Gulf Coast

US skilled pay hike to soften as project schedules slip

Jan 13, 2016

Skilled craft wage growth in US industrial construction will slow down to about 1.2-2.5% per year in the next 3-5 years but will continue to be a major cost factor for petrochemical capital projects, according to Daniel Groves, director of operations at the...

US refinery spend to rise in 2016-2020 on low oil price, EPA rules

Nov 19, 2015

Petroleum refiners in the United States and Canada are projected to spend about $6.7 billion on new capital projects in 2016, up from $5 billion in 2015, said Chris Paschall, vice president of global research for the petroleum refining industry at consulting...

US Southeast port services expand for polyethylene export hike

Nov 3, 2015

Southeast ports such as the Port of Charleston and the Port of Savannah are preparing to receive a larger share of the growing market for US polyethylene exports to Europe, spurred by the upcoming expansion of ethylene production in North America, port...

Plant builders use design-stage data tools to offset impact of tight skills market

Sep 30, 2015

Design-stage innovations such as three-dimensional isometric projections delivering extra detail to field craft are improving schedule performances and reducing the cost of major US capital projects, according to John Fish, director - Project Support Services...

US Gulf Coast growth tests port tank capacity, local transport links

Jun 25, 2015

The busy Port of Houston expects at least 270,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of new plastics export business to develop between 2016 and 2019 as new petrochemicals capacity comes online.

Louisiana leads education efforts to meet workforce shortage

Apr 23, 2015

Louisiana will face the petrochemical workforce gap full on, with a projected need for additional 86,300 skilled craft job openings to build an estimated $60 billion worth of new plants and plant expansions in the next few years.

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