Acid Gas Removal
South America: Brazil
Brazil’s economic improvement was remarkable over the past decade, following many years of slow growth. On average, the Brazilian gross output of goods and services increased at an annual average..
Asia: India
The Indian economy has come a long way since the 1991 economic reforms. A decade and a half of economic reform and globalization is yielding returns that cut across all income groups. The domestic eco..
Asia: Japan
The Japanese economy showed steady recovery for 2003–2007. However, due to the global recession in late 2008, Japan’s GDP growth decreased to –1% in 2008 and to –5.5% in 2009. Due ..
Europe: United Kingdom
The United Kingdom (UK) is Europe’s fourth largest chemical economy, after Germany, France and Italy. It accounts for 8% of the European Union’s (EU’s) $900 billion overall chemical pro..
Consider new technologies to raise diesel yield in bottom-of-barrel products
The debate continues over adding a new delayed coker vs. a residue hydrocracker upstream of an existing delayed coker.
HP Viewpoint: Age of turbulence: Charting the refining course toward a profitable future
High-performing enterprises draw on external expertise during all project phases, from scouting and front-end engineering and development through to operations.
HP Construction: Middle East
KAR Group has announced the third expansion of its Kalak refinery to 185,000 bpd. Process units and utilities are being provided by Ventech Engineers LLC of Pasadena, Texas. Ventech has provided modul..
From mill to wing: How waste materials could become the next green aviation fuel
We are in the midst of an energy revolution, with new types of liquid fuels from new sources and an increased supply of traditional fuels unleashed from existing sources thanks to new technologies. Wh..
HP Impact: EU chemicals sector output down in 2011
European Union (EU) chemicals production recorded a 1.9% decrease in the first four months of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, according to the latest Cefic Chemicals Trends Report. Monthly..
LNG and GTL drive 50 years of technology evolution in the gas industry
The technologies needed to shape an industry transformation exist and have been proven on a large scale, the authors say.
- Braskem Siam partners with Mitr Phol Bio Fuel to use ethanol to produce bio-ethylene/polyethylene 3/21
- Wison Engineering signs FEED contract with WasteFuel for Ankara Green Methanol project in Turkey 3/21
- U.S. slaps Iran-related sanctions on oil tankers, China 'teapot' refinery 3/21
- Regulations needed to spur airlines to use SAF, Japan oil refiners group head says 3/21
- Russia replaces UAE as the top naphtha supplier to India in 2024–25 3/21
- Asia's sour crude demand to rebound on completed regional refinery maintenance and upgrades 3/20
