Michael Economides, 64, a University of Houston (UH) energy expert, died of a heart attack on Saturday. Economides was the founding director and chief scientist of the Global Petroleum Research Institute at Texas A&M University before becoming a chemical engineering professor at UH. As a consultant, Economides worked for Chevron Corp., Royal Dutch Shell plc and Petroleos Brasilerio (Petrobras), as well as in Russia and China. He published more than 300 journal articles and more than a dozen books, including The Color of Oil, which he co-authored. He also founded and was editor-in-chief of Energy Tribune, an online publication. In 1969, Economides, then 19, moved to the United States from Cyprus as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Kansas. He became a U.S. citizen in 1982 and went on to receive a doctorate from Stanford University in 1984. He is survived by his wife Christine Ehlig-Economides, also a petroleum engineering expert, and two sons.
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Chevron Pascagoula Refinery Fire Comes Day After Unrelated Milford, TX Incident
The Chevron Corp.-operated West Texas Liquefied Petroleum Gas System pipeline located near Milford, TX, that exploded Thursday morning resulted in a fire that was still burning late Friday afternoon, according to the company, which on Friday morning was also dealing with an unrelated refinery fire in Pascagoula, MS, that resulted in one death and one injury.
Chevron Pipe Explodes Near Milford, TX
A Chevron Corp.-operated West Texas Liquefied Petroleum Gas System pipeline located near Milford, TX, exploded Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. CST, forcing the company to initiate emergency response procedures as the rural town was evacuated.
Chevron, Kinder Morgan in Dispute Over Reversed-Flow Pipe
Chevron Corp. has filed a complaint with FERC seeking to force Kinder Morgan Louisiana Pipeline LLC (KMLP) to shift Chevron’s primary receipt and delivery points on the pipeline so it can send supplies for export to liquefaction facilities now under construction at Sabine Pass.
‘Threat’ to World Energy Without LNG Exports, Says Chevron Exec
The global markets need more natural gas than ever before, which requires more liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from well supplied countries like Canada and the United States, Chevron Corp.’s gas and midstream chief said Friday.
Oil Majors ‘More Patient Investors’ in Appalachia
The frenetic activity on the midstream and the production side in the Appalachian Basin isn’t slowing down anytime soon, but one group appears willing, and able, to invest time and money for a payoff a few years down the road, according to Williams CEO Alan Armstrong.
First Duvernay Results Encouraging, Says Chevron Executive
Chevron Corp.’s vice chairman on Friday said there are “encouraging” results from initial exploration activity at the Kaybob prospect in the Duvernay Shale in west-central Alberta.
CPChem OKs Gulf Coast Ethane Cracker, Polyethylene Units
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP (CPChem) has received the go-ahead from its board of directors to proceed with its US Gulf Coast (USGC) Petrochemicals Project, which was announced in 2011.
Rough Ride in 2Q for North America’s Natural Gas Marketers
U.S. natural gas marketers were in the midst of a full tactical retreat in the second quarter, with only seven of 24 companies reporting higher numbers compared with the same quarter last year, resulting in an 11% (14.82 Bcf/d) overall decline in gas sales transactions in 2Q2013 compared with 2Q2012, according toNGI’s 2Q2013 Top North American Gas Marketers Ranking.
Gulf Coast Ethane Cracker Cleared to Begin Construction
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued air permits to Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (CPChem) LP, moving plans for a 3.3 billion pounds/year ethane cracker and two new polyethylene facilities on Texas’ Gulf Coast one step closer to reality, the company said.