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Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

Unintended fugitive emissions from pressurized plant components have long been a key concern for operators as well as regulators.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s </i> Construction Boxscore Database, there were nearly 90 new project announcements from January 2015 to June 2015.

Daimler Mercedes-Benz's cleaner technology in European diesel, gasoline engines

Daimler said it will spend €3 B ($3.35 B) to curtail diesel exhaust pollution levels by modifying its engines and exhaust treatment systems.

Gazprom sees record 2016 gas exports to Europe

Russia's Gazprom plans to export a record 165 Bcm of gas to Europe this year, as falling gas prices have made its gas more attractive to European consumers.

Egypt's new refinery will cut fuel import bill

Egyptian investment firm Qalaa Holdings is confident its new refinery will cut the country's dependence on crucial oil product imports. The $3.7-B Egyptian Refining Co. will have the capacity to produce 4.2 metric MMtpy of refined products

US, Vietnam firms sign MOU for oil and gas cooperation

The MOU formalizes the deepening relationship between Honeywell and PetroVietnam and further confirms a common vision of developing a cooperative partnership in oil and gas.

Pemex could give up majority stakes in refineries

Pemex's CFO says the company is seeking partners to operate its money-losing refineries and plans to "dilute" its ownership in the plants.

IEA: Oil outlook brightens as output disruptions erode surplus

Demand growth, which is unchanged since April, remains at about 1.2 MMbpd, with India, China and Russia helping support demand.

Failure prevention—The ultimate asset management strategy

Small Hammer Inc.: Snider, B.

The primary cause for losses and lost opportunities at refineries, chemical complexes, pipeline networks and gas processing facilities is equipment failures.

Small-scale coal-to-chemicals can revitalize India’s petrochemicals industry, economy—Part 2

TATA Consulting Engineers Ltd.: Paluskar, P. V.  |  Sakthivel, S.  |  Marve, M.

In Part 1 of this article, published in April, the barriers of petrochemical production in India were discussed, along with the opportunity to explore chemicals from coal, using the specific example of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).