Nichols, Lee
HP Business Trends
Despite the drop in crude oil prices, Saudi Arabia is continuing to build out multiple downstream infrastructure projects.
HP Global Project Data
Over the past year, Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database has tracked a steady stream of new project announcements across the globe.
Expansion and contraction in developed Northeast Asian nations
Unlike much of Southeast Asia, which is presently building downstream infrastructure to meet increasing demand, Northeast Asia is well-developed.
HP Editorial Comment: The Top Project award nominees are out!
As we move deeper into 2015, Hydrocarbon Processing continues to add new features to better serve our readers.
HP Business Trends
As a consequence of the shale gas boom, US crackers have switched away from naphtha feedstock to ethane-based feedstock.
HP Global Project Data
The Hydrocarbon Processing Construction Boxscore Database is tracking over $1.5 T in active projects around the globe.
Central America: A downstream outlook to 2020
Due to the growth in the region’s middle class, Latin America has seen tremendous petroleum products demand growth over the past decade.
HP Editorial Comment: Is the global refining sector growing toward overcapacity?
The global refining sector has been a bright spot for the oil and gas industry for nearly a year.
HP Editorial Comment: An extraordinary year and new beginnings
It is quite extraordinary, the events that can happen within a single year. Beginning in July 2014, the world began to witness a widespread fall in crude oil prices. By the end of January 2015, both W..
HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: How low oil prices are affecting new project announcements
Beginning in July 2014, the world began to witness a widespread fall in crude oil prices. With the decrease in global crude oil prices, what has this meant for new project announcements in the downstream sector?
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