OMV strengthens resilience with group-wide programme
OMV has announced ongoing group-wide efforts to strengthen its organisational resilience amid current commercial, economical, and geopolitical environments, across chemicals, fuels, and energy.
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EIA expects US drivers will spend the smallest share of their disposable income on gasoline since 2005
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. drivers will spend less than 2% of their personal disposable incomes on gasoline in 2025 – the lowest share since 2005, excluding 2020.
Engineering the future
In the September issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Emily Ruhl and Michael Krela, Koch-Glitsch, USA, explore the development of distillation tray valve types and consider how operators can best align valve selection with current demands and future challenges.
Improving efficiency and longevity in syngas operations
This article summarises field-proven strategies to enhance efficiency and reliability in syngas plants. It highlights best practices such as robotic convection cleaning, high-emissivity ceramic coatings, SCR fouling solutions, and corrosion-resistant thermal sprays, that reduce energy use by up to 15%, cut emissions, and extend equipment life.
Ethylene at a crossroads
Anton Tvelenev, KBR, examines how economic decline and geopolitical pressures have affected the global ethylene market, and considers what is to come for the industry.
Pragmatism in Africa's petroleum sector
Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, provides an overview of the African petroleum sector’s potential for expansion and growth in the modern age.
AFPM comments on RFS proposal
The AFPM have recently submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes for 2026 and 2027.
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The algorithmic advantage
Shaista Mallik, Seeq Corp., describes how AI-equipped advanced analytics platforms are providing the hydrocarbon industry with the digital insights needed to drive optimisation in every stage of operations.
Maximising process efficiency with Compander technology
Atlas Copco Energas GmbH, Gas and Process Division, demonstrate how petrochemical companies can maximise gas process efficiency with Compander technology.
Eastern US natural gas increasingly meets LNG-fuelled demand growth in AEO2025
In the AEO2025, the US EIA has projected regional differences in natural gas markets that will encourage increased natural gas flows from the mid-Atlantic to the southern Gulf Coast in the coming decades.
Servomex demonstrate accuracy in oxygen measurements
Servomex and SGS GAS have helped Peak Scientific achieve low and accurate oxygen measurements with the SERVOPRO MonoExact DF310E.
EIA reports that natural gas price volatility fell over 1H25
The average historical volatility of the daily Henry Hub front-month futures price trended downward through 1H25, with quarterly volatility falling from a recent high of 81% in the 4Q24 to 69% by mid-2025.
US refinery maintenance leads to increased exports of crude oil
The US exported more crude oil to Nigeria than it received from Nigeria for the first time in February and March 2025, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports.
Insulating innovation: the evolution of industry standards
Mark Krajewski, Aspen Aerogels, USA, provides a specifier’s guide to best practices for designing with next-generation insulation materials.
EIA expects US hydrocarbon production to be supported by export growth
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that US hydrocarbon production is to be supported by export growth in long-term projections through 2030.