Weirauch, Wendy
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
The upswing in U.S. gasoline prices is partially due to a tightness in gasoline supply, particularly in the Midwest, explains the American Petroleum Institute (API). The majority of that region's refo..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Impacts on viability of U.S. refineries
A recent study by the National Petroleum Council (NPC) assesses what government policies and actions would affect both petroleum product supply and the continuing viability of U.S. refineries. In a dr..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Ethanol producers gain opportunities
U.S. demand for gasoline and other fuel additives is forecast to fall to 35 billion pounds: a value of $6 billion. Declines will result primarily from California's executive order banning the use of m..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Economic outlook for Europe's chemicals
The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) estimates that overall output in the European chemical industry will grow from 1999's 3.5% to 4.5% this year. Germany and The Netherlands are likely to e..
HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. observers argue energy policies
Leading policy makers, past and present, offer candid responses to a recent U.S. House Energy Subcommittee. The question posed: Is the U.S. headed in the right direction regarding energy policy and se..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Petrochemical prices: tight market to soften?
According to Dr. Fred Peterson, president of Probe Economics, Inc., he and most other analysts believed that petrochemical and polyolefin pricing would stay flat until about 2002. Economic recovery in..
HP Impact: HPImpact: E-business investment needs to be tactical
AMR Research doesn't believe that "old economy" companies are doomed by the "new economy." In fact, e-business represents "an unprecedented opportunity for these companies to gain market share and imp..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Just when you thought you'd heard the last of this topic . . . here's a Y2K retrospective from the U.S. Department of Energy. Summing up the experience, Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson notes that ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: CMAI petrochemical conference outlook
Was 1999 the turning point for global petrochemicals? Current industry analyses were featured at CMAI's annual World Petrochemical Conference. The following are highlights from selected papers present..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Changing role for natural gas storage
Regulatory changes, coupled with steady growth in U.S. natural gas consumption, are expected to trigger a 21% increase in gas storage capacity over the next 15 years, according to a recent Gas Researc..
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- ASTM International signs MoU with Gulf Cooperation Council Laboratory Company for Technical Services (GCC Lab TSCo.) 11/18
- KBC launches Visual MESA Energy Management System 7.3 11/18
- MHI Compressor secures steam turbine contract at Baton Rouge (U.S.) olefins plant 11/18
