According to statistics released by the Bureau of Energy of the island, Taiwan, which imports more than 99% of its crude oil needs, imported 28.16 million barrels of crude oil in October this year, down 7.5% compared with the same period of ...
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US-based Baker Hughes on Tuesday became the second large-capital oil service company in as many weeks to issue a warning of lower fourth-quarter earnings because of weaker North American and international activity. Baker Hughes' North ...
Sutor Technology Group Limited announced that it has appointed Mr Naijiang (Eric) Zhou as its Chief Financial Officer, effective December 14th 2012. Over the last three years, Mr Zhou has served as the Vice President of Finance of Sutor ...
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PPI reported that after holding Pakistan Petroleum Exploration Promotion Conference 2012 in Houston, USA Dr Asim Hussain advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources inaugurated PEPC Road Show in London UK. Dr Asim ...
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AFP reported that OPEC will likely cut its oil production next year as prices risk falling in reaction to higher output from top crude consumer the United States and amid a slowing of energy demand growth. The Organization of Petroleum ...
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The American National Standards Institute is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organization ...
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Reuters reported that Italy's Eni plans to invest USD 8 billion in Libya over the next 10 years to develop its upstream business as it moves to strengthen its grip as the leading international oil and gas producer in the country. Eni in a ...
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The officials in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo have halted the planned expansion of paraxylene (PX) production plant, owned by China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., known as Sinopec Group, after protests over the weekend. The ...
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Verdezyne,Inc.,a privately-held industrial biotechnology company focused on producing renewable chemicals from non-petroleum sources,has been granted a United States Patent for a bio-based adipic acid production process.U.S.Patent ...
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The US Environmental Protection Agency is tightening its standard for the amount of soot released from industrial smokestacks, diesel trucks and other sources, the agency said Friday. The standard for annual measurement of soot, or fine ...
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Chevron has proposed a deal to Brazilian prosecutors to resolve Real 40 billion ($19.17 billion) in outstanding legal actions over the Frade Field oil spill. In the proposal, discussed at a public hearing at federal prosecutors' offices ...
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A UAE-based major polymer & petrochemical trading firm has evinced interest in setting up a petrochemical complex in any of the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) across India. At present, Uniplas ...
University of Guelph researcher Atsuko Negishi is investigating a novel and unlikely source of natural fibres that may one day lessen our dependence on petroleum: hagfish slime. The textile industry needs an affordable, sustainable ...
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AFP reported that OPEC will likely cut its oil production next year as prices risk falling in reaction to higher output from top crude consumer the United States and amid a slowing of energy demand growth. The Organization of Petroleum ...
Tags: oil production, top crude consumer, energy demand growth
Rigaku Americas Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of a new application report on Sulphur Analysis in Petroleum Productsby Benchtop WDXRF. Application Note #5043 describes the performance of the new Rigaku Supermini200, a ...
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