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...“Huge demand is opening up, and India doesn’t have sufficient hydrocarbons,” Adani said....
...Ethylene is produced from hydrocarbons derived from oil and natural gas and is a feedstock for the most widely used plastic, polyethylene....
...“This is another important milestone,” said Machteld de Haan, executive vice-president for chemicals and products at Shell....
...The offer by the United Arab Emirates’ Adnoc comes as the oil-rich emirate flexes its financial muscle, deploying years of excess hydrocarbon revenues into sectors that could help the state wean itself off...
...It comes as the oil-rich emirate flexes its financial muscle, deploying years of excess hydrocarbon revenues into sectors that could help the state wean itself off oil dependency.Covestro, one of Germany...
...Ed Simpson, head of energy and infrastructure at Gravis Capital Management, argues: “While hydrocarbons will be required for years — both for power generation and as raw materials in chemicals industries...
...Missing from the statement, however, was a plan to phase out hydrocarbons — a critical point of contention ahead of the climate talks at the end of the month....
...“Whether we like it or not, we cannot survive without hydrocarbons as that is 85 per cent of our energy base in the UK,” he said. Government data puts this figure at 75 per cent....
...The veteran politician wants Petrobras to expand outside hydrocarbon extraction and into other areas such as petrochemicals — so Braskem would be an obvious choice....
...The nation is one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbons but has spent $200bn on green energy projects over the past year....
...Lex believes it has an important part to play in the transition away from dirtier hydrocarbons....
...The FT editorial board said recent tie ups are part of the race to be last man standing, a bet that the IEA is wrong, and proof that, as Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said this week, “hydrocarbons are here...
...Turning carbon dioxide back into useful hydrocarbons requires vast amounts of energy....
...Chemicals juggernaut BASF had sought vertical integration through a 73 per cent stake in its Wintershall DEA unit....
...Casino and hotel group Caesars Entertainment, shale producer Chesapeake Energy and hydrocarbon energy company Diamondback Energy will report earnings after the market closes....
...In 2005, 15 people were killed and 170 injured in an explosion at a refinery in Texas, which the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board blamed on “safety deficiencies at all levels” of BP....
...The company has issued three profit warnings since June, with its problems including losses related to delays at its flagship project at the Leuna chemicals complex in Germany....
...However, the government has no plans to lower production of hydrocarbons....
...Under pressure from shareholders, the oil major is extending its transition from dirty hydrocarbons to renewables. Similarly, China is losing its enthusiasm for a push to make chemicals from coal....
...Hydrogen can be swapped in as a feedstock in chemicals production, for example, and can replace the coal used to heat steelmaking furnaces....
...From August 10, the EU will introduce new limits on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in the rubber crumbs used in artificial sports pitches following a long-running consultation....
...BASF decides to invest €10bn in China,” he said, referring to a planned chemicals complex that will be the company’s largest ever foreign investment. “That’s the most upsetting part,” he said....
...They are also working to finance buyouts of the media ratings company Nielsen, TV broadcaster Tegna and car parts maker Tenneco....
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