Environment & Safety
Canadian chemistry industry lobby weighs in on air-quality and tax measure
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) has had a busy week, making its positions known on air-quality and tax measures.
Veolia manager wins hazardous waste award
Barry Jordan, a national sales manager for Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, has been named the 2010 recipient of the EI Digest Leadership Award.
ConocoPhillips and Sasol North America to reimburse costs for Calcasieu Estuary cleanup
ConocoPhillips and Sasol North America have agreed to a settlement of claims to resolve their liability to the EPA for contamination in the Calcasieu Estuary of Louisiana.
EPA grants E15 waiver for newer vehicles
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more than 10% ethanol for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.
API seeks to intervene on the side of the Pentagon in Canadian oil sands case
Citing the need to protect US jobs and America’s energy security, the American Petroleum Institute and two other organizations today filed a petition in federal court asking to intervene on the side of the Pentagon in a case challenging its use of fuels derived from Canadian oil sands crude oil.
US DOT and EPA moving to tighten tailpipe and fuel economy standards for passenger cars
In keeping with President Obama's vision to reduce greenhouse gases and increase fuel efficiency, the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced they will begin the process of developing tougher greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks built in model years 2017 through 2025.
Technip awarded two hydrogen plant contracts in the US
Technip has been awarded two lump sum contracts by Valero Refining Co.and Diamond Shamrock Refining Co. for two hydrogen plants at their refineries in Memphis, Tennessee, and McKee, Texas.
Murphy Oil reaches agreement with EPA on consent decree
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. has reached an agreement on a consent decree with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will cover Murphy’s two US refineries in Meraux, Louisiana, and Superior, Wisconsin.
Topsøe signs contract for sulfur treatment plant
Haldor Topsøe has signed a contract with the Henan Jinkai Group, China. The contract includes a sulfur management plant, which will play a key role in clean coal gasification. The
NASCAR star promotes safety at refinery appearance
Coming off his win at the Sylvania 300 and being catapulted to second place in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Clint Bowyer knows safety precautions are essential for every job and workplace, from refineries to race tracks.
- Consortium launches study to create a consolidated hub for recycled plastics 5/22
- Eni strengthens its global LNG strategy with long-term supply agreements in Indonesia 5/22
- Breakthrough shows how electricity could replace heat to turn CO₂ into useful chemicals 5/22
- bp's Whiting Refinery offers revised proposal to union in ongoing talks 5/22
- Plains oil pipeline partly shut down after rupture in East Los Angeles (U.S.), could disrupt supplies to refineries 5/22
- Vitol moves to open Mexico fuel terminal years after bribery scandal 5/22
