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HP Industry Metrics: Industry Metrics
According to the International Energy Agency’s August Oil Market Report, 2014 global oil demand has stalled. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised down its forecast for global economic gr..
HP Industry Perspectives: More waves for marine fuels
The outlook for heavy fuel oil is not optimistic. New fuel specifications for marine bunker fuels under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI regula..
HP News
More cuts in 2015 inevitable on wave of capacityESAI Energy is declaring that a wave of new distillation capacity will underscore the inevitability of more refinery closures in Europe and other market..
HP People
IHS has named two industry veterans to join its chemicals leadership team. Stein Raae, an international business executive and advisor with more than 30 years of experience at ExxonMobil, Statoil and ..
Challenges for process data and control systems
Process data converted into information becomes knowledge for HPI companies. With such knowledge or insight, HPI companies can effectively protect their assets and strengthen their position with the m..
Consider integrated ethanol-to-EO/EG processes
Ethanol-based production of ethylene, ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene glycol (EG) dates back to the 1960s. The process is commercially proven and has been extensively applied industrially. Recent tre..
Schneider Electric touts new software releases at customer conference
Schneider Electric continued its 2014 Software Global Customer Conference with an overview of new product releases from its Avantis, SimSci and Wonderware product lines.
US military to use UOP renewable diesel process
Emerald is being supported by a $70 million contract from the Defense department project, which is focused on creating economically viable production capacity for advanced drop-in biofuels.
Enterprise to build new Texas NGL fractionator
When the new fractionator is complete, Enterprise will have gross nameplate NGL fractionation capacity of 755,000 bpd at Mont Belvieu and total capacity of 1.2 million bpd.
Huntsman begins Louisiana MDI expansion work
Huntsman has commenced preliminary engineering to expand production of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) by investment in a new MDI plant at its site in Geismar, Louisiana.
- Pemex to invest $5 B to revive petrochemicals and fertilizer industries 6/8
- Aramco selects McDermott for project management consultancy long-term agreement 6/8
- Celanese to optimize engineered materials compounding footprint in Asia region 6/8
- Uniper and Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG sign Letter of Interest for LNG supply 6/8
- Consortium highlights progress in synthetic kerosene, and the gap to large-scale availability 6/8
- Xylem to provide advanced water systems to Dow's Path2Zero project 6/8
