Environment & Safety
ABB and Dresser Masoneilan collaborating on emergency shutdown valves
ABB will collaborate with Dresser Masoneilan on an integrated process to monitor, test and manage emergency shutdown valves (ESDV) during all operational conditions, from normal plant operations to abnormal situations.
EPA investigating BP Texas City refinery benzene release
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has initiated an investigation of the British Petroleum (BP) plant in Texas City, Texas. By launching this effort under federal law, EPA brings another set of investigative procedures to help federal and state regulators review the incident.
Axens and Orbeo team up
Axens and Orbeo have signed an agreement to form an alliance and offer their clients a single-source solution for improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
International Electrotechnical Commission calls for a global taskforce
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is calling for a global taskforce to coordinate technology-based energy efficiency initiatives in an effort to increase coherence and reduce duplication and wasted time, as it launched its white paper, “Coping with the Energy Challenge,” at the World Energy Congress in Montreal.
SNCR systems headed for Indiana
Nalco Mobotec, Inc. has signed a contract with Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. to provide two Rotamix selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) systems for nitrogen oxide (NOx) control at the Frank E. Ratts generating station in Petersburg, Indiana.
One confirmed dead in Pemex refinery explosion
Pemex suffered an explosion at its Cadereyta refinery outside of Monterrey, Mexico.
Honeywell UOP technology to support biomass conversion in California
Honeywell UOP LLC’s technology was recently selected for use in Rentech, Inc.’s Rialto Renewable Energy Center for the conversion of biomass to transportation fuels.
Second edition of Alarm Management Handbook now available
PAS recently published the second edition of The Alarm Management Handbook. It is the most comprehensive best-practices book available for designing and maintaining an effective alarm management system.
Albemarle to increase prices of mineral flame retardants
Albemarle Corp. will increase prices of its MARTINAL flame retardants on global shipments beginning October 1, 2010, or as contracts allow at the following rates:  MARTINAL ON ground and low-visc..
EPA proposes rules on Clean Air Act permitting for GHG emissions
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing two rules to ensure that businesses planning to build new, large facilities or make major expansions to existing ones will be able to obtain Clean Air Act permits that address their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the spring of 2010, EPA finalized the GHG Tailoring Rule, which specifies that beginning in 2011, projects that will increase GHG emissions substantially will require an air permit.
- 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
