Natural Gas
Indonesia: Cut gas prices for petrochemical, fertilizer industries in 2017
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia on Tuesday told energy companies to cut natural gas prices for fertilizer, steel and petrochemical industries starting Jan. 1, 2017, in a renewed effort to bring down domestic gas prices.
US Army denies DAPL easement, AFPM responds to decision
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- The US Army's denial of an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline, after permitting and legal obligations were followed, sets an uncertain precedent for new projects despite President-elect Donald Trump's promise to support energy infrastructure.
Editorial Comment: Hydrocarbon Processing forecasts $321 B in total HPI spending in 2017
What is the state of the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI)? Which regions and sectors are seeing growth, and which are stagnant, or possibly shrinking? These were some of the questions that <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> editors tackled at the 43rd Annual <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> Forecast Breakfast.
Industry Metrics
Stronger demand and falling inventories allowed US gasoil cracking spreads to recover, while gasoline was supported by outages.
Industry Metrics
US margins fell due to the slowing of domestic gasoline demand, as the driving season ended amid high inventories.
Amec Foster Wheeler wins contract for steam reformer heater in Egypt
Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by The National Company for Fertilizers & Chemicals to supply material and detailed engineering for a steam reformer heater for its fertilizer facility in Alexandria, Egypt.
Ceramic-based conversion produces clean, low cost chemicals from natural gas.
A team of scientists from CoorsTek Membrane Sciences, the University of Oslo (Norway), and the Instituto de Tecnología Química (Spain) has developed a new process to use natural gas as raw material for aromatic chemicals.
Canada unveils carbon price, energy-producing provinces unhappy
Canada's federal government vowed to bring in a minimum price on carbon emissions by 2018.
Industry Metrics
US gasoline demand contributed to falling inventories. Operational problems at several refineries and the potential impact of a tropical storm strengthened margins.
Much of 2017’s oil demand growth may bypass refineries
US shale gas may displace a growing portion of the world's expanding energy demand, cutting into the need for oil products from refineries.
- ABB introduces Unification X to enable seamless control room integration 4/23
- PETRONAS Lubricants International launches flagship PETRONAS Pro Series lubricants to elevate global industrial performance 4/23
- Sir Jim Ratcliffe: “Will INEOS’ Project ONE be Europe’s last investment in the Petrochemicals industry?” 4/23
- Czechs discussing possible fuel supplies from Slovakia 4/23
- LOTTE Fine Chemical completes world’s first commercial-scale green ammonia import 4/23
- Siemens and Shomax expand U.S. fertilizer production with zero-carbon green ammonia 4/23
