Industry: Oil & Gas

My Turn – Commentary on Global Petrochemical Industry Issues – Saudi Arabia Downstream Developments – Dr. Balaji B. Singh The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the largest of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries has always been at the forefront of petrochemical developments in the Persian Gulf. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KAS) is interested in increasing […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Petrochemical Industry Issues – Growth in the Indian Petrochemicals & Plastics A Reality Check- Dr. Balaji B. Singh India is the waking giant in the Global economy. The excitement in the air, increasing consumer confidence, and purchasing power are transforming India into an economic powerhouse. India is on the […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Petrochemical Industry Issues – Dr. Balaji B. Singh ExxonMobil’s announcement of Qatar Petrochemicals sets the right direction for the future Global petrochemical industry – a movement towards feedstock-rich regions of the world. Despite these developments, the U.S. Gulf Coast will remain the world’s largest single site. If it is […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh We look forward to seeing you at this year’s FlexPO2006. We have selected the best topics/best speakers in an organized fashion – Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 – Just see the program. Reliance selects Unipol and Aker Kvaerner for the […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh The Globe is becoming one village – in the future, the Middle East, with its raw material cost advantages will become the basic producer of commodities, China will be the processor, and both China/India because of their phenomenal growth will become the new consumers – thus […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh We look forward to seeing you at this year’s FlexPO2006. We have selected the best topics/best speakers in an organized fashion – Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 – Just see the program. Polyolefin producers announce 2ndquarter earnings Dow Chemical Dow […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 1. Overview of innovative developments in Olefin Block Copolymers from most major organizations including, Dow, ExxonMobil, Sumitomo, Mitsui, Universities, etc., Get a good start on this new growth area – what is it? When was […]

My Turn – Commentary by Dr. Balaji B. Singh Some good reasons to attend Flexpo2006 in Houston, Sept 20-22, 2006 ✿The conference is now in its 13th year – Always winning kudos from all of the attendees for having the best blend of technology and marketing issues ✿ Every session and its papers are handpicked […]

My Turn – Commentary Petrochemical Step Children of Big Oil Companies – Time to Wake Up! Dr. Balaji B. Singh Global petrochemicals can broadly be classified into two classes: (1) those with oil company heritage and (2) those without oil company heritage. The petrochemical companies with oil company heritage suffer a double whammy – When […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Polyolefins and Elastomers – A New Revolution Coming up in Polyolefins – Olefin Block Copolymers – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Olefin Block Copolymers – The Next Product Offering from the Polyolefin Innovators? The concept of olefin copolymers (random, and/or block, segmented, reproducible, homopolymer-based, copolymer based, stereospecific, etc.,) has been […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Polyolefins and Elastomers – The Need for Business Training for Technical Professionals – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Need for Business Training for Technical Professionals – The Global move to equalize prosperity results in a slight lull for advanced and super innovations for a while (justifiably so.. until balanced prosperity/living […]

My Turn – Commentary on Global Polyolefins and Elastomers – Dr. Balaji B. Singh Going to India – India is currently the land of opportunity for new and innovative petrochemicals and plastics developments. However, the outside opinion of India is much influenced by Reliance’s operations, plans, and forecasts. There is a whole world out there […]