Entries of September, 2008
R&D Tax Credit – Congress? Hello?
We’ve all heard about taxes and tax credits this election season. The mainstream media (that being TV and radio) has been bombarding us about plans that include more taxes, less taxes, taxes on the rich, income tax break for the middle class, ‘death tax’, child tax credits, increase in payroll taxes, capital gains tax, alternative [...]
Marcellus Shale Play – Water Treatment Options Worth Considering
Centered in western Pennsylvania, the Marcellus stretches over 650 miles of the Appalachian Basin from West Virginia to the state of New York. Marcellus has been estimated to contain anywhere from 58 trillion to 500 trillion cubic feet of gas. A member of the Devonian black shales, Marcellus is categorized as a dual porosity reservoir, [...]
Benzene Reduction Strategies for Refineries
The US EPA’s most recent clean fuels regulations (MSAT II) will have significant impact on small refineries and/or refineries that are not located near the petrochemical beltway. The MSAT II regulations further reduce benzene to less than 0.62 vol-% (on an annual basis) in all U.S. gasoline by 2011. For most refiners, the reduction of [...]