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Nano technology's implications Recognizing the possibility for "a looming global energy crisis of an unimaginably large scale," Ellen Stechel, mana..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Oil market vigor positioned to persist, says economist
The virtual seizing-up of large parts of global money markets is a very serious event. A healthy, functioning money market is absolutely central to the functioning of a modern economy. So says Adam Si..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EU engine maker asks: Is bumpy road ahead for fuels?
Until the mid-1980s, not much attention was paid to gasoline and diesel fuel quality. However, from the mid-1980s to early 1990s in Europe, an increasing awareness developed over quality. With Euro I ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Expert assesses chemical facility security in US
Citing the potential for acts of terrorism on any of the thousands of chemical processing plants throughout the country, M. Sam Mannan, a Texas A&M University chemical engineering professor and author..
HP Impact: Project activity sends control valve market to double-digit growth
The global control valve market is in the midst of a phase of unprecedented growth due to booming Greenfield plants in developing countries and exploding investment in oil and gas exploration and prod..
HP Impact: North America tight on domestic natural gas: outlook for imports
The share of natural gas use has grown worldwide from 19% of the total world primary energy to 23% over the past 25 years. In the US, natural gas represented 22% of total primary energy use in 2006. A..
HP Impact: Coal-fired power plant escalations to continue, says study
By 2011, the world is forecast to be operating 1.6-million MW of installed capacity, according to an updated study from the McIlvaine Company. In 2020, approximately 2.1 million MW of installed capaci..
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Rewards of cutting energy waste A new analysis commissioned by the United Nations Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy and grant-making organization, f..
HP Impact: Global LNG demand reveals regional swings in first-half 2007
Initial estimates for the first half of 2007 (1H07) show that global LNG demand reached 86 million metric tons (MMton). This represents a 6.3-MMton increase-or 8%-when compared to the first half of 20..
HP Impact: Refinery conundrum lobs challenges,opportunities at EU
Two decades of poor refining margins precipitated reduced refining capacity in Europe. With claims that a lack of refining capacity contributes to high oil prices, developing the refining industry has..
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