Africa
Industry Perspectives
In 1H 2022, new capital projects have declined 19% vs. 1H 2021.
Industry Perspectives: Hydrocarbon Processing’s Mid-Year Update webcast to be held in late June
Over the past several years, the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has been engaged in a whirlwind of peaks and valleys.
Global refiners falter in efforts to keep up with demand
Refiners worldwide are struggling to meet global demand for diesel and gasoline, exacerbating high prices and aggravating shortages from big consumers like the United States and Brazil to smaller countries like war-ravaged Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
Business Trends: Insights from the 2020 Worldwide Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis
The author’s company recently completed its data analysis for the <i>2020 Worldwide Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis (Fuels Study).</i>
History of the HPI: The 1950s: Capacity expansion, HDPE/PP, polycarbonate, computers and rocket science
The 1950s marked an evolution in the use of oil by nations around the world.
Industry Perspectives: 1Q project announcements this year down vs. 1Q 2021
New capital project announcements are down 27% in 1Q 2022 vs. 1Q 2021.
Global Project Data
Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking nearly 1,100 projects around the world, totaling more than $1.8 T in active capital project investments.
Industry Perspectives: Capital investments/major trends affecting the global HPI
In late January, Tyler Campbell, Associate Editor, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, <i>Gas Processing & LNG</i>, and <i>H2Tech</i>, presented an update on the global capital construction landscape at the Engineering and Construction Contracting (ECC) Extra Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.).
Construction
Eni plans to launch its 3.4-MMtpy FLNG vessel offshore Mozambique this year. The Coral Sul FLNG vessel is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries.
Industry Perspectives
As detailed in the Editorial Comment of the October issue of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the nominees for the 2021 Top Projects Awards have been announced, with voting ongoing at HydrocarbonProcessing.com.
- Digital Exclusive: Monetizing stranded offgases from oil and gas facilities 8/18
- Pemex getting Texas refinery ready for large-scale overhaul 8/18
- China still storing crude oil even as refinery runs rise 8/18
- China's CNAF to invest in private Chinese SAF plant 8/18
- Lukoil's Volgograd refinery halts oil processing after drone attacks 8/18
- PSB Industries’ advanced line of specialty gas dryers for the oil and gas industry 8/18
