Weirauch, Wendy
HP Impact: Laser scanning: best methods for capturing existing conditions
Facilities throughout the HPI are keenly interested in methods to record as-built plant design data. Laser scanning is one such technique; however, confusion about how these devices work is prevalent...
HP Impact: CERA: energy supply in US facing a 'critical juncture'
A global ?energy demand shock? ? compounded by extremely tight world oil supplies, constraints on US natural gas production and geopolitical turmoil ? is putting the US at a ?critical juncture? in its..
HP Impact: PLC demand in China to double by 2008
The China market for programmable logic controllers (PLCs) is expected to grow at 14.1%/yr over the next five years in spite of a decline in prices. The market was about $370 million in 2003 and is fo..
HP Impact: NPRA reacts to study alleging emissions underreporting
A study was recently published alleging misreporting of certain air emissions from US refineries and chemical plants. It focused on the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) ..
HP Impact: Global energy review projects sufficient oil for 40 years
Data from BP's annual ?Statistical Review of World Energy? illustrates the continued growth in reserve volumes across the world. ?At current levels of consumption, there are sufficient reserves to m..
HP Impact: Safety procedures in EU enhance business viability
The actual or potential impact of plants on the environment within which they operate is increasingly under scrutiny the world over, as the risk-thresholds that governments and the public alike are pr..
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HP Impact: US gasoline prices bolster strong global refining margins
Since the beginning of the year, hydro-skimming and cracking margins have shown a marked improvement from year-earlier levels (Fig. 1). US gasoline was the primary support to Atlantic basin margins pa..
- Egypt begins basic design phase for Red Sea Petrochemical Complex project in Ain Sokhna 4/21
- China-U.S. trade war redrawing global LPG trading, outlook 4/21
- Kazakhstan raises gasoline exports plans to 54,283 tons in April 4/21
- JGC, Amogy partner to accelerate large-scale ammonia cracking technology 4/21
- Azerbaijan's SOCAR resumes operations at Baku oil refinery 4/21
- Phillips 66 fires back at Elliott over Citgo conflict of interest amid board fight 4/21
