Weirauch, Wendy
HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. petroleum supply and demand forecast
According to a forecast from the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Supply and Demand Committee: U.S. natural gas consumption in 1998 is expected to increase by 2.2% to 22.48 trill..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Compressed air effort to improve efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy has organized a Compressed Air Challenge. This national effort is designed to save industry $150 million annually by "transforming" the industrial compressed air market i..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New design concepts for methanol plants
A substantial part of the world's methanol production capacity is approaching the end of its service life. These facilities will be shut down due to excessive energy requirements or will have exhauste..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Miscellany of note
The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission reports that U.S. motorists are paying an average 7.2 cents per gallon less for gasoline than a year ago. Nationally, the average price of self-serve..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Asia methanol demand growing; both capacity, imports to rise
Asia's methanol demand varies significantly among the many countries within this region. Each is at different development stages. The area's methanol market is divided into several regions: Northeast ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New center to study fine particulates
The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has established a program to conduct research and demonstrate technologies related to fine particle matter, an air pollutan..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Study analyzes Europe's initiatives for reducing ozone concentrations
Ozone concentrations in the lower atmosphere can have an adverse impact on human health. The World Health Organization (WHO)-Europe has recommended an air quality guideline of 120 µg/m3 (8-hr ave..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Worldwide gasoline, diesel fuel markets
A recent survey from The Associated Octel Co. Ltd., London, UK, details the quality and consumption of gasoline and diesel fuel marketed worldwide during 1996. The following are key highlights from th..
HP Impact: HPImpact: U.S. toxic releases drop 52% since 1988
 Fig. 1   Toxic Release Inventory, millions of pounds reported. ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Demand forecast for ethylene derivatives
U.S. demand for ethylene is forecast to grow from 50 billion pounds (Blb) in 1996 to 63 Blb in 2005. This is a compound average growth of 2.9% or growth at a rate of 1.25 times GDP. So says a recent r..
- Studi Tecnologie Progetti S.p.A. signs agreement to upgrade Attock refinery in Pakistan for $600 MM 7/1
- Maire's NEXTCHEM awarded engineering contract for Pacifico Mexinol's $3.3-B, 2.1-MMtpy low-carbon methanol project 7/1
- Axens, IFPEN, and SMS group Launch Carboverseo™: Essential Technology for e-fuels deployment 7/1
- BASF closes purchase of DOMO Chemicals’ shares in Alsachimie JV 7/1
- deugro completes another equipment shipment for INEOS' Project One project in Belgium 7/1
- Shell renews contract with Cyberhawk, enabling a global visualization and data integration platform across its portfolio 7/1
