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HP Impact: Production activity rising in many global chemical regions
In August, global activity chemicalbusinesses rose 1.4%, says a report from the American ChemistryCouncil. During August, the latest month for which statistics havebeen analyzed, activity rose in most..
HP Impact: Global gas market faces need to make midcourse adjustments
“The industry will not develop along astraightforward course; it will have to weather disruptions andmake midcourse adjustments,” says well-known industry analyst andauthor Daniel Yergin. In..
HP Impact: Web-based value management toolkit
Best practices, value-enhancingpractices, and value management and engineering are buzzwords usedthroughout the engineering and construction industry. Oftenconfusion and mystery surround the meaning o..
HP Impact: Integrated catalyst technologies benefit polyolefins production
Recent advances in catalyst and processmethods for value-added polyolefins will have significantdisruptive impacts on current technologies and resins. So says anew study from The Catalyst Group Resour..
HP Impact: New group to tackle future innovation needs in the HPI
Aiming to identify what the energyindustry needs to focus its attention on, a new initiative is beingformed called the Centre for Hydrocarbon Business Innovation. Agroup of leaders from downstream and..
HP Impact: Miscellany of note from the US DOE
US greenhouse gas emissions grew muchslower than the economy in 2002. Greenhouse gas emissions increasedby 0.5% in 2002, from 6,829 million metric tons carbon dioxideequivalent (MMtCO2e) in 2..
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Clean fuels plant undergoes testings The US Department of Energy (DOE) has dedicated a facility that ..
HP Impact: Methanol: next capacity wave, rationalization
The year 2003 has witnessed both short supply and continuing high natural gas prices in the US. Unexpected industry losses of supply early in the year, totaling as much as 800 thousand metric tons, ar..
HP Impact: US catalysts demand for polymer production to grow 5.7%/year
Catalyst demand in the US is forecast to increase 4.5%/yr to $3.5 billion in 2007. In volume terms, consumption will advance 2.1%/yr to 8.1 billion pounds. Growth will derive primarily from the contin..
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