Environment & Safety
IHS CERA/World Economic Forum report: Natural gas enters a new era of abundance
Technology is driving a revolution in natural gas supply, but its new abundance also brings market changes.
Energy management toolkit available soon
The US Department of Energy’s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) is in the process of developing the Energy Management Toolkit.
China orders three new liquefied natural gas projects using Black & Veatch-patented technology
China Natural Gas Company, Ltd. (CNGC) has selected Black & Veatch and Chemtex to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for three new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in China.
Association says proposed changes to US ozone standard will harm job growth
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed changes to US federal standards regulating ozone could inflict serious harm on America’s economy, job growth and consumers, said Gregory Scott, executive vice president and general counsel of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, in a statement today to an EPA advisory panel.
7 out of 10 German customers fill up wrong
With the introduction of Super E10 (10% ethanol blended gasoline), nearly 70% of German drivers avoid filling up with the higher bioethanol fuel blend.
Preem to begin sales of oil renewable diesel blend in Sweden in April
Swedish oil and marketing company Preem AB in April will begin sales of diesel blends containing 15% renewable diesel produced from tall oil as well as 5% biodiesel
Human factors research identifies early warning signals to anticipate failures of workplace
A new independent research report has presented industry with a practical way to measure the human factors health of their safety regimes, potentially opening the way to significant advances in workplace safety, environmental stewardship and operational efficiency.
EPA establishes Clean Air Act standards for boilers and incinerators
In response to federal court orders requiring the issuance of final standards, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing final Clean Air Act standards for boilers and certain incinerators that achieve public health protections through reductions in toxic air emissions, including mercury and soot, but cut the cost of implementation by about 50% from an earlier proposal issued last year.
US senator urges IOCs to cease Libyan operations
All American and international oil companies should immediately cease operations in Libya until violence against civilians ceases. The Obama administration also should consider re-imposing U.S. sanctions that were lifted during the Bush era
$8.8 billion for FGD systems market in 2011
Coal-fired power plant operators will complete investments of $8.8 billion for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems starting operation in 2011. The investment in 2012 will be down and will bounce back in 2013.
- Australia’s biggest LNG plants suffer outages due to cyclone, straining global supply 3/27
- Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring 3/27
- Stockholm Exergi taps Inprocess to deliver advanced process simulator for BECCS project 3/27
- Japan to relax rules from April to boost coal-fired power amid LNG import risks 3/27
- Velan releases upgrades to its delayed coker isolation valves 3/27
- AFPM: ‘Baffling’ final RFS will break cost records. In fact, it already is 3/27
