Americas
HP Reliability: TAMU Turbo and Pump symposiums still leading
Beginning in 1971, the Turbomachinery Laboratory of Texas A&M University (TAMU) organized the first of now 41 consecutive annual turbomachinery symposiums, now known as the TAMU Turbo. In 1984, Texas ..
HP Integration Strategies: 3D laser scanning delivers benefits in hydrocarbon processing facilities
Present 3D laser scanning (3DLS) technology can be used in many diverse applications; it assists in improving efficiency and quality, and reducing time-to-benefit. For discrete industries, 3DLS can sa..
HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: Is the US nearing the next construction boom?
US activity will be led by LNG liquefaction and export terminals, along with new and expanded fractionators, ethylene crackers and other petrochemical infrastructure.
HP Viewpoint: LNG: Fueling the future
A few short years ago, the US was a net importer of natural gas. Today, due to the discovery of vast supplies of natural gas and significant technological advancements in unlocking these reserves from..
HP Water Management: Need a package boiler in a hurry?
Acquiring a package boiler is an unplanned event that requires process engineers to solve this completely unfamiliar problem. To reduce the chaos of replacing them, here are helpful ways to resolve this situation.
HP Industry Perspectives: 2012: Is it over yet?
According to a year-end report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the global economy is still stumbling three years after the “great recession of 2008.” The Euro area is challenged t..
HP Impact: US crude production hits 15-year peak
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that US crude oil production (including lease condensate) averaged almost 6.5 million bpd in September 2012, the highest volume in nearly 15 year..
HP Impact: Canadian oil sands GHG emissions scrutinized
IHS has released an update to its 2010 report comparing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fuels made from Canadian oil sands to those from other crude sources. The new analysis found that total ..
Petroequador to double Amazonas refinery output
The director of Equador's state-owned oil company says the aim is to raise capacity at the refinery to 40,000 bpd, up from the current 20,000 bpd. Imports of refined products cost Ecuador an estimated $4.0 billion a year. The government plans to reduce the amount of imported petroleum products.
EPA chief Lisa Jackson to step down from US post
Republicans and industry groups often criticized Ms. Jackson, saying her agency's regulations were killing jobs and raising uncertainty for business. A coal industry representative that Ms. Jackson "presided over some of the most expensive and controversial rules in agency history."
- Trafigura to use Babcock's ammonia fuel supply system onboard gas carriers 7/7
- Lotte Chemical Titan secures $3-B ethylene supply deal in Indonesia 7/7
- Diesel East-West price spread nears 1.5-yr high amid supply concerns West, stable East 7/7
- U.S. Gulf Coast fuel oil imports at record low as refiners opt for heavier crude 7/7
- Shell flags profit hit from weakness in gas trading and chemicals business 7/7
- Transition Industries signs agreements for the Pacifico Mexinol Project, an ultra-low carbon chemical production facility 7/3
