Gas Processing/LNG
HP Industry Perspectives: New development for drop-in fuels
Future fuels must have a unique “drop-in” capability. They must also be compatible with present vehicle engines and fungible within the distribution system. Finding alternatives to corn-base..
Global refining: What is the future?
Demand for transportation fuels will continue to increase over the next 15 to 25 years. These fuels will still be primarily based on crude oil. Developing nations are driving growing demand for energy..
UOP unveils new biological wastewater treatment
UOP announced its commercial launch of an integrated bioreactor system to efficiently remove organic and inorganic contaminants from a wide range of industrial wastewater streams.
MarkWest expands Marcellus Shale processing
MarkWest announced a major expansion of NGL processing infrastructure at its Keystone complex in Butler County, Pennsylvania, to help support growing rich-gas production.
Phillips 66 breaks ground on new LPG export terminal, NGL fractionator
Phillips 66 is now constructing new projects to build a natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator and a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Inpex wins environmental permits from Indonesia for Abadi LNG project
Inpex Corp's affiliate received an environmental permit from the government of Indonesia based on a submitted environmental and social impact assessment of the Abadi LNG project.
Cameron LNG receives final investment approval for US export project
The total project cost is estimated at approximately $10 billion, including contribution of the existing Cameron LNG facilities, construction of the new facilities and financing cost.
HP Petrochemicals: Ethane cracking spurs need for on-purpose butadiene technologies
Several companies are teaming up to develop technology to produce butadiene from the suddenly-abundant butane supplies from the US shale boom.
HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: The CIS—four countries, $50 billion in downstream investments
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are laying the foundation to attract foreign investment to develop their vast hydrocarbon reserves, as well as to develop their downstream processing infrastructure to meet rising demand and export opportunities.
HP Industry Metrics: HP Metrics
At mid-year, the global demand for oil remains steady, and growth is forecast to average about 1.13 million bpd (MMbpd). Analysts are more optimistic for greater demand increases in 2015 at 1.21MMbpd,..
- U.S. SAF production forecast to eclipse 50,000 bpd by 2026 7/17
- Pertamina expects Balikpapan's CDU IV to resume later this month 7/17
- Exxon shut Joliet, Illinois, refinery after power outage 7/17
- ExxonMobil introduces Enable™ 1617 performance polyethylene 7/17
- Hexagon’s HxGN SDx2 helps industrial enterprises engineer, monitor and optimize global assets, operations 7/17
- Mabanaft submits approval documents for planned ammonia import terminal in Hamburg 7/17
- Digital Exclusive: SPECIAL FOCUS: Digital Technologies—Utilize process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
- Digital Exclusive-Flare system design: Liquid pockets in flare headers
- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries
