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HP Construction: South America
  Petroperú (Petroleos del Perú) and Axens have signed a contract for the modernization of Talara, Petroperú's largest refinery in Peru. The main objectives are expansion of the ..
HP Construction: Europe
  Gazprom and Srbijagas have agreed to set up joint ventures for the South Stream and Banatski Dvor UGS facility in northern Serbia.The agreement defines procedures, terms and conditions of inc..
HP Construction: Middle East
  Al-Waha Petrochemical Co. has successfully started up its new complex in Al-Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. The complex includes a 450,000-tpy polypropylene plant based on LyondellBasel..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
  Alfa Laval has received an order from PetroVietnam Group. The order value is about SEK 100 million and includes equipment and engineering solutions for an ethanol production plant in central ..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
The lowdown on industrial drives The worldwide industrial drives market was estimated to be worth approximately $16.5 billion in 2008, with more th..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New regulatory pressures mean a tough slog for the EU's refining industry
Berlin was the spot for a sober gathering of HPI professionals who used the ERTC annual meeting as a platform to discuss current economic and regulatory problems facing the industry. The mid-November ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: The roller coaster shows no signs of slowing down
Oil prices have been on a roller coaster since West Texas Intermediate hit a peak of $147 in the summer of 2008 and then plunged to as low as $37 earlier this year. While oil prices have recovered sin..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Successful strategies in the current market conditions
The global recession was abrupt and has hit very deep. By the end of 2009, the world will have seen two consecutive years of oil demand decline, the first time it has happened since the 1980s. Within ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Small technologies can deliver big punches
Charles Cameron, the head of research and technology in refining and marketing for BP in London, is a firm believer in small technologies that can deliver big punches. "I am here today as the lead che..
HP Construction: North America
  BP recently announced that construction, equipment purchases and engineering related to an expansion of its refinery in Whiting, Indiana, is about one-third complete. Construction began in May ..
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- Malaysia to cut diesel subsidies, saving $852 MM/yr 5/21
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- Repsol: Renewable fuels are key to the transformation of the refining industry 5/20
