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Automation training solution aims to close skills gap for digital industrial workers
Scalable Performance Learning Platform provides training to current and future workers on advanced instrumentation and control technologies using real plant-like process.
Atlas Copco has acquired IPV
Atlas Copco has acquired German Industrie Pumpen Vertriebs GmbH (IPV).
McDermott awarded EPC contract in Saudi Arabia
The fixed lump sum contract encompasses the engineering, procurement and fabrication of four Ammonia Tanks and nine CB&I storage tanks.
EIA forecasts world crude oil prices to rise gradually
EIA’s January Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts that world benchmark Brent crude oil will average US$61/bbl in 2019.
China to account for 44% of Asia’s crude oil refining capacity in 2023, says GlobalData
The country’s total refining capacity is forecast to increase at an AAGR of 4.5% in 2023.
SoCalGas and Onboard Dynamics announce demonstration of mobile natural gas compressor
The new compressor, called the GoFlo CNG80, is now being demonstrated at the Antelope Valley School Transportation Agency in Lancaster, California.
Total joins plastic waste alliance
The ‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ has announced an initial set of projects and collaborations that reflect a range of solutions to help end plastic waste.
Jet keeps driving European distillate demand growth in 2019
According to ESAI Energy’s recently released Europe Watch Products, European jet fuel demand will rise by just 30 000 bpd this year.
Axens’ technology selected by Marathon Petroleum Corporation
The tool has been especially useful for network subject matter experts to compare unit performance across their refineries.
India to contribute 15% of Asia’s crude oil refining capacity in 2023, says GlobalData
The country’s total refining capacity is set to grow at an AAGR of 5.3% in 2023.