William Ploch

Last year turned out to be the best year for Metals & Minerals project starts in North America since 2014. The value of projects starting construction in the U.S. more than doubled in 2018, outpacing declines in activity of 11% in Canada and 17% in Mexico, according to Industrial Info's North American Project Spending Index. Spurred on by a »

Industrial Info is tracking planned fluidized and resid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) capital spending projects worth $674 million that are scheduled to begin construction this year at 49 petroleum refineries globally. The North American market will see the majority of the spend, followed by Asia (see graph below). More than $200 million worth of project activity is planned to begin »

Williams announced Friday that its Gulf Connector Project has been placed into full service, further connecting its Transco pipeline with the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets. The Gulf Connector Project expands the Transco <a href="https://www.industrialinfo.com/database/oil_and_gas/#pipelines" target-"_blank">pipeline's delivery capacity by 475 million standard »

Western Canada's oil prices have remained relatively strong after Alberta's oil production curtailments took effect on Tuesday to address a storage glut. According to The Canadian Press, the price differential between Western Canadian Select (WCS) bitumen-blend heavy oil and New York-traded West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices was about US$12.50 per barrel on Wednesday afternoon, compared with more »

Industrial Info is pleased to be hosting our popular Market Outlook and Networking Event on January 23 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Come join us for this complimentary event as we discuss the latest trends that will impact project spending in North America, including the Gulf Coast region, over the next 12 to 24 months. »