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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty launches new website

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has published a new corporate website featuring an extensive knowledge section and other enhancements to keep its clients, brokers, business partners, press and any other interested stakeholders abreast of the latest developments in corporate and specialty insurance worldwide.

Aon launches global energy risk engineering unit

Aon Risk Solutions has consolidated its energy risk engineering assets around the world to form a new unit, known as Aon Energy Risk Engineering.

One confirmed dead in Pemex refinery explosion

Pemex suffered an explosion at its Cadereyta refinery outside of Monterrey, Mexico.

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..

Frontier Oil reports fire at Cheyenne refinery crude unit

Frontier Oil Corp. experienced a fire yesterday at approximately 5:40 a.m. MDT in the crude unit at its refinery in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fire was extinguished within approximately one hour by refinery and city fire personnel.

Design and implement an effective equipment integrity management system

TEFEN Venture Consulting Italy: Nicolo, F.
ERG Raffinerie Meditterranee SpA: Spampinato, M.

Consider this "integrity-only-specific" innovative methodology

Facility siting—balancing risk vs. cost

Brad Adams Walker Architecture, P.C.: Walker, B. A.

Companies should take a second look at identifying and analyzing hazards associated with temporary buildings

Rethink your overpressure systems

Petrofac Engineering & Constructions: Rahimi Mofrad, S.

Consider multiple relief valve designs

Maximize uptime for sulfur testing

Thermo Fisher Scientific: Van der Windt, R.  |  Van Strien, A.

New analyzer determines trace level amounts quickly

Better manage vacuum on gas systems

WorleyParsons: Datta, K. A.

A systematic approach estimates optimum conditions to prevent air ingress for flares