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NPRA, other groups ask EPA for more ethanol tests

Dec 22, 2008 Fourteen organizations, including the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, called on Dec. 18 for "unbiased and comprehensive testing" before the US Environmental Protection Agency permits the use of mid-level ethanol blends in engines.

OGJ Newsletter

Dec 22, 2008

Worldwide refining capacity growth rises again in 2008

Dec 22, 2008 In 2008, growth in crude distillation capacity continued to build on momentum of past years; refiners added more capacity than the past 2 years, according to the latest OGJ Refinery Survey.

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Dec 22, 2008

Equistar to temporarily idle olefins unit

Dec 18, 2008 Equistar Chemicals LP temporarily will idle its olefins unit at Chocolate Bayou, Tex., because of declining market and economic conditions. Equistar Chemicals is an indirect subsidiary of LyondellBasell.

PNG LNG nears final project decisions

Dec 18, 2008 The Papua New Guinea LNG (PNG LNG) partners will make a final investment decision by yearend 2009 about proceeding with the ambitious LNG project on the Gulf of Papua near Port Moresby. Five trains might eventually be possible.

Equatorial Guinea to set up gas processing hub

Dec 17, 2008 Equatorial Guinea plans to establish a gas gathering company to collect gas in the Gulf of Guinea and direct it to key projects in the nation, according to a senior official from the state owned gas company Sonagas.

Costs rise despite economic slowdown, analysts say

Dec 17, 2008 Despite the global recession, costs of constructing upstream facilities have reached a record high, as have those for designing and constructing refining and petrochemical projects, according to IHS and CERA.

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Dec 15, 2008

OGJ Newsletter

Dec 15, 2008

Special Reports: China, India lead growth in Asian refining capacity

Dec 15, 2008 Asian refining capacity continues to grow rapidly despite the effects of a suffering global economy.

Special Report: Asia petchem expansions to 2015 increase demand for naphtha

Dec 15, 2008 A wave of ethylene investment will take place in Asia during 2009-11 with distinct peaks in early and late 2009.

Petrobras gets loan for Revap refinery upgrades

Dec 14, 2008 Brazil's Petrobras has borrowed ¥750 billion from a consortium of Japanese banks to finance its investments in the 226,000-b/d Henrique Lage (Revap) refinery.

NPRA sees flaws in regulating greenhouse gases under Clean Air Act

Dec 12, 2008 Attempts to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act would have numerous potentially harmful consequences, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association told the US Environmental Protection Agency.

MARKET WATCH: Oil futures price falls to $42.07/bbl

Dec 10, 2008 Crude oil prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange slipped to just above $42/bbl on Dec. 10 on the release of a short-term outlook by the US Energy Information Administration.
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