Trends and Resources
HP Impact: US petrochem production grows in second quarter, some inventories down
For second-quarter 2003, total production of 18 petrochemicals reported in an NPRA survey was 46.7 billion pounds (Blb). This is an increase of 1% compared with first-quarter 2003. Howe..
HP Impact: Debate continues over ethanol use, increased smog
The US Senate has passed an energy bill, which sets up an interesting dynamic for merging the differences in the two bills in a House-Senate conference committee. Frank Maisano, directo..
HP Impact: Global corporate E&C corruption focus of new initiative
Leading members of the industry who make up the World Economic Forum's Governors for Engineering & Construction (E&C) have established a multinational task force to develop anti-corrupt..
HP Impact: Oil monitoring program records 41% growth
One of the world's largest proficiency testing programs for used oil has achieved a record high level of participation. ASTM's Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program (ILCP) is set up for pa..
HP Innovations
Oxidative technology proven to process ULSD UniPure Corp. has successfully produced ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel in its advanced sulfur removal (ASR) process. The demonstration f..
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Experimentation alliance ExxonMobil Corp., Irving, Texas, and Symyx Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, California, have a technology agreement focused on high throughput experimentation (..
New Developments
Magnet-drive pump handles up to 12,000 gpm Klaus Union has introduced three new magnet-drive hydraulic sizes. These include the SLM NVO 350-300-400 31E, SLM NVO 400-400-400 31E and SLM ..
HP Construction: North America
PetroWorld Ltd., Foster Wheeler Power Systems Inc., Starchem Technologies International Ltd. and Waller Marine Inc. are developing what is claimed to be the world's first floating large..
HP Construction: South America
SimSci-Esscor, an Invensys plc subsidiary, has a two-year contract with Ecopetrol, the state-owned petroleum producing and refining company of Colombia. Contract value is $500,000 and i..
HP Construction: Europe
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE) has a contract with S.C. Petrotel-Lukoil, S.A. The agreement is for EMRE's proprietary SCANfining gasoline sulfur reduction process along ..
HP Construction: Africa
Technip-Coflexip has a contract with NNPC/Mobil joint venture for the East Area - Additional Oil Recovery project. The contract covers engineering, procurement, fabrication, installatio..
HP Construction: Middle East
Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil Corp. have contracts for the Qatargas II LNG expansion project. Qatargas II is a joint project between Qatar Petroleum (70%) and ExxonMobil (30%). The ma..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
A 342-MW integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant using ChevronTexaco-licensed gasification technology is now operational. The unit is located at Nippon Petroleum Refin..
Free Literature
Automatic self-cleaning water filters Orival, Inc.'s automatic self-cleaning filters are claimed to offer reliable, maintenance-free removal of suspended solids from water in both once-..
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HP Impact: LNG imports for US to grow exponentially
LNG imports first surged on the US natural gas stage in the late 1990s, before settling at around 230 - 240 billion cubic feet per year (Bcfy) in 2001 - 2002. That amount represented ab..
HP Impact: China prepares for future of increased HPI product demand
With China's entry into the WTO, it is making significant policy changes to participate as a major player in the global HPI. Most notably, this nation is opening its borders for trade. ..
HP Impact: Emission control materials demand to grow 5.4%/year
Demand in the US for emission control products (components and materials) will increase to $3.9 billion in 2007. Increasingly stringent emission standards set by the EPA and the extensi..