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HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
  Short-term price, demand outlooks Crude futures rallied above $77/bbl in mid-July, driven by strong gas..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Northeast America's natural gas supply options examined
Under a backdrop of declining conventional supplies and increasing North American gas demand, a new report summarizes supply options for the northeastern US and Canada. Consumption – which is dri..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Site selection approach assesses wide parameters
Deciding where to build major new petrochemical facilities can be tough. In the past, sites were often chosen merely on the basis of technical merit and capital cost. But some locations have had unfor..
HP Impact: HPImpact: India transitioning to multiple-source energy mix
Atul Chandra, president of Reliance Industries Ltd., International Operations, presented his insights on the challenges confronting India's people and infrastructure. Speaking at an India Energy Confe..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Majors commit to funding biofuels, hydrogen technology
As part of its continuing drive to find longer term commercial alternatives to oil and gas, BP recently announced significant investments for research aimed at probing the emerging secrets of bioscien..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Quick look: status of ULSD refinery production in US
Department of Energy regulations for sulfur content in diesel fuel were lowered from 5,000 parts per million (ppm) to 500 ppm in 2003. This was to prevent harmful emissions from engines. New regulatio..
HP Impact: HPImpact: US refinery chemicals demand to reach $3.6 billion in 2010
Demand for refinery chemicals is projected to increase 5.6%/yr to $3.6 billion in 2010. Continued expansion of the US economy is driving demand for refined petroleum products, particularly gasoline an..
HP Impact: HPImpact: NPRA: new US security laws should not subvert HPI's present efforts
The US House of Representatives is debating the "Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Act of 2006." This bill would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the authority to regulate the security of..
HP Impact: HPImpact: World pump market to reach $49 billion by 2016, says new study
The world market for pumps will grow from $30 billion this year to $49 billion/yr by 2016. This latest forecast from the McIlvaine Company (www.mcilvainecompany.com). The outlook estimates that world ..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
  LNG prospects brighten Despite "operating problems and teething startups," short- and long-term global..
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