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HP Impact: HPImpact: Chem Systems petrochemical outlook
The outlook for petrochemicals was addressed at the Chem Systems Petrochemical Review conference, Houston, January 27–28. The following summarizes the forecasts for several key products and highl..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Latest supply/demand trends analyzed for global oil industry
After a year of crisis and uncertainty, the global oil industry is "beset with uncertainty over its future," according to a recently released report by Arthur Andersen and Cambridge Energy Research As..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
'Latest science debunks global warming hysteria,' says Patrick J. Michaels, a professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia and a senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Europe's refiners achieve 42% reduction in oil discharges
According to a recent report, European refiners have reduced oil discharges from their facilities. The study, released in December 1998 from CONCAWE, summarizes 1997 survey responses from 105 refineri..
HP Impact: HPImpact: LIMS users rate product, supplier
A recent survey of laboratory information management system (LIMS) users in Europe asked LIMS managers to give their insights and experiences. Researchers from a market research firm asked respondents..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Market forces affect butylene, PA outlooks
A recent overview from SRI Consulting assesses the market outlook for various chemicals. Highlights from two petrochemical overviews of significance to the HPI follow: Butylene. Referred to as bute..
HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. purchasers predict 5.2% revenue increase
Economic growth will be higher in 1999 than last year, predicts a survey of U.S. purchasing executives from various industries. A significant 68% expect their 1999 revenues to be greater than 1998, fo..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Report profiles energy boardrooms
A recent survey by executive search firm Spencer Stuart profiles 65 leading energy companies. The report compares these organizations' board practices to those of the companies in Standard & Poor's 50..
HP Impact: HPImpact: R&D spending gains expected for 1999
Total expenditures in research and development (R&D) in the U.S. are expected to increase to nearly $236 billion in 1999. This is a jump of 7% over the estimated $221 billion spent in 1998. "Barrin..
HP Impact: HPImpact: 1998: 'one of toughest' for oil industry
The director of statistics for the American Petroleum Institute (API) has characterized 1998 as "one of the toughest years for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry." However, with declines in upstrea..
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