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The article focuses on the demand dynamics of refined oil products in China amidst evolving environmental regulations and the shift towards low-carbon energy sources. Topics include the persistent demand for low-carbon olefins, the mismatch between the supply of low-sulfur heavy ship fuel and port development in China, and the development of a catalytic cracking process and catalysts to produce low-carbon olefins and low-sulfur fuel oil components efficiently.

The article offers information cost-effective and efficient power consumption in transporting slurries. It is mentioned that the best way in slurry transport through long pipelines involve full automation. Details related to several methods to minimize power consumption of slurry transport are presented.

The article focuses on the transformation of the scale and structure of natural gas industry around the world. It states that natural gas will become the central point of the supply and demand of global energy which offers possibility for the sector to grow by 35% in 2025. It adds that the transformation was driven by several key factors including unconventional gas advancement, incumbent fuel constraints, and massive energy network investments.

An interview with Corey Foster, owner of Valin Corp. is presented who discusses automation market innovations and the future of the refining industry. He further discusses dynamic context-sensitive information, innovations that will impact refiners, and biggest obstacles to improve the industry and how to overcome them.

The article sites that China's use of well-established gasification technology turns low-rank and waste coal into valuable feedstocks for high-demand products. Coal producers are looking to China as proving ground for large-scale coal gasification, to see whether that nation can relatively inexpensively and cleanly achieve energy independence amid that nation's breakneck economic growth and industrialization.

The article reports on the anticipated growth of wireless technology used in manufacturing in the U.S. The technology is considered to be the networking backbone of home and offices with an expected growth in the market of 26 percent per year over the next five years. Several factors are being considered for wireless as the key for the emerging technology in manufacturing automation that includes its ability to enable new netter ways of operating manufacturing plants.

The article reports on the petrochemical industry in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia exploited its gas resources to push forward a program of industrialization. The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. rates among the world's top 25 petrochemical companies, placing the country as a leading exporter of petrochemicals and fertilizers.

This article focuses on the industry's first smart safety management architecture. Emerson Process Management offers a new PlantWeb Smart SIS safety management architecture. It is claimed to extend innovations of its proven digital process automation architecture to enable safer process plants and facilities. The new solutions are built from proven PlantWeb technologies-including intelligent field devices, predictive diagnostics and digital communications-that are already demonstrating their value in thousands of mainstream process automation projects worldwide.

The article reports on petrochemicals industry development including its expansions, improve manufacturing processes that provides an opportunity for new investments.

The article reports on the 12.6% increase of the market revenue of the worldwide industrial drives market in 2008 as indicated in the IMS Research statistics. It states that the 20% growth of premium drives and medium voltage drives is linked to the rapid growth of the major industry sectors. Moreover, the servio drives market is expected to have 20% contracted revenues in 2009.

The article focuses on the views of the author on issues related to oil exporting countries. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has revealed that increased oil prices will lead to 40% increase in Saudi Arabia's gross domestic product, with oil export revenues expected to be $75 billion. Oil rich countries often face the perils of political, rather than economic instability. The countries which lack energy resources, however, follow the pat of labor-intensive industrialization, and they are more stable, both politically and economically, in the longer run.

This article reports that the environmental issues are receiving growing awareness in India. This has translated into that nation developing a policy framework through regulations, as well as implementing international standards to prevent pollution. Air pollution has become a particular source of concern for Indian authorities. Increased vehicular traffic, a rising population, urbanization and industrialization are identified as the main causes. Vehicle emissions are one of the major sources of air pollution in India. The country's vehicular population is over 65 million and has grown rapidly at a rate of 14 percent during 2003-04. This has led the government to adopt European emission norms and fuel-quality regulations. The Indian equivalent is called Bharat Stage norms.