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HP Innovations: HPInnovations
Control system to increase olefins production Control of complex turbomachines in an ethylene (olefins) process presents numerous challenges and opportunities because the plant's production capacity..
New Developments
Services to minimize nuisance alarms Comprehensive Alarm Management Services, for the I/A Series automation system from Foxboro, are said to represent an important component in Invensys' expanding s..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction: North America
GE Energy is supplying a power recovery system for Valero Energy Corp.'s refinery in Paulsboro, New Jersey. It will have the capacity to generate 18 MW of electricity to help support operations. The e..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction: Europe
GE Energy has completed its testing program for three large refrigerating compressor trains to be installed in what is claimed to be Europe's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, located on Melk..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction: Middle East
Snamprogetti, the Eni engineering and construction company, in a joint venture with Chiyoda Corp. have a contract with Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. (II) (RasGas II). The agreement is for ..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction: Asia-Pacific
Bayer MaterialScience is planning to increase MDI capacity at its Caojing site, Shanghai, China. Production facilities to produce polymeric and monomeric MDI from crude MDI are scheduled to be complet..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction: Africa
Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Ltd., a Foster Wheeler Ltd. division, has an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Caltex Oil South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (Caltex), a part of the ..
Free Literature
Catalyst support media for hydrotreater service Lantec Products Inc.'s Rest-O-Cat 55 ceramic balls are said to help refineries worldwide meet modern fuel-quality standards. Hydrotreater catalyst sup..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Owner/contractor relationships The growing imbalance be..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Techniques identify ways to ‘radically' reduce project time
Businesses rely on just-in-time capacity enhancements and first-to-market product strategies to gain competitive advantage and increase profit margins. This has created an increased demand for a high-..
HP Impact: HPImpact: High oil prices vex central bankers worldwide
Rising oil prices have created a dilemma for central banks around the world. According to industry analysts with Global Insight Inc., no one wants to repeat the policy mistakes made during the oil sho..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Coal to perform bigger role in power generation
The role of coal-fired generators will be greater and gas turbines less. This prediction, which is counter to government forecasts, is based on a recent country-by-country analysis by the McIlvaine Co..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Strong oil prices and demand raise industry earnings 68% in 2ndQ
A recent Standard & Poor's energy industry survey assesses trends and conditions that affect corporate market performance. Among the key conclusions: With oil prices high, the world economy lost som..
HP Impact: HPImpact: World's natural gas use to double by 2030, says IEA
The International Energy Agency's most recent global oil outlook presents a reassuring assessment of the prospects for worldwide energy supplies. But it also draws attention to concerns about energy s..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Asia-Pacific: fastest growing consuming region for methanol
The dynamics of the global methanol industry are shifting, according to a presentation by Jim Jordan at a recent methanol forum. For many years, the US was the leading producer and consumer of methano..