Petrochemicals

Equinor Makes New Arctic Norway Oil Discovery in Barents Sea

Norwegian state-owned energy major Equinor has reported a fresh Arctic Norway oil discovery in the Barents Sea, marking another step in its ongoing exploration...

Oil Jumps Past USD100 Per Barrel Again as Iran Crisis Drags

Oil markets once again rallied past USD100 per barrel as tensions surrounding the ongoing conflict involving Donald Trump’s administration and Iran showed little sign...

Nigeria Urges Investment from Oil Producers to Ensure Supply

Nigeria is urging Gulf nations to deepen investment from oil producers in its energy sector as geopolitical tensions threaten global supply routes. Minister of...

U.S. Waiver Opens Market for 19 Million Russian Barrels

A fleet of tankers carrying Russian oil in Asian waters may soon find buyers after the U.S. issued a temporary waiver permitting the purchase...

Seatrium Achieves First Gas Injection for Petrobras P-78

Seatrium Limited,  on 11th March 2026, announced the successful first gas injection for the PETROBRAS 78 (“P-78”) on 2 March 2026. The achievement came...

U.S. Issues 30-day Sanctions Waiver for Russian Oil at Sea

The United States of America has introduced a 30-day sanctions waiver allowing countries to purchase sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products that are currently...

China Imposes Ban on March Fuel Exports Amid Oil Disruption

China has introduced a ban on March fuel exports as authorities move to prevent a potential domestic fuel shortage linked to the U.S.-Israeli war...

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US Polyethylene Export Market Report 2017-2020

Petrochemical Update released a detailed new whitepaper today, the US Polyethylene Export Market Report 2017-2020 a large 60+ page report detailing the fast-changing US...

Embedded SSD Flash Management

This white paper will explore NAND flash technology and its inherent problems, and explain how proper flash management algorithms can address these issues and...

Enterprise SSD: More Than Just a New Kind of Hard Drive

SSDs deliver unmatched data center performance. As solid-state drives (SSDs) are increasingly deployed throughout the enterprise, data center and IT managers need to fully...

Efficiency, Visibility and Reliability Keys to lower costs and greater profitability in oil and gas operations

Falling oil prices and collapsing profit margins are driving the industry to lower costs. Reducing labor costs and gaining supplier concessions can help, but...