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Licensed 'green' diesel process offers improved properties UOP LLC and Eni S.p.A. have developed a new processing technology to produce a high-quality diesel or diesel blendstock. The process, Green D..
New Developments
Electromagnetic flowmeter delivers increased protection The OPTIFLUX 5000 with flanged connection is now available with high-tech ceramics for smaller meters. Ranging in sizes from DN 15 to DN 100, th..
HP Construction: North America
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract from Fort Hills Energy L.P. to provide engineering design and procurement services for the utilities and off-sites (U&O) component of the bitumen pr..
HP Construction: South America
Borealis is investing R$18 million in the acquisition of a new extrusion line to enlarge its Itatiba (SP) plant. Borealis has two production units in Brazil located in Itatiba (SP) and Triunfo..
HP Construction: Europe
BASF started its expanded plant for medium molecular weight polyisobutene (MM PIB) in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The result is an increase in capacity of 6,000 metric tpy of MM PIB. The company no..
HP Construction: Middle East
Cryostar, a subsidiary of The Linde Group, has a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to supply on-board boil-off gas reliquefaction plants for five LNG tankers to be built by 2008. The moder..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
BASF's new engineering plastics compounding plant at its Pudong site in Shanghai, China, came onstream in March 2007. It has a capacity of 45,000 tpy. With the new plant, BASF's total compoundi..
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Burner to reduce energy usage The Envirojet burner from Hamworthy Peabody Combustion is said to provide low emission levels without the use of recirculated flue gas (RFG)...
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'Realities' of biofuels Ethanol and biodiesel production is rapidly increasing, "but the challenge of producing biofuels at a lower cost than..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Upstream project costs showing signs of peaking, says CERA
The dramatic cost surge in the oil and gas industry continues, but the rate of growth shows some signs of slowing, according to the latest update of an upstream capital costs index (UCCI) from market ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: LNG likely to be in short supply by 2013, says forecast
Demand for liquid natural gas will likely exceed supply in six or seven years, leading to significantly higher prices for Asian and other buyers, according to Frank Harris, head of global LNG at consu..
HP Impact: HPImact: Economics of coal-to-olefins route vary regionally
In the leading industrial nations, demand for chemical feedstocks is mainly satisfied by oil. With deep reserves, coal is an alternative source for chemical feedstocks gaining renewed interest. Analys..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Flue gas desulfurization forecast to ramp up over the next decade
After decades of "famine" the world's flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system suppliers are now "feasting" with global orders in 2006 reaching over $11 billion. So says new research from The McIlvaine C..
HP Impact: HPImpact: China's energy demand races upward during 10th Five-Year Plan
During China's 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-2005), the country's output for crude oil and refined products maintained a yearly increase. A recent study by FACTS Global Energy reviews key growth rates. Co..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Automation services industry: riding the crest to 2011
Automation suppliers continue to benefit from strong demand for automation services across the entire spectrum of the plant lifecycle and the scope of nearly all automation products and applications. ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New world of work requires investment in people knowledge
The energy industry is increasingly seeking successful strategies for attracting and retaining a new pool of talented young people. At the same time, the valuable knowledge and lessons learned of seas..