Why Shell is taking an impairment hit of up to $2B
Shell expects to book up to $2 billion in post-tax impairments after delaying construction of a major biofuels plant as European energy majors grapple...
BP trims executive team as it becomes more integrated
BP is simplifying its organizational structure and trimming its executive leadership team to 10 as it seeks to reduce duplication and complexity in management...
Dow names Heinlein as new site director of Louisiana Operations
Dow has named Wes Heinlein, business manufacturing and technology leader for Dow’s Polyols and Polyurethanes Systems, as site director for its Louisiana Operations in...
Uncertain project economics can put a contractor’s profitability at risk. Here’s how some are...
An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at best, in an age of fluctuating material prices, rising wages...
ExxonMobil names Eiklor as manager of plastics, resin finishing plants
ExxonMobil has named Laura Eiklor as the new Baton Rouge Plastics Plant and Resin Finishing Plant manager, reports BRProud.com. Eiklor replaces Kristin Thomas-Martin, who...
BASF’s Holland: Digitalization has been challenging but necessary during Geismar mega-project
BASF’s Beth Holland says the digitalization of processes during the current MDI3 expansion project in Geismar has brought some unexpected challenges.
As vice president and...
Julie Heinz of ExxonMobil shares tips for getting industrial teams to embrace change
Change is inevitable in life and in business, but Julie Heinz at ExxonMobil says it doesn’t have to be a confusing or painful process. As ExxonMobil’s corporate...
How one energy company is helping its team become more adaptable to the rigors...
Change is inevitable in life and in business, but Julie Heinz at ExxonMobil says it doesn’t have to be a confusing or painful process....
Chevron board considers waiving mandatory retirement age
Chevron’s board of directors is considering waiving the company’s mandatory retirement age for Chief Executive Mike Wirth, a move that would allow him to...
Auditor: ‘Ineffective internal audit function’ continues to plague DEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s “ineffective internal audit function” is an ongoing problem that fails to ensure tax dollars are spent as they...
