Thermal/Catalytic Insights  
No. 30  July 2014

 

 

 

WELCOME

This bi-weekly Thermal/Catalytic Insights provide excerpts from the McIlvaine Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets.  It also provides excerpts from related publications. The market report provides the latest forecasts, market shares and insights relative to technology and opportunities. 

 

·       GDP Update Headlines - June 2014

·       Oil & Gas Sales Leads Headlines - June 20, 2014

·       Gold Dust – The “Air Pollution Management” Newsletter  Headlines – June 2014

·       LNG Industry Update Headlines - March/April 2014

 

 

 

GDP UPDATE HEADLINES

 JUNE 2014

Table of Contents

AMERICAS

 

ASIA

 

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

 

 

AMERICAS

 

United States

CEOs have slightly lower expectations for U.S. gross domestic product growth than they did last quarter, according to a new survey.

 

The Business Roundtable survey showed chief executives forecast GDP growth of 2.3% in 2014, down from last quarter's estimate of 2.4% for the year. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

Columbia 

Colombia’s economy grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in the first quarter, beating all analysts’ forecasts, after a surge in government spending ahead of President Manuel Santos’ re-election. Bond fell on expectations of higher interest rates.

 

Gross domestic product grew 6.4% from the year earlier, the national statistics agency said, compared with 4.9% in the previous three months. Growth was faster than forecast by all 27 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. GDP grew 2.3% from the previous quarter. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

ASIA

 

China 

Nearly every story about China’s extraordinary growth over the past 30 years asserts two things as a given: 

 

a. China has grown about 10% a year for 30 years, and

b. China’s long-term growth record in unsurpassed in modern history. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

India 

After two consecutive years of sub-5% growth, the Indian economy is expected to recover and expand 5.2% in the first quarter of this financial year, according to a Dun & Bradstreet report. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

Japan 

The Japanese government raised its economic growth reading for the first quarter, saying that capital spending was sharply higher than initially thought.

Gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 6.7% in the January to March period from the previous quarter, the Cabinet Office said, revising its initial estimate of a 5.9% expansion. The result, adjusted for price changes, marked (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

 

Dubai 

Dubai’s economy expanded 4.6% year on year in 2013, up from 4.1% in 2012 according to Dubai Statistics Centre (DSC).

 

The DSC report showed that the fastest growing sector in Dubai last year was once again hospitality, which recorded 13% growth, the third consecutive year of double-digit growth in this sector. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

Ireland 

GDP will grow by 2% this year and 2.4% next year on the back of rising exports and the first increase in consumer spending since the recession began, according to the EY Economic Eye. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

Nigeria 

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said the recent rebasing of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) will support its quest to be among the top 20 nations by 2020. 

 

According to Emefiele, the exercise which placed the size of the Nigerian economy as first in Africa and 26th in the world would also afford the country a more positive sovereign rating by international rating agencies such as the Standard and Poor's, Fitch Ratings, (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

Russia 

Russia's gross domestic product growth forecast of 0.5% for 2014 may be revised upwards in September due to the slowing pace of a decline in investment, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said.

 

"For now our official (forecast) for this year is 0.5%, but most likely we will revise it in September, most likely upwards," Ulyukayev told journalists. (The remaining text is not included in this sample.)

 

 

A complete analysis of GDP and Monthly Updates for individual countries is included as part of Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets.

 

For more information on Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/105-n007.

 

 

OIL & GAS SALES LEADS HEADLINES

 

June 20, 2014

 

Treatment chemicals are an important addition to most oil and gas processes. Access to details on worldwide oil and gas projects is provided at a substantial discount to Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets subscribers.

 

(Listed by most current date.)

 

 

 

These sales leads are part of Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects and are issued bi-weekly. As a subscriber to Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets you receive a 30 percent discount for this service.

 

For more information on Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, click on:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/471-n049

 

For more information on Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/105-n007.

 

 

GOLD
DUST  

The "Air Pollution Management" Newsletter

June 2014


No. 434

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

HOT TOPIC HOUR

·        Dry Scrubbing was the First Webinar in our New Format on March 27

·        Mercury Chemicals in Fuels and Scrubbers was the Hot Topic Hour April 10

·        Measurement of Gas Turbine Emissions including NH3 was Hot Topic Hour on April 17

·        Webinar on May 1 concludes that Hot Gas Filtration is a Great Solution for Old Power Plants but EPRI says — Not so Fast

·        "Mercury CEMS Options" - Hot Topic Hour, May 8, 2014 indicated Differences between Sorbent Traps and Mercury CEMS

 

REGULATORY

·        Supreme Court upholds EPA's Authority to Regulate Smog from Coal-fired Power Plants

·        U.S. Court of Appeals upholds the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants

 

MARKETS

·        Hot Gas Filter Market has Potential to Grow by a Multiple of 100

·        Mercury Reduction Market expanding Outside the U.S.

