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HP Water Management: Best practices for RO operations
Widespread use of reverse osmosis (RO) technology in industrial applications began in the late 1980s, following the introduction of polyamide materials that had a significantly higher permeate flow an..
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US, Norway seek to improve CO2 capture The US and Norway have announced their commitment to support the global carbon capture and storage (CCS) test center network. In a joint release, the two co..
HP News: Process safety pioneer passes away
   Trevor Kletz was a giant   in the field of process safety.  One of the founders and leaders of process safety in thought and practice, Professor Trevor Kletz, died on ..
Chemical-grade operation—or not?
The quality of transportation fuels has evolved. Earlier, the fuel quality was based on octane to power larger engines for automobiles and cetane for commercial trucks. As lead was phased out of gasol..
Methanex sells 10% stake in Egypt methanol JV
This deal increases APICORP's ownership in the joint venture to 17%, while Methanex will remain the operator and majority owner of EMethanex with just over 50% ownership.
Novatek, Total give final approval to develop Yamal LNG project in Russia
The Yamal LNG board of directors approved a final investment decision for the Yamal LNG project, including the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant on the Yamal Peninsula.
Neste Jacobs wins project management work for Gasum’s Finngulf LNG
The PMO office will in 2014, together with the other FEED engineering companies for the individual sub projects, prepare the material in order to enable Gasum to make the final investment decision for the combined Finngulf LNG investment, including Balticconnector, by end-of-year 2014.
CB&I wins FEED work from Gazprom to develop new Russian refinery
CB&I's project scope includes FEED development for multiple new process units, including a 2 million tpy hydrocracker unit licensed by Chevron Lummus, as well as hydrogen, sulfur and other associated units.
Amyris, Total form alliance on renewable fuels
Amyris and Total have formed Total Amyris BioSolutions, a 50-50 joint venture that now holds rights and a license to produce and market renewable diesel and jet fuel from Amyris's renewable farnesene.
Gazprom appoints WorleyParsons as contractor for Vladivostok LNG
The WorleyParsons portion of the project includes the FEED deliverables for two 5 million tpy LNG trains with supporting utilities and infrastructure including loading terminal topsides.
- Indonesia allocates 15.65 MM kiloliters of biodiesel for 2026 12/23
- Egypt, Qatar's Al Mana Holding sign $200-MM SAF deal 12/23
- China's teapots boost Russian ESPO buying amid record discounts 12/23
- Bahrain's BAPCO sends first diesel cargo to Australia in 2.5 yrs 12/23
- Asia oil floating storage seen declining on lower exports, China buying 12/23
- Gazprom in talks with Hungary's MOL over NIS stake sale 12/23

