SmartBrief

Oil, Gas & Chemicals

The best stories for chemical engineers

AIChE SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Institute of Chemical Engineers

OSHA expected to look into La. plant explosion

6/18/2013

Washington Post (tiered subscription model), The

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is set to investigate the site of Friday's chemical plant explosion in Donaldsonville, La. The CF Industries plant, which manufactures nitrogen fertil… Read More

EIA predicts sharp rise in U.S. oil production by 2040

Industry should address climate change, IEA economist says

Researchers develop material for faster chips

Human-gene patent ruling could hurt pharma, gene-testing industry

The best stories about the chemical industry

ACC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Chemistry Council

European chemical distributors identify challenges, growth opportunities

6/19/2013

Chemical Week (subscription required)
Chemical Week (subscription required)

Increasing regulatory demands and globalization trends are key challenges for European chemical distributors, according to participants at the European Association of Chemical Distributors' annual mee… Read More

Review of fracking's groundwater effects to be out by 2016, EPA official says

OGP: Exxon, Chevron post fracking chemicals on new site

Cefic: U.S.-EU trade deal would lift transatlantic chemical tariffs

Is your company ready to win the future?

Oil and natural gas industry news

API SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Petroleum Institute

Southern CEO backs natural gas exports

6/19/2013

SNL Financial (free content)

The U.S. stands to benefit from exports of liquefied natural gas, said Thomas Fanning, chairman, president and CEO of Southern Co., the country's third-largest consumer of natural gas. "If it helps th… Read More

Chevron to divest more shares in Nigeria

Ill. colleges to establish training programs for drilling jobs

Noble Energy verifies Gulf prospect's oil estimates

Shell oil sands project reaches 10th year of production

News for the cleaning products industry

ACI SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Cleaning Institute

Global supply chains are expected to be a "force for social good"

6/12/2013

Financial Times (tiered subscription model)

Unilever is putting foreign contract workers on permanent contracts and looking into other changes after reviewing the results of an Oxfam assessment of working conditions at its Vietnam factories. Read More

Over the years, soap cleans up

Manufacturers careful in sourcing green ingredients

As green cleaning market opens up, manufacturers compete

Report: Manufacturers wary of greenwashing claims

Smart news on global fats and oils

inform SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials

Record U.S. soybean crop to extend surplus

6/18/2013

Bloomberg

U.S. soybean stockpiles will reach about 7.29 million metric tons by August 2014 -- an increase of 116 percent -- according to analysts' estimates. These estimates signal a rebound after 2012's drough… Read More

Record number of GMO crops planted in 2012

U.K. draft guidelines no longer recommend omega-3 for heart attack patients

Study: Prostate patients who ate vegetable fat reduced risk of death

Report: EU pesticide ban could reduce rapeseed yields