As an example of the caliber of presenters and content that was on offer at WGC 2018 “Industry Insight” sessions, Gulf Energy Information editorial staff offer a synopsis of “Resilient LNG Facilities: Preparing an Asset for New Business Realities”
HOUSTON — Siemens held their annual "Energy & Process Simulation" Symposium on May 15-16, 2018. The first day of this event featured sessions on Siemens Industrial Software Products, Energy & Power, Nuclear Power and Multiphase Flows.
New ASTM test method measures organic chlorides in crude oil
Gulf Energy Information and Hydrocarbon Processing are pleased to provide a preview of IRPC Europe 2018, which will be held June 5–7 in Milan.
Ross Systems and Controls (SysCon) recently completed the qualification to self-certify its touchscreen purged panels as meeting the rigorous standards of Underwriters Laboratories’ UL-698A Code and the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA-496 Code.
The final session of AFPM’s International Petrochemical Conference was a panel session, chaired by Dave Smith, Senior VP, Corporate Planning and Technology at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company. There will be more change in the next 10 years than there were in the last 100, when the Model T went into mass production with a gasoline-powered engine. Choices to be made can be grouped:
• Internal Combustion Engine vs Electric Vehicle vs Hybrid
• Autonomous (in certain applications) vs non-autonomous
• Personal ownership vs ride share – Mobility as a Service
AFPM President's Keynote, the Petrochemical Heritage award, a panel on "Feedstocks, Energy and CapEx: Who Has the Real Advantage" and CEO panel on "Government Policy as a Factor in Locating Operations", at the AFPM-IPC in San Antonio.
IHS Markit’s World Petrochemical Conference 2018 was held in Houston March 21-22 with workshops and seminar sessions before and after the conference. It is their largest annual event to date, with over 1,300 registered. Wednesday featured single track Executive sessions, each concluding with a Q&A panel of the session speakers. Thursday has four breakout tracks: