Americas
US automakers on track to meet GHG standards
The US EPA recently released a Manufacturers Performance Report that assesses the automobile industry's progress toward meeting GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks in the 2012 model year.
Marathon Petroleum proposes $2.5 billion upgrade for Garyville refinery
If approved, the project includes new hydrotreating, hydrocracking and desulfurization units, along with infrastructure such as buildings, tanks, cooling towers, and rail and electrical facilities.
Enterprise plans new facility to export ethane from Texas Gulf Coast
Enterprise Products has long-term contracts to support the project, which is designed to have an aggregate loading rate of 10,000 bbl/hour, or up to roughly 240,000 bpd.
Suncor Energy reports employee death at Alberta oil sands facility
Suncor emergency service personnel responded at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sunday when an employee was severely injured while working at the Fort McMurray oil sands site.
Enterprise wins EPA permit on new Texas PDH unit
The permit allows Enterprise Products to build a propane dehydrogenation unit at Mont Belvieu with catalytic reactors, heaters, and gas turbines that maximize thermal efficiency.
US renews ConocoPhillips permit to export LNG from Alaska terminal
The prior ConocoPhillips permit for the LNG terminal lapsed in March 2013 amid concerns about falling natural gas production in the Cook Inlet region in Alaska.
Lubrizol forms new energy and water business
"This allowed us to focus on the oilfield, refinery process and industrial water treatment chemicals markets," said John Uhran, vice president of the industrial specialties segment for Lubrizol.
Air Products inks hydrogen off-gas processing deal with Enterprise in Texas
Air Products will build a 40 million standard cubic feet/day hydrogen production facility to process a hydrogen-rich off-gas stream from a new PDH facility by Enterprise Products.
GE, Aramco launch global innovation challenge for seawater desalination
The goal of this challenge by GE and Saudi Aramco is to identify novel ways to lower these costs around the world, either through technology advances, process improvements, or both.
GPA ’14: Noble revamps Keota gas design for LNG
The Keota facility, which was designed to process gas from Noble's Denver-Julesburg (DJ) basin operations, was first conceived as a traditional gas processing plant. However, Noble examined other options for Keota as it sought to bring in a clean energy alternative for fueling its DJ rig engines.
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