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Flint Hills Resources, LP, formerly Koch Petroleum Group, L.P., isa new independent refining and chemicals company that is a whollyowned subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. Headquarters are locatedin ..
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Foster Wheeler expanding plantFoster Wheeler Energy Ltd. (FWEL) has a front-end engineering anddesign (FEED), feasibility study and management contract (PMC) withSociete Anonyme Marocaine de L'Industr..
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Growth is forecast in safety systems despite a generalslowdown in the process automation market. An increased awarenessof safety standards and environmental concerns is fueling theupswing, says a new ..
HP Impact: Revised EU directive poses plant upgrade challenges
The EU oil refining industry is being presented with majorchallenges due to a new revision to the original 1988 LargeCombustion Plant Directive (88/609/EEC), which limits certainemissions. It will sig..
HP Impact: U.S. process catalysts demand to grow 4.4%/year
Demand for process catalysts (which exclude environmentalapplications) is forecast to increase 4.4%/year to $3.3 billion in2005. This increase is being driven by accelerating growth in thepetroleum re..
HP Impact: Gas partners save $102 million by reducing methane emissions
Annual results from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's(EPA's) Natural Gas STAR Program show that its industry partnersreduced methane emissions from unit operations and equipment leaksby 34 bi..
HP Impact: Air pollution declines as energy use climbs
New analysis of three decades of U.S. government data finds thatAmericans don't have to choose between healthier air and energyconsumption. A recent study of data collected since 1970 reveals "drama..
HP Impact: Forecast: record year ahead for NOx control equipment
Sales of NOx control equipment in the U.S. in 2002 willexceed $4 billion. This is a significant jump from $2.7 billionlast year. According to a recent forecast by the McIlvaine Company,"despite the ra..
HP Impact: Some energy producers continue expansion plans
Not long ago, the California energy crisis was reachingcatastrophic proportions. All eyes were on the states withderegulation looming on the horizon, wondering if the nextderegulated state would follo..
HP Impact: Load-leveling market to see ‘explosive growth’
The U.S. load-leveling market is estimated at $11 million in 2001as companies began to bring products to market. By 2006, explosivegrowth of over 150% per year on average is expected, resulting in ama..
HP Impact: EPA’s enforcement actions ‘legally reasonable’, says new federal ruling
The U.S. Justice Department announced in mid-January its conclusionthat the Environmental Protection Agency's "new source review"(NSR) enforcement actions against certain facilities - such as oilrefin..