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Weirauch, Wendy

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

HP Impact: HPImpact: Project to develop standard for flanges

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

A new joint industry project at British Hydromechanics Research (BHR) Group, Bedfordshire, England, promises significant cost savings for oil, process and marine construction. The aim is to develop a ..

HP Impact: HPImpact: What helps make an alliance successful?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Researchers have found no discernible correlation between capital project success or failure relative to whether the project is executed in an alliance environment or not. A study by Pathfinder, Inc.,..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Chem Systems petrochemical outlook

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

The outlook for petrochemicals was addressed at the Chem Systems Petrochemical Review conference, Houston, January 28 &#150; 29. The following summaries highlight the forecasts for several key product..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Surprises, opportunities ahead for worldwide HPI, says report

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

For the world oil industry, 1997 was a year of surprises, a year in which the market was challenged by supply and demand outcomes quite different from what conventional wisdom had predicted. So says a..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Supply/demand ratios, regulations to affect Europe's oil industry

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

An outlook for European refining was presented by Olivier Appert, senior executive vice president, ISIS, in a presentation for the Institut Fran&#231;ais du P&#233;trole's Panorama 98, in Paris, Franc..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Surprises, opportunities ahead for worldwide HPI, says report Fig 4

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Fig. 4. World refining capacity, over periods from 1970 - 1998, million barrels per calendar day ..

HP In Brief: HPIn Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

India offers 'significant opportunities for global chemical companies,' says a new analysis from Chem Systems Inc. Since 1991, the Indian economy has been strengthening, with the petrochemical sector ..

HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. refinery inputs jump 3.3% in 1997, capacity at 15.6 MMbpd

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

U.S. petroleum use in 1997, as measured by domestic deliveries, grew 1.7%. This was about equal to the average growth of the previous five years, according to the American Petroleum Institute's statis..

HP Impact: HPImpact: Technology advances, user approval prompt growth for infrared systems

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

Rapid advances in computers, software and optical technology are allowing suppliers to offer more sophisticated analytical instruments based on infrared spectroscopy for process applications. So state..

HP Impact: HPImpact: World chemicals production, end-use assessed; butadiene market to grow

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Weirauch, Wendy

World production and consumption of chemicals was valued at $1.5 trillion in 1995. The U.S. is the largest single-country manufacturer. However, regionally, Western Europe and Asian chemical output ex..