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HP Project Management: Inside look at financing biorenewable projects

Nexant: Cascone, R.

Financing biorenewables technology companies and their projects involves a unique set of challenges. The global emergence of biorenewable fuels, chemicals and polymers is driven by public policies, su..

HP Petrochemicals: US petrochemical revival slows amid weaker oil

Contributing Editor: Martin, S.

Since the shale revolution, US oil and gas majors have run on all cylinders, drastically curbing US dependency on foreign resources. But the past six months changed it all. A 53% plunge in oil prices ..

HP Viewpoint: Methanex focuses on growth and expanding its operations across the globe

Methanex Corp.: Floren, J.

As the world’s largest producer and supplier of methanol to major international markets, Methanex Corp. continues to focus on growing and expanding its operations across the globe. The most recen..

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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Honeywell will maintain control systems for Sasol CTL complexHoneywell Process Solutions (HPS) has signed a five-year agreement to support Sasol’s synthetic fuels and chemicals facility in Secund..

HP Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US commercial crude oil inventories are at elevated levels and are expected to increase. Lower crude oil prices have supported consumption in developed economies, removed budgetary constraints in emer..

Haldor Topsoe, Ferrostaal to launch downstream project development JV

The JV will offer expertise in project planning, project development and financing with worldwide leading technologies for the petrochemical, refining and environmental technology sectors.

Poland’s Grupa Azoty to build new propylene unit via propane dehydrogenation

The new propane dehydrogenation plant, due to be launched in 2019, will be among the largest of its kind in the world, and the largest in the European Union.

Neste Oil plans two-month Porvoo refinery turnaround as largest ever

The turnaround will be started by unit shutdowns after Easter and will take approximately eight weeks.

MAN supplies compressor to record air separation project in South Africa

With a production capacity of 5,000 tpd of oxygen, the ultra-modern facility pushes the technical boundaries that have existed up to now, also with regard to efficiency, reliability and safety.

Striking USW workers at top refinery approve deal

Union workers at the Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, unanimously approved a new contract.