Chemicals & Energy

Gas Will Be World's Primary Energy Source in 2035, Forecast Says

September 11, 2017

Oil and gas will be crucial components of the world's energy future, according to DNV GL's forecast of the energy transition. While renewable energy will grow its share of the energy mix, gas will become the largest single source of energy from 2034.

ChemPoint Cuts Inventory, Boosts Service: A Case Study

September 8, 2017

Lisa Bowie, SIOP Manager, ChemPoint

Harvey's Toll on Energy Industry Shows Vulnerability

September 6, 2017

The New York Times

For years, much of the nation's refinery capacity and chemical production have been concentrated along the swamps and narrow inlets of the Gulf of Mexico, risking devastation in a monster storm.

"Data: Blessing or Curse?”

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

Benefits and pitfalls of leveraging data in the supply chain

Transport Management for Logistics Hubs

September 1, 2017

AXIT GmbH

The digital linchpin of logistics

As U.S. Exports More Natural Gas, Manufacturers Worry About Increased Prices

September 1, 2017

Environmental Leader

If you ask the manufacturing and chemical sectors what their greatest blessing has been in recent years, the answer will generally be the plethora of natural gas that has been made accessible to them - and how this has decreased their cost of doing of business.

Supplying Lithium Gets Trickier As Electric Revolution Looms

August 31, 2017

Industryweek

Hidden within the salt flats high in the Andes mountains of South America are vast deposits of the lithium that Elon Musk may need for his electric-car revolution. But extracting the mineral from brine ponds created by Orocobre Ltd. has proved more difficult than expected.

Here's How Energy Traders Got the Eclipse So Wrong

August 31, 2017

Bloomberg

Grid operators and traders thought they were totally prepped for the historic U.S. solar eclipse. There was just this one thing they didn't completely factor in: "irregular human-behavior patterns."

Looking Ahead: The Bunkering Market After 2020

August 29, 2017

The Maritime Executive

Alok Sharma, head of commercial at Glencore subsidiary Inatech, recently spoke with The Maritime Executive about the outlook for bunkering. Inatech provides software solutions to both bunker suppliers and bunker buyers - giving it a perspective on both sides of the market.

Q&A: A Look at the Biggest Risks That Threaten Global Supply Chains

August 28, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A new report examines the impact of protectionism, food and water scarcity - and the prospect of another energy crisis on supply chains in the U.S. and around the world.

Chemicals & Energy

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