Special Report: Refining Developments
Recover precious metals from spent catalysts
Here are guidelines for maximizing the reclamation of valuable byproducts to ensure the highest possible return on investment
Biofuels: What is beyond ethanol and biodiesel?
Emerging technologies to produce gasoline and diesel from renewable biological resources will reshape the agricultural, chemical and refining industries
Consider using integrated hydroprocessing methods for processing clean fuels
New catalyst systems fine-tune cracking heavy refractory feeds for FCC and hydrocracking units
New developments in renewable fuels offer more choices
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Vegetable oil-based diesel can offer better integration within crude-oil refineries for fuels blending
Improve refinery margins with integrated planning and scheduling systems
Better communication between various refinery departments enables smoother site operations with increased throughput
Oil sands: Vision resource for the energy industry
The Alberta government is working with industry on ways to diversify the markets for increasing oil sands output to include the export of gasoline, diesel and petrochemical products
Is bottomless-barrel refining possible?
Future energy demand will involve innovative methods that can upgrade residual products
Update: Additives improve green-diesel performance
Lessons learned from past winter season provide innovative solutions for ultra-low-sulfur diesel
Trends and Resources
HP Impact: HPImpact: US policy uncertainties cloud refiners' investment decisions
Demand for motor fuels in the US has steadily grown over the past 15 years. Motor gasoline and diesel demand alone rose by over 3 million barrels/day (MMbpd), from a combined 8.6 MMbpd to 11.7 MMbpd b..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Near-term refinery balances hinge on operational changes
Growth in oil products supply from outside of the refining system will lead to a potential oversupply situation in 2010. So predicts a new downstream report from Wood Mackenzie (www.woodmac.com). Non..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Tips for tackling the talent war
The construction industry continues to grow while its workforce declines. According to the US Department of Labor, construction is one of the top industries in terms of projected job growth. The Bure..
HP Impact: HPImpact: German chemicals industry benefits from robust economies
In first-half 2007, German chemical companies profited from stable growth in domestic and world markets. This growth has had positive effects on corporate earnings, the labor market and investments. ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Pressure transmitter market to reach $2.3 billion by 2011
Driven by a stronger emphasis on plant asset management (PAM) and safety applications, the worldwide market for pressure transmitters is expected to grow an average 5.2%/yr over the next five years. ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Energy strategies for confronting rising demand
With risks to the supply of reliable, affordable energy escalating, an integrated national strategy is required. So says a major new report by the National Petroleum Council (NPC), a federal advisory ..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New bioenergy research centers to focus on developing real solutions
The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to invest $375 million in three new bioenergy research centers that will be located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Madison, Wisconsin; and near Berkeley, California. ..
HP Associations: HPIn Associations
Welcome to the debut of the "HPIn Associations" page of Hydrocarbon Processing. Every month, this will be your resource for information on the activities of the advocacy and professional develop..
HP Innovations
Horizontal liquefied natural gas storage tanks Mustang Engineering and Wood Group have been awarded a US patent for their LNG Smart Horizontal Storage Tanks. These full-containment tanks offer an alte..
New Developments
System for corrosive chemical applications The Pyroflex sheet membrane system for corrosive chemical processing applications is said to provide maximum durability and lasting pliability in the demandi..
HP Construction: North America
BASF started up its new alkylethanolamines plant in Geismar, Louisiana. The new plant complements existing amine production facilities at that site that now include 20 different specialty amine..
HP Construction: South America
Aker Kvaerner has completed two offshore sulphate removal units (SRUs) in Brazil. The work was executed by Aker Kvaerner Process Systems. The SRU on Petrobras FPSO P50 has a capacity of 220,000..
HP Construction: Europe
The first commercial Frame 5-2E gas turbine manufactured by GE Oil & Gas was shipped recently for installation at Yara Sluiskil B.V.'s fertilizer plant in The Netherlands. The new 30-megawatt c..
HP Construction: Middle East
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract to provide the basic design package for a 900-tpd sulfur recovery unit (SRU) for the Khursaniyah gas plant in Saudi Arabia. The new SRU will recover..
HP Construction: Asia Pacific
Aker Kvaerner has a contract with BP, Associated British Foods Plc (ABF) and DuPont to execute the front-end engineering and design for a planned new bioethanol plant in the UK. Aker Kvaerner's..
HP Construction: Africa
Total has a contract with Sonatrach to build a petrochemical complex in Arzew, Algeria. The project encompasses the construction of an ethane cracker and three product lines. It is expected t..
Free Literature
Specialty gas and equipment Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.'s new specialty gas and equipment catalog features gas-handling equipment recommendations for over 90 specialty and electronics pure gases and..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
HPI spending marches upward Continued growth for the HPI is expected to lead to increased global spending in 2008. The industry's capital, ma..