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The Smithburg Volunteer Fire Department in a rural area of West Virginia was faced with a difficult decision after its fire truck was placed out of service permanently due to mechanical issues. “We were forced to purchase a newer fire truck to continue to provide much needed services to the community that depends on us,” said Smithburg Volunteer Fire Chief Samuel Sponaugle. “We had to take out a loan, because we didn’t have the full amount saved.”

From being the first person in his family to graduate college to raising a young family of his own, Kevin Aberdeen can relate to pressure. As a startup manager on Chevron’s offshore platform Anchor, Aberdeen is now experiencing it in a different sense. With production now underway, Anchor utilizes industry-leading technology and equipment that can handle pressures as high as 20,000 pounds per square inch (psi) and reach reservoir depths and as low as 34,000 feet bene

Chevron Corporation announced today that it started oil and natural gas production from the Anchor project in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Anchor production marks the successful delivery of high-pressure technology that is rated to safely operate at up to 20,000 psi, with reservoir depths reaching 34,000 feet below sea level. “The Anchor project represents a breakthrough for the energy industry,” said Nigel Hearne, executive vice president, Chevron Oil, Products &a

Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, and WEAV3D Inc., an advanced manufacturing and materials startup, today announced Braskem's and WEAV3D Inc.'s thermoplastic composite lattice technology, in partnership with the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, were named first place winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award's Future of Lightweighting category. The

Sinopec has achieved recognition for its efforts in zero carbon initiatives by receiving the "Green Sustainable Development Commitment Award" at the 3rd International Green Zero-Carbon Festival and the ESG Summit in Beijing in July. Sinopec is dedicated to leading green development and industry innovations. The company has made significant progress in green production, green electricity, green packaging, and recycling. By optimizing the production of oil products, Sinopec

Air Products published today its 2024 Sustainability Report – “Generating a Cleaner Future” detailing progress against its existing sustainability goals and announcing new ones; highlighting its clean hydrogen megaprojects around the world; and showcasing how its industrial gases and applications expertise enable customers to improve productivity and reduce environmental impact. The Company’s latest Sustainability Report also provides stakeholders w

The oil and gas market can change at any moment. Unfortunately, infrastructure development takes so long that a good market outlook at the beginning of a greenfield projec t may have completely changed by the time offshore installation is done. It is therefore important for oil and gas companies to have adaptable, low maintenance corrosion solutions to preserve topside and subsea piping and pipelines in case of delayed commissioning from unexpected market drops. Topside and

BASF gives a clear sign towards biotransformation of their Acrylate portfolio and switches their production to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate starting Q4 2024. With a 14C-traceable bio content of 40% according to DIN EN 16640 and a low Product Carbon Footprint bio-based EA from BASF helps customers worldwide to reach their sustainability goals. The product offers a PCF reduction of ~30% compared to fossil-based EA. Additionally to regular bio-based EA, BASF also offers bio-based Ethyl Acrylate

Celanese Corporation a global chemical and specialty materials company, today confirmed that the force majeure declared for acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer sold in the Western Hemisphere has ended and the underlying supply chain conditions behind the declaration have stabilized.  “We were pleased to be able to meet the product needs of virtually all of our contracted customers during this challenging period by relying on our integrated and flexible supply chain

Origin Materials a technology company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, and Reed City Group, a full-scale injection mold builder, injection molder, hydraulic press maker, and automation solutions company, announced a strategic partnership to mass produce PET caps and closures in North America. In Reed City Group’s Michigan facilities, the companies will operate Origin PET cap and closure commercial manufacturing lines. The lines wi

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire an additional stake of approximately 22.5% in Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co the refining and petrochemical complex located on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s west coast, from Sumitomo Chemical for $702 million. Aramco and Tokyo-headquartered Sumitomo Chemical currently each own 37.5% of shares in Petro Rabigh, which was listed on the Saudi

Driving Decarbonization in America, a series that looks at the different ways that lifecycle carbon emissions in transportation can be reduced, recently showcased a groundbreaking fuel from Chevron. The second episode of the series gives viewers a chance to learn more about renewable gasoline blends, which could reduce a vehicle’s lifecycle carbon dioxide emissions by more than 40%. tell me more Renewable gasoline blends function like the gasoline that