industry has been beleaguered by shifting crises over the past five years. So says a recent analysis from SRI Consulting (http:..

HP Impact: Re-examining energy security for all market sectors

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

A new report from the United States Energy Association (USEA) presents broad policy recommendations to enhance energy security. Titled, "National Energy Security Post 9/11," the analysi..

HP Impact: Planned ethylene turnarounds to help olefins recovery

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Seven individual ethylene unit turnarounds are scheduled for second-half 2002. These planned turnarounds will require 228 days of downtime, affecting approximately 8 billion lb/yr of et..

HP Impact: Technical issues impact global propylene, derivatives growth

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Propylene demand is projected to increase faster than supply, and if this trend continues, global supplies would become short and prices would increase. This situation potentially would..