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HPI Market Data 2012 Executive Summary

THE NEXT STEPThe economic recovery continues for the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). Energy drives economic growth. Unfortunately for developed nations, stronger economic recovery remain..

Consider these guides for stress relieving of vertical towers

Ultragen Ltd.: Ayari, H.  |  Truong, K.T.  |  Truong, D.

This case history investigates all required post-weld heat treatment for an existing column

HP Reliability: Spare parts availability and the need for non-OEM options

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Reliability engineers and their associated job functions often try hard to make their responsible supply-chain staff or purchasing departments understand that it is impossible for the maintenance depa..

HP Integration Strategies: Asset-intensive organizations require good asset information management

ARC Advisory Group: Snitkin, Sid

ARC Advisory Group has written extensively on the important topic of asset information management (AIM). While numerous cultural and organizational issues come into play, technology clearly provides t..

HP Automation Safety: Safety equipment qualification

exida LLC: Goble, W.

During a functional safety assessment of a packaged equipment manufacturer, the issue of instrumentation equipment qualification came up on the audit checklist. The IEC 61511 standard requires that al..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Burckhardt Compression has an order from Petroleum Development Oman LLC to deliver one process gas compressor for a new miscible gas injection (MGI) facility in the Sultanate of Oman. The responsible ..

Neste Oil, Bapco start up base oil plant in Bahrain

Neste Oil, The Bahrain Petroleum Co. (Bapco), and nogaholding have officially opened their new joint base oil plant in Bahrain. The plant has a capacity of 400,000 tpy and is located at Bapco's refinery on Bahrain's east coast.

Sasol to launch feasibility study on possible ethane cracker in Louisiana

The board of directors for Sasol has approved a feasibility study on a possible ethane cracker and ethylene derivatives complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the company said on Tuesday. Capacity would be between 1 million and 1.4 million tpy of ethylene.

Developing nations seen making better efforts on climate change - official

Developing countries are making more effort to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions than the developing world and that imbalance is threatening the future of the Kyoto Protocol, Venezuela's climate change representative said Tuesday.

US says nations must adhere to CO2 pact

The US said Monday that any future emission reduction accord must equally apply to industrialized countries and the major emerging economies such as China. The US, which isn't a member of the Kyoto Protocol, said it takes climate change seriously but any accord has to have equal application to the US and major emerging economies in order to be passed.