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Weirauch, Wendy

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

HP Impact: HPImpact: Pressure transmitter N.A. market assessed

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The North American pressure transmitter market continues to evolve from reliance on conventional transmitters to smart transmitters. A new market study from ARC concludes that "the pace of that transf..

HP Impact: HPImpact: An Asian recovery? Pump sales forecast

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

An optimistic outlook from the Hydraulic Institute, Parsippany, New Jersey, forecasts that "an Asian recovery will help push worldwide pump sales to more than $22 billion in 2003." Important industry ..

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The U.S. chemical industry had a $13.5 billion positive trade surplus in 1998. Thus, it retained its record as the nation's number one exporter. Data from the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) ..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Outlook for methanol focuses on volatility

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The outlook for the global methanol market was analyzed at a World Methanol Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 8&#150;10, 1998, organized by CMAI. Highlights from selected presentations summarize th..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Shell reorganizes HPI divisions

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Corporate realigning within large firms in the HPI continues. In December, Royal Dutch / Shell announced a major restructuring program. In a response to difficult economic times, the reorganization is..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Fossil fuels 'to meet 95% of energy demand'

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The latest World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA) aims to identify and discuss the main issues and uncertainties affecting world energy demand and supply to 2020. IEA proje..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Expansions forecast for North American natural gas markets

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The North American continent is the largest market for natural gas in the world, with over 30% of worldwide consumption. While the market is already very large, "it will undergo significant expansion ..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Growth to be 'modest' for kerojet in Asia

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

As with oil demand in general, the current sad state of most Asia-Pacific economies has taken a bite out of kerojet demand growth over the next two to three years. This is according to a recent report..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Process technologies' energy usage rated

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Petroleum refining processes are very energy-intensive, often requiring large amounts of power and process heat. A new DOE publication, Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Petroleum Refining ..

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Exxon buys Mobil for a reported $76 billion, a transaction that is expected to reshape the global oil industry. The deal creates the world's largest energy company, surpassing the Royal Dutch / Shell ..