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HP Impact: HPImpact: Energy exec outlines key principles for project success
With the HPI industry thriving, opportunities along with challenges are confronting owners and contractors during this time of unprecedented capital spending. Mark Albers, president of ExxonMobil Deve..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Over $20 billion spending for Western Canada's energy sector in 2007
Approximately $20.7 billion will be spent on new construction projects in Western Canada in 2007, according to market research from Industrial Info Resources (IIR). The capital outlays will go toward ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Miscellany of note from HPI newsfronts
Valero's Bill Greehey refinery achieves historic safety milestone. The plant, located in Corpus Christi, Texas, has become the first refinery to have all of its primary contractors certified with OS..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Measurement, automation sector reports big gains in profits, operating income
Assessing performance against peers and competitors, the Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) has released its latest findings. Each year, the association collects information on the o..
HP Impact: HPImpact: US industries dealing with rising energy costs in 'healthy' way
US industrial manufacturers are gearing up for growth, projecting an average revenue increase of 8.1% for the next 12 months, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' most recent Manufacturing Barometer. ..
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  Production capacity in 2015: up 25% Global oil and liquids supply capacity could increase as much as 2..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Asia-Pacific product demand swings on prices, substitution
Asia-Pacific oil demand growth slowed down in 2005, particularly during the second half. Two major reasons for this noticeable change: 1) oil prices persistently stayed at the historically highest lev..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Construction activity, maintenance spending dominate downstream
The growth of construction activity in the HPI is unlike anything seen since the late 1970s. Sustained high prices for refined, petrochemical, and gas processing products and commodities are driving i..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EU registration of petroleum streams looms under REACH
First introduced in February 2001, The European Commission's "White Paper on the Strategy for a Future Chemicals Policy" presented a new system of chemicals control: Registration, Evaluation and Autho..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Value in ethics touted as industry focuses on curbing corruption
Conducting business in an ethical manner is vital to all businesses. However, this year's annual conference of the Construction Industry Institute focused particularly on the engineering and construct..
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