December 1997

Avoid technical problems that can cause project cost increases or schedule delays

Use these criteria to avoid trial-anderror procedures

The National Petroleum Refiners Association (Washington, D.C.) held their annual Computer Conference and Showcase Nov. 16–19 in New Orleans. The event included papers and breakout sessions on pro..

For compressor pistons, rings, liners, packing and rods, normal wear is not a significant problem. Generally, their normal service life is long and satisfactory; typical wear is gradual and can be det..

If your business assignment calls for global knowledge and you need current and detailed hydrocarbon information from many countries, this may well be your favorite spot on the Internet. IEA backgroun..

At this writing, the HPI is greatly concerned over the international global warming policy to be signed at Kyoto, Japan, in December. Over 150 nations will discuss future obligations by developed, ind..

Two significant events happened recently. First, news came over the Reuters wire that, after five years of wrangling, U.S. President Clinton had agreed to not veto the creation of the Chemical Safety ..

One of the privileges of the editor's job is that we regularly get "desk copies" of newly published books. Although HP does not have an official column for book reviews, recently I have received some ..

I recently attended one of many annual reliability and maintenance conferences. As usual, the battle cry to reduce maintenance expenses was heard early and often. Case of the B52. This call to arms..

ABB Lummus Global, Bloomfield, New Jersey, has acquired Phillips' Olefins Conversion Technology, also known as Triolefins. This technology is a strategic addition to the portfolio of technologies alre..

Seadrift to expand coking facility Seadrift Coke L. P. has signed a $22-million contract to expand output at it's needle coking facilities, Sea-drift, Texas. The project's scope calls for Foster..

Speeding technology to market is key to survival in a global economy, according to Dr. Francis J. Honn, chairman of the Commercial Development Association Education Foundation. "Companies that quickly..

A recent report by consulting firm WEFA, Inc. examines economic ramifications from the U.S.-proposed carbon-emission reductions to control global warming. Considerable debate is ongoing whether increa..

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has conducted an objective, comprehensive, and quantitative side-by-side analysis of the leading alternative transportation fuels (ATFs). The study..

The Annual Energy Outlook 1998 from DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the first with projections to 2020. The projections also reflect a greater shift to electricity market restructurin..

Results of an American Society for Quality survey conducted by the Gallup Organization shows that information and networking technologies are not always what they promise to be. U.S. consumers report ..

As the workforce is increasingly expected to master sophisticated technology and information systems, businesses realize that having skilled workers is what will make them competitive in the next cent..

In the mid-1980s, when industry realized that the costs of using best developed available technologies for soil remediation were extremely high, industry and regulators asked: "How clean is clean enou..

World market for soil remediation and groundwater contamination is expected to grow from $18 billion in 1997 to $25 billion in 2002. So says a new report from the McIlvaine Co., Northbrook, Illinois. ..

Thanks to AIChE, this year's 29th Annual Engineering Construction Contracting (ECC) Conference was held September 4–5, in San Diego, California, at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina. The conference t..

A new white paper from MESA International helps further the understanding of manufacturing execution systems (MES). The 24-page booklet, "MES: A High Level Vision," is the result of a year-long projec..

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