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Designing atmospheric crude distillation for bitumen service

Fluor Canada Ltd.: Grande, M.  |  Gutscher, M.

Oil sands add complexity to separation units and require a new approach

Enerkem gets loan guarantee for Mississippi waste-to-fuel biorefinery

Enerkem Corp. has obtained a conditional commitment for an $80 million loan guarantee by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the construction of its waste-to-biofuels project in Pontotoc, Mississippi, which will transform Northeast Mississippi’s municipal solid waste into ethanol.

Deloitte expands energy analytics capabilities

Deloitte has acquired all of the assets of Altos Management Partners, Inc., a consultancy to energy companies that was founded in 1995, as well as those of MarketPoint, Inc., an Altos sister company best known for MarketBuilder, an analytic suite for energy market modeling and price forecasting.

Marathon splitting in two

The Board of Directors of Marathon Oil Corp. has approved moving forward with plans to spin off Marathon's downstream business, creating two independent energy companies.

Financial news for major energy companies, third quarter 2010

"Financial News for Major Energy Producers (the News)" is a report on the recent financial performance of major US energy producers.

When is CO2 more hazardous than H2S

Trimeric Corp.: Beitler, C. M.  |  Fisher, K.  |  McIntush, K.  |  Lundeen, J.
Pastor, Behling & Wheeler LLC: Tyndall, K.

Data shows potential harmful effects to workers due to acid gas exposure

Consider different alternatives for enriching lean acid gases

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Semnan University: ZareNezhad, B.

New developments improve operation of Claus sulfur recovery units

What are the strategies for sustainable chemical production?

Special Secretary to Government of Kerala, and Chairman, Chemical Engineering Division Board of the Institution of Engineers: Nair, M. P. Sukumaran

New environmental challenges require a new way of thinking by the hydrocarbon processing industry

Going ‘green’ with FCC expander technology

GE Oil & Gas: Carbonetto, B.  |  Pecchi, P.

New options recover waste gas energy as steam and electricity for plant use

HP Control: Process control practice renewal—select CVs

Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.

I followed my April 2010 call for renewal of process control and IT practice with editorials on purpose in August, performance in October and consequences in December. Now I turn to selection of contr..