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HIMA's safety system passes Shell's assessment test
Shell recently performed comprehensive assessment tests of the HIMax safety system from HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG. With successful completion of the tests, HIMax can be used worldwide in the oil company's future projects, without additional evaluations.
NTSB updates investigation into fatal pipeline rupture
This is an update on the continuing investigation of the natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010.
Colfax develops bearing and lubrication cartridge for refinery cooling fans
Colfax’s Lubrication Systems Co.(LSC) business has developed a MistLock bearing and lubrication cartridge for air-cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) used in refineries, power plants and petrochemical plants. ACHEs use fast-rotating fans to remove heat from process fluids and transfer it to the surrounding air.
ISA publishes second edition of Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide
The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the publication of Alarm Management: A Comprehensive Guide, Second Edition, by Bill Hollifield and Eddie Habibi.
Foster Wheeler FEED-ing two Brazilian refineries
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a basic engineering design and front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Petrobras for two grassroots refineries in Brazil.
NPRA says court decision on GHGs bad for consumers
Charles Drevna, president of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, issued the following statement regarding the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on the motion by NPRA and several other trade associations to partially stay implementation of pending Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas regulations.
Flint Hills Resources facility in Illinois breaks safety record
Employees at the Flint Hills Resources chemical facility in Peru, Illinois, reached a safety milestone last month.
Chevron’s budget for next year is $26 billion
Chevron has announced a $26 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2011. Included in the 2011 program are $2 billion of expenditures by affiliates, which do not require cash outlays by Chevron. Acquisition costs associated with the recently announced purchase of Atlas Energy are not included.
AVEVA unveils new product at SPAR Europe 2010
AVEVA announced the launch of AVEVA IntelliLaser at SPAR Europe 2010 in Amsterdam.
Arkema to buy some of Total's specialty chemicals businesses
Arkema plans to buy the coatings resins (Cray Valley and Cook Composite Polymers) and photocure resins (Sartomer) businesses of Total’s Specialty Chemicals section for a €550M enterprise value.
- ABB's Fidas24 gas analyzer awarded CSA certification for hazardous applications in the U.S. and Canada 3/3
- Clariant Zeolites partners with Vertimass to scale-up innovative CADO biofuels technology 3/3
- Seeq Intelligence: Bridging industrial AI and human expertise for smarter operational decisions 3/3
- SES Energy acquires CIU and corrosion monitoring divisions from ICR 3/3
- S3 sets a new benchmark for European onshore and transition seismic in landmark CCS survey 3/3
- How airlines have hedged against fuel price increases 3/3