·        $21 Billion NOx Reduction Market in 2015

·        Market for New Gas Turbines and Associated Equipment will exceed $29 Billion this Year

·        Air Filter Sales will exceed $2.5 Billion in the Americas next Year

·        Will Precipitator Market Soar or Sink?

·        FGD Revenues to exceed $7.7 Billion in 2015

·        Top Ten Air and Water Monitoring Companies had a 20 Percent Market Share Last Year

 

INDUSTRY NEWS

·        PMFG awarded Two New Material Orders with a Combined Value of over $9 Million

·        TLT-Turbo GmbH now Owned by Power Construction Corporation of China

·        Market for New Gas Turbines and Associated Equipment will exceed $29 Billion this Year

·        MET and Sinosteel Tiancheng extend WFGD License Agreement

·        New Service helps Power )Plants make the Best Air Pollution Control Decisions

·        Southern Environmental awarded $60 Million ESP Project for Midwest Utility

·        Foster Wheeler is Acquiring Siemens Wheelabrator

·        Clarcor reports Financial Performance of the Former GE Air Filtration Better than Anticipated

·        PGI reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter Results

·        CECO achieves Several Important Mile Stones

 

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LNG INDUSTRY UPDATE

HEADLINES 

March/April 2014

 

(Listed by most current date)

 

Detailed project information is available separately under “Oil, Gas and Refining Sales Leads”.

 

·       Wärtsilä 5 Year Maintenance Agreement for LNG Passenger Ferry Includes Gas System's Safety Valves  (Article Dated: 4/17/2014)

·       GE Unveils LNG In A BoxTM System as Gasfin Selects the New Technology for Europe’s Fueling Stations  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project Gains Broad Support Locally and Beyond  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Ophir Energy Says Tanzania LNG Project Could Undergo Expansion after more Gas Discovery  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Wood Mackenzie Says Ukraine Gas Disruption to Tighten LNG Markets Further  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Jordan Cove LNG Plant Exports Approved as U.S. Pressured to Respond to Ukraine Crisis  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Spain Could Help Europe Reduce Dependence on Russian Supplies, Lobby Group, Sedigas Says  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Cheniere and Endesa Sign 20-Year LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement  (Article Dated: 4/10/2014)

·       Goldboro LNG Export Facility Receives Environmental Assessment Approval  (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

·        Australia's LNG Export Focus Impacting Future Investment and Employment  (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

·        Jordan Cove Gets License to Export LNG to U.S. non-FTA Status Countries and Gives Commercial Update  (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

·        BC Premier Clark Uncertain About Pipeline, LNG Projects  (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

·        Russia's Rosneft and U.S. Partner Exxon, On Track With LNG Plant  (Article Dated: 4/9/2014)

·        Trunkline LNG Files FERC Application for Lake Charles LNG Export Project  (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

·        Applied Natural Gas Fuels Closes Land Purchase for Midlothian LNG Plant  (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

·        CB&I and Chiyoda Win $6 Bln EPC Award for Louisiana Cameron LNG Project  (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

·        CB&I Announces $625 Mln LNG Award from Bechtel for Australia Wheatstone Project  (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

·        FERC to Issue Environmental Assessment for Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Project  (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

·        Macquarie Infrastructure’s Gas Business Receives Hawaii Public Utilities LNG Shipments Approval  (Article Dated: 4/8/2014)

·        Progress Energy Canada and Pacific NorthWest LNG Sign New Partner to BC LNG Export Project  (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

·        LNG America Contracts Jensen to Design First LNG Bunker Barges for U.S. Gulf Coast  (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

·        Statoil, BG Group to Build Tanzania’s First LNG Plant  (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

·        Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract for Kuwait LNG Import and Regasification Terminal  (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

·        Algeria Expects 6 Bcm LNG Plant to Start Up This Year  (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

·        Excelerate Files FERC Application for Lavaca Bay LNG Project  (Article Dated: 4/7/2014)

 

These sales leads are part of Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects and are issued bi-weekly. As a subscriber to Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets you receive a 30 percent discount for this service.

 

For more information on Oil, Gas, Shale and Refining Markets and Projects, click on:  http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/28-energy/471-n049

 

For more information on Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets, click on: http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/markets/2-uncategorised/105-n007.

 

 

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