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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) has successfully completed a commercial-scale demonstration test in which more than 2,000 tons of high-ash coal from Queensland, Australia, was gasified at its Zao..

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Valuable pointers help industrial plant managers minimize downtime, maintain quality and safety to improve operations

Human factors research identifies early warning signals to anticipate failures of workplace

A new independent research report has presented industry with a practical way to measure the human factors health of their safety regimes, potentially opening the way to significant advances in workplace safety, environmental stewardship and operational efficiency.

Mitsubishi and Korea Gas to collaborate on natural gas projects

Mitsubishi and Korea Gas have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic collaboration in their natural gas businesses, mainly for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.

Neste Oil and ADNOC partner in VHVI base oils

Finland's Neste Oil and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) have entered into a partnership concerning very high viscosity index (VHVI ) base oils.

Researchers find enzyme cocktail to improve biofuel processing

Virginia Tech researchers announced a discovery of a new method simplify the conversion of biomass into fuels.

Study confirms viability of Jatropha plant oil for power generation

SG Biofuels and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) have released results of a study revealing the performance and emissions benefits of using Jatropha oil as a drop-in replacement for diesel fuel in industrial furnaces used for electric power generation and industrial heating

$8.8 billion for FGD systems market in 2011

Coal-fired power plant operators will complete investments of $8.8 billion for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems starting operation in 2011. The investment in 2012 will be down and will bounce back in 2013.

Classification guidelines for LNG carriers and FPUs

Classification societies Bureau Veritas (BV) and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement covering the development of joint guidelines for LNG carriers and offshore floating production units (FPUs).