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HP Editorial Comment: Accessing the value of methane and the North American petrochemical revolution

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The North American (NA) petrochemical industry is experiencing a renaissance of new project announcements and manufacturing expansions. This wave of activity is supported by abundant, low-cost natural gas supplies. In particular, many ethylene projects are under various stages of development.

HP Reliability: The true cost of poor quality

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Knoxville, Tennessee-based System Improvements, Inc., has been in the forefront of teaching structured root-cause analysis throughout the world. System Improvements, Inc. has used its proprietary soft..

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 Global: India’s fertilizer industry gathering strength

Special Secretary to Government of Kerala, and Chairman, Chemical Engineering Division Board of the Institution of Engineers: Nair, M. P. Sukumaran

The $2-T Indian economy is forecast to have an annual average GDP growth rate of 8%–9% in 2015 under the new government. The main drivers—agriculture and industrial manufacturing—need r..

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.

Fluor wins contractor services work on Azerbaijan gas, chemicals project

Fluor is slated to provide project management contractor services for SOCAR's new oil-gas processing and petrochemical complex (OGPC) in Azerbaijan.

KBR to roll out new development program to train Saudi engineers

HP Editorial Staff: HP Editorial Staff

KBR’s Saudi Arabian JV company, KBR-AMCDE, says it will work to form an in-kingdom center of engineering excellence to help develop and train future Saudi engineers.