HP Innovations: HPInnovations
Low-cost alternative to liquid-filled gauge A lower-priced alternative to liquid-filled gauges, the Ashcroft Duragauge Plus! is claimed to change the landscape of pressure gauge technology. This lon..
HPInformer: HPInformer, North America edition
ABB Lummus Global and Criterion Catalyst Co. L.P. have agreed with Exxon Research and Engineering Co. to jointly develop and market the SynSat distillate hydrogenation process. Exxon brings extensive ..
HPInformer: HPInformer, International edition
ABB Lummus Global, Criterion Catalyst Co. L.P. and Shell Global Solutions have formed the SYN Alliance to market the SYN Technology. The SYN Technology, developed and commercialized by ABB Lummus Glob..
New Developments: NEW Developments
Water-cooled combustion monitoring system withstands 3,500° An advanced, water-cooled, solid state burner management system can withstand temperatures as high as 3,500°F while televising c..
HP Construction: HPIn Construction
Bechtel-Linde awarded Abu Dhabi ethylene plant Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Copenhagen-based Borealis A/S, has awarded the Bechtel-Linde allian..
Free Literature: FREE literature
Gear drives A four-color product guide, outlining the expanded line of Ultramite gear drives, is available from The Falk Corporation. The six-page brochure, with product cut-away illustrations, over..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Exxon buys Mobil for a reported $76 billion, a transaction that is expected to reshape the global oil industry. The deal creates the world's largest energy company, surpassing the Royal Dutch / Shell ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Financial executives assess world economy
Corporate America forecasts a stable 1999 in the U.S., but continued turmoil internationally. So says a survey by Ernst & Young LLP of 350 top tax, treasury and finance executives from multinational c..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Europe's refiners lower oil levels in effluents
According to a recent study by CONCAWE, refineries continue to reduce oil discharged with effluents. Data from a 1997 survey shows a 43% reduction in the quantity of oil discharged from 1993 levels. C..
HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. demand for petroleum products to rise 1.5%
The Supply and Demand Committee of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has released its short-term (1998-1999) forecast at the association's 69th annual meeting in New Orleans, Oct..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Clean-burning engine technology advances
The push for increased fuel economy and stricter regulation of automobile emissions presents engineers with a challenge to create an engine that both burns fuel more cleanly and produces fewer polluti..
HP Impact: HPImpact: CMA opposes EPA's recovered oil rule
The Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) has challenged certain aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) refinery listing rule. CMA charges that a portion of the rule will prevent ch..