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Nigeria unions to strike unless fuel price hike is reversed
Nigerian labor unions plan to strike to demand a reversal in petrol price hikes and lower public school fees, the Nigerian Labour Congress said.
Pakistan fuel pump operator association calls national strike
Fuel pump operators across Pakistan are to hold a nationwide strike on July 22 in a bid to secure larger margins amid an inflation crisis.
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ITT names Fernando Roland as President of Industrial Process business
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Hynek Jakubicek appointed as General Manager of Precision Polymer Engineering
Atyrau oil refinery in Kazakhstan halted due to power outage
The Atyrau oil refinery in western Kazakhstan was completely halted due to power outage.
MAN Energy Solutions and Shell join forces to drive decarbonization solutions
MAN Energy Solutions and Shell have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the potential of combining their individual competencies and technologies to achieve their climate goals and support their customers in their decarbonization efforts.
Tune engineering teams in innovative green development projects
The energy sector is executing demanding projects to make LNG plants and refineries greener, and to implement completely new green energy solutions.
Advancing the feature sets of field instruments to improve connectivity, diagnostics and user-friendliness
Anyone observing process industries these days recognizes that they are very competitive.
Viewpoint: Empowering women in engineering
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is celebrated worldwide on June 23 every year to honor women in the engineering field. Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) sat down with Paula Fitzpatrick (PF), VP of Projects for the U.S., at Kent for an exclusive Q&A in celebration of INWED.
Angola fuel hike protesters clash with police
Angolan police fired tear gas in the capital Luanda and other cities Benguela and Namibe as thousands of protesters took to the streets a week after clashes over a recent fuel hike killed at least five people.
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- China biofuel makers bet on sustainable aviation fuel 5/17
- AMETEK Land provides thermal imagers to large ethylene producer 5/17
- China's refinery output falls for first time in 20 mos due to maintenance 5/17
- Dow, SCG Chemicals sign MoU to transform 200,000 tpy of plastic waste into circular products 5/17
- Ukraine long-range attacks continue to disrupt Russian refining, energy operations 5/17
