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US storms may delay project completions

Sep 22, 2017

Some petrochemical projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast may be delayed, but most energy and petrochemical players will go ahead with capital expansion plans, despite record damage from Hurricane Harvey driving up costs and slowing work, experts said.

Harvey storm damage extends beyond Texas but not long term - analysts

Sep 7, 2017

Chemical plants, refineries and critical logistics are working diligently to restart more than a week after 50 plus inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey left much of the U.S. manufacturing base underwater in Houston and South Texas. While the economy is...

U.S. shale producers boost production; BP finds high-volume New Mexico shale source; Dow, DuPont merger to close

Aug 10, 2017

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Northeast NGL market to take off if storage capacity strains are relieved

Jul 21, 2016

Building more natural gas liquid (NGL) storage facilities in the U.S. Northeast will help manage supply swings at ethane crackers and allow the NGL market in the region to take off, according to Marc Halbritter, senior vice president, Business Development at...

Sasol ups US project cost estimate; UP, Katoen Natie start resin export service

Jun 15, 2016

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Project owners review hiring plans to tap Gulf Coast labor pool

May 19, 2016

Investing in customized training programs for new hires and rethinking the company culture are helping petrochemical project owners in Texas and Louisiana retain valuable employees amid a shortage of qualified construction and permanent operational staff,...

Ascend shelves PDH project; Polyethylene market faces oversupply

May 19, 2016

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Texas, Louisiana petchems hires to peak in 2016-2018

May 5, 2016

The demand for skilled labor in the Texas and Louisiana chemicals industry over the next five years may have recently hit its peak in Q1 2016, at around 82,000 workers, Brent Sexton, director Customer Relations at the Construction Labor Market Analyzer (CLMA...

Shell, PTT continue Northeast cracker studies; Borealis to import US ethane

May 4, 2016

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NWIW drops Tacoma project; US gas output rose 5% in 2015

Apr 21, 2016

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