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Gas sensor features redundancy simplicity, immunity The OptoAcoustic Gas Detector GLD-OA-01 from Carthago International Solutions is a point flammable gas detectorUL-certified for use in potenti..
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ILTA brings the liquid terminals community together Early June found the International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) taking up residence at t..
New Developments
Product to control SO2 SOLVAir Select 300 is based on sodium bicarbonate. It is claimed to be for use in air pollution control applications, specifically treatment of sulfur dioxide (SO2). A patent ha..
HP Construction: North America
CB&I has a contract for a large-scale hydrogen plant at a California refinery. The project is valued at approximately $90 million. CB&I's scope of work for the project consists of the engineering, pr..
HP Construction: Europe
Foster Wheeler Italiana S.p.A. has a services contract with Mariisky NPZ Ltd. for the planned expansion of the Mari-El refinery, located in the Republic of Mari-El, Russian Federation. Mariisky NPZ L..
HP Construction: Central and South America
CB&I has a contract with Petroterminal De Panama, S.A. to engineer, fabricate and construct numerous petroleum storage tanks associated with the Trans-Panama pipeline expansion project. The tanks w..
HP Construction: Middle East
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Pte. Ltd. has a contract (estimated around $38 million) for the supply of carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel and incoloy pipes, fittings and flanges for the Saudi Ka..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
The Shaw Group Inc.'s Energy and Chemicals Group has been selected by Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd. to lead a consortium that will provide professional services and procurement of critical equipment for a..
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Pinch valves and more According to Red Valve, its 28-page condensed catalog is a must-have for anyone involved in flow control. It includes all of the latest information on the company..
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Energy scenarios to 2050 The world must face three hard truths: there is a step-change in energy use; supply will continue struggling to keep pace;..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Ambitious CO2 targets in US could shift world gas trade flows
Traditionally, world gas markets have operated as three largely self-contained regions: 1) the Americas; 2) Europe, Africa and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States; 3) and Asia-Paci..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Middle East overtakes Asia-Pacific as key oil-consuming center
Asia-Pacific has been an engine of growth for global oil demand for many years, while Middle East growth has not been as substantial until recent years. "Between 2000 and 2007, Middle East petroleum c..
HP Impact: HPImpact: IEA: continued market 'tightness' in medium term
A new medium-term analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) attempts to analyze where oil demand is headed over the next five years. "Record prices in the oil market in recent months have be..
HP Impact: HPImpact: 'Better than even' odds for 20% more US coal-fired capacity
A large number of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems have been ordered as a result of the US Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). A big revenue peak is expecte..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Demand for pumps to expand 4.4%/yr over five years
WENDY WEIRAUCH, Managing Editor Comments? Write:WW@HydrocarbonProcessing.com The global market for fluid handling pumps is f..