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20.05.2012
Guys told Scottish daily The Press and Journal that the French oil major planned to carry out a successful "dynamic kill" on the leaking G4 well before May. more29.03.2012
07.09.2011
As part of a boiler revamp project, Total Petrochemicals turned to Honeywell to help design a state-of-the-art boiler/combustion control system according to its latest standards and philosphy. more20.06.2011
New Facilities Spotlight Next-generation Biofuels
After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line. The new facilities are designed to take biofuels beyond corn-based ethanol and begin to shift the industry to "advanced" fuels made with a lower carbon footprint derived from products that will not compete with demand for food. more11.04.2012Total Could Stop North Sea Gas Leak by End April
A leak at Total's North Sea Elgin gas platform could be stopped by the end of April, if everything goes as planned, U.K. managing director Philippe Guys said in a newspaper interview.Guys told Scottish daily The Press and Journal that the French oil major planned to carry out a successful "dynamic kill" on the leaking G4 well before May. more29.03.2012
Total Sends Fire-fighting Ships Near N.Sea Gas Leak
France's Total sent fire-fighting ships close to the scene of a gas leak from its North Sea Elgin platform on Thursday as a large gas cloud led to fears of an explosion. The company said the gas originated thousands of meters below the seabed, which engineers said might mean that a relief well - one possible option to stop the leak - could take months to drill. Total has not yet found a way to stop the gas leak. more24.01.2012BASF to Sell Share in JV PEC-Rhin to GPN
BASF has signed a contract to sell its 50%-share in PEC-Rhin in Ottmarsheim, France, to its joint venture partner GPN, a member of the French Total Group. PEC-Rhin produces CAN/AN (calcium ammonium nitrate/ammonium nitrate) fertilizers and the respective intermediates, ammonia and nitric acid. The company was established in 1966 and currently has about 180 employees. more20.01.2012Legal Status of Shale Gas In Key Countries
The development of shale gas extraction is a potential game-changer in world energy markets, offering the potential for ample supplies in markets that could otherwise tighten in coming years. In the United States, where the technology is most widely used, it could flip the country from a net importer of natural gas to a net exporter. But shale gas extraction requires large amounts of water and chemicals, and environmental concerns have led some governments to ban its use or put moratoriums in place. more05.01.2012France's Total in $2.3 Billion U.S. Shale Gas Deal
French oil group Total is plowing $2.3 billion into the development of U.S. shale gas reserves in Ohio in the latest example of global energy companies piling into burgeoning new energy sources. more10.11.2011Arkema Q3 Sales Volumes Down 4%
French specialty chemicals group Arkema revealed a near 4% fall in third quarter sales volumes on Wednesday, showing how tough times could lie ahead for the industrial sector in Europe. moreTotal Petrochemicals Revamps Boilers with Honeywell
Case Study - At Total Petrochemicals polyethylene production plant in Antwerp, the facility wanted to find a way to increase its reliability and stability at the plant. At issue were two boilers equipped with single loop individual controllers. Unfortunately one boiler was not able to control the steam header pressure automatically without tripping on load upsets.As part of a boiler revamp project, Total Petrochemicals turned to Honeywell to help design a state-of-the-art boiler/combustion control system according to its latest standards and philosphy. more20.06.2011
Ali Tarhouni: West is Failing Libyan Insurgents
Libya's rebel oil chief accused the West on Saturday of failing to keep up its promises to deliver urgent financial aid, saying his authority had now run out of cash completely after months of fighting. Speaking to Reuters in a rare interview in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi, oil and finance minister Ali Tarhouni said all crude oil production had now come to a standstill due to damage caused by the fighting. more20.06.2011Court Trims Solvay's EU Antitrust Fine
Solvay won a 16.5% cut to an antitrust fine after Europe's second-highest court said the Belgian chemicals group took part in an illegal cartel for less time than EU regulators had ruled. more- Legal
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