Environment & Safety
Halliburton files Gulf oil spill lawsuit against BP
Halliburton on Thursday filed claims against BP in Texas state court for negligent misrepresentation, business disparagement and defamation related to the Deepwater Horizon incident on April 20, 2010.
US Gulf producers shut in nearly half of oil capacity amid Tropical Storm Lee
Oil and gas operators around the Gulf of Mexico have begun evacuating platforms and rigs due to Tropical Storm Lee, with nearly 48% of oil capacity and 33% of natural gas production shut in. Lee intensified to become a tropical storm on Friday, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), packing winds of 40 miles/hour.
Consider new processes for clean gasoline and olefins production
Advanced technologies promote propylene yield while reducing olefins in gasoline
Achieve success in gasoline hydrotreating
Case history describes how to achieve superior performance during FCC gasoline hydrotreating
Alternative transport fuels: An Indian perspective
Many factors influence the possibility of new fuels replacing gasoline and diesel
New era in refining — Keys to sustenance
Changes in feedstocks, environmental rules can alter past and future process investments, profitability
HP Automation Safety: Are you a lawyer or an engineer?
Have you ever questioned some legal decision? I have certainly wondered about the logic behind certain legal cases. When I read the “warning labels” on certain products, for example, I reall..
US Gulf oil producers shut in output as storm looms
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have begun evacuating platforms and rigs due to an area of tropical disturbance (Invest 93 L), with nearly 6% of regional oil capacity already shut in. The system is likely to strengthen into Tropical Storm Lee either late Thursday or early Friday, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), packing winds of at least 40 miles/hour.
Siemens completes wind turbine project in Iowa
Siemens Energy, Mortenson Construction, and MidAmerican Energy Company have completed the expansion of MidAmerican Energy's wind project near Pomeroy, Iowa. Thirteen Siemens wind turbines were erected at the site, creating an additional 29.9 megawatts of generation capacity.
GTC licenses sulfur recovery technology from R&D firm TDA Research
GTC Technology, a licensor of process technologies mass transfer solutions, announced a global technology licensing agreement with TDA Research for sulfur recovery from hydrogen sulfide through catalytic direct oxidation.
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