With crude oil reserves depleting and declining margins, the oil and gas industry eyes for alternatives. Natural gas, long–term poor cousin of the crude oil business, could bring a change, but is held back by the necessary infrastructure efforts it requires. Now the discovery of new gas fields in vicinity to the booming markets of Asia–Pacific fires the imaginations of oil and gas experts...

Vega is sending to the starting line a real “game changer” in radar level measurement — the first 80-GHz sensor for liquids characterized especially by extremely good focusing. This feature will make level measurement more reliable than ever before. Measuring points that were previously considered problematic, such as vessels with internal installations, will benefit most from this “world first”.

Lanxess completes expansion works at its butyl rubber production in Zwijndrecht, Belgium: With capacities increased by ten percent and two new pilot plants, the expansion is a major project for the company's rubber business, Lanxess chairman Axel Heitmann stated.

The transport of hazardous materials, such as chemicals, in India needs improvement, chemical companies like Clariant believe. In a recent conference, officials reminded Indian authorities to harmonise safety and security standards for the transport of hazardous substances across the 3,287590 square kilometers state.

Pumping is a delicate process — even more when handling media as sensitive as world class wines. While every vineyard will have its own recipe, the challenges they are facing are rather similar: World class vintages need a world class process. With pumping being a crucial step …

An innovative new liquid gas extraction technology— requires only moderate pressure and leads to improved efficiencies and performance. It offers significant cost savings in small batch applications.

Virtual worlds have until now mainly been known from the field of computer games. But through information technology, they have also found their way into industrial automation. What are the opportunities and risks of a production plant in a virtual environment and how can virtualization solutions be implemented?

Pumps and compressors account for a large share of energy consumption in process industry equipment. Best practice that can help further reduce consumption by this type of equipment will be a major theme at ACHEMA 2012 on June 18th to 22nd in Frankfurt/M., Germany. A key aspect to consider in this context is the contribution that control valves and sensors can make in enhancing process stability in automated production environments.

Markus Regner will be in charge of running the Karlsruhe-based facility along with CFO and COO of Romaco Holding, Carsten Strenger.

Technip, in partnership with China HuanQiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC), was awarded by Basra Gas Company (BGC), a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for Ar Ratawi Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) train1 project at North Rumaila in Basra Province, Iraq.