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HP Associations: The inside scoop from NPRA’s technology forum
On the first day of this year’s National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) Q&A and Technology Forum in San Antonio (which took place October 9–12), delegates noted that increased..
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Biojet fuel grantRenewable chemicals and advanced biofuels firm Gevo has received a $5 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the development of biojet fuel from woody biomass ..
HP Impact: EU chemical production grows ever so slowly
European Union (EU) chemicals production in July grew by 0.8% compared with July 2010, according to the latest chemicals trends report released by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). Howev..
HP Impact: World demand for water treatment products approaches $65 billion
World demand for water treatment products is projected to increase 6.2% per year to nearly $65 billion in 2015, according to The Freedonia Group (Table 1). Although growth will be healthy across the g..
HP Impact: Shale gas boom helpful to North American chemical producers
The US shale gas exploration and production boom continues to fuel significant cost advantages for North American commodity chemicals producers as relative costs of natural gas and oil-based feedstock..
HP Impact: The quest for a common integration technology
The five major automation foundations (FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International, and OPC Foundation) have developed a single common solution for..
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Sunoco plans to exit the refining business and has begun a process to sell its refineries located in Philadelphia and Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Sunoco also announced that it is conducting a company-w..
HP Impact: European refiners’ safety performance in 2010
European oil company association CONCAWE started compiling statistical data on safety performance for the European downstream oil industry 17 years ago. The group recently released its safety report f..
HP Impact: Libya at a glance
Wood Mackenzie recently undertook an analysis of Libya, attempting to discern how long it could take for a recovery of oil and gas production. One of the key issues in this respect is how quickly the ..
HP Impact: EU Parliament seeks stricter greenhouse gas rules
The European Parliament is calling for fast action to reduce non-CO2 climate forcers including black carbon soot, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), methane and ground-level ozone. The Parliament’s call ..
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