The focus of this report is a high level analysis of hazard and safety methodologies. A general description of safety regulations & comprehensive (regional) survey of catastrophic industrial accidents involving chemical process plants and refineries categorized by major process units.
Reviews the coal bed methane (CBM) industry, including an overview of coal gas extraction, CBM resources in key global regions, technical and operational challenges. CBM pricing and development cost (for N. America, Australia, China, India) are included. Environmental and regulatory issues are addressed.
Methanol SBA Program - QBU report provides an analysis of key developments in the methanol industry, including capacity updates, profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter. Updated price forecasts based upon revised oil scenarios are provided.
Ammonia and Urea QBU report provides an analysis of key developments in the industry, including capacity updates and profitability and pricing developments over the past quarter.
Regional round-up of industry developments, regional pricing analysis and capacity expansions are provided for the first quarter 2011. An assessment of the impact of the earthquake on Japan’s petrochemical industry, specifically the olefins and polyolefins business is provided.