Webcasts

Sponsor: Honeywell

Global demand for propylene continues to rise, and the market is projected to enjoy solid growth rates for the foreseeable future. 

With this increase, however, traditional sources of propylene no longer meet the demand. On-purpose propylene solutions are necessary to fill the propylene gap. 

Join Honeywell UOP’s team of experts as they discuss market trends and explore a variety of on-purpose solutions with a focus on propane dehydrogenation and UOP’s Oleflex™ Technology solution.

You’ll learn what’s driving the market and gain insight to a variety of on-purpose technologies. 

Plus, a cross-functional panel of UOP’s R&D, technology and business leaders will be available to answer your questions in the Q&A session.

The global LNG industry is becoming increasingly interconnected as grassroots export projects get off the ground. Another technology route for processing gas into fuels—GTL—is attracting renewed attention due to improving economics. Small-scale solutions for both LNG and GTL are at the forefront of new technological developments, while major projects using more conventional technologies continue to start up around the world.

During this webcast, we will focus on LNG, GTL, gas processing technology developments and deployments, operations, small-scale solutions, transportation, trading, distribution, safety, regulatory affairs, business analysis and more.

Sponsor: Shell Global Solutions

Every few years, there are changes in refining trends that create margin opportunities.  The common recipe for success has been the ability to adapt quickly to the new economic incentives before good margins diminish.  Past trends have ranged from crude flexibility to Clean Fuels to maximum diesel production just to name a few.  Emerging trends include compliance with IMO 2020 to petrochemical integration to production of higher value products.  

This webinar reviews how to create refinery flexibility and capture refinery margin opportunity by efficiently modifying Hydrocracker equipment, catalyst and/or operations. It describes several commercial examples of refiners who have successfully adapted their Hydrocracker or high pressure Hydroprocessing unit to capitalize on emerging opportunities, executing their plans in an expedient and cost-effective manner.  Be ready for future changes by recognizing the trends and creating the flexibility in your Hydrocracker to capture the opportunities.

Sponsor: Honeywell

The global refining sector has enjoyed a mini golden age of healthy margins in recent years. This is mainly because of an oversupplied crude oil market and lower oil prices. The next big challenge for the refining industry is expected to be the implementation of new tighter global bunker fuel specifications known as “IMO 2020”.

This disruptive change is just around the corner and UniSim Design for Refining provides a solution for refineries whether the long lead investments for this change are completed, underway, or just under evaluation. 

UniSim Design for Refining makes it easy to build refinery-wide flowsheets to evaluate the impact of crude oils and condensates available in the market for “IMO 2020” compliance. Whether for a simple refinery or a complex one, UniSim Design provides an easy to use tool to evaluate rerouting of intermediate products and blending scenarios to make this challenge an opportunity rather than a threat.   

Sponsor: BHGE

Ultrasonic sensors enable operators to measure and monitor interior wall loss due to corrosion. Combining sensor data with BHGE's cloud-based predictive wall loss and Ionic analytics, operators - in particular, downstream operators - gain new abilities to manage and decrease corrosion risk. In this webinar, you will learn how BHGE is applying artificial intelligence-based analytics to improve your ability to define the optimum operating envelope for increased feedstock flexibility, respond to changing unit conditions for improved process reliability, increase capacity utilization for increased profitability, and extend equipment life.

Join our 30-minute overview and live demo webcast on “EWA Downstream Insight Product Overview”. This “Downstream Insight” integrates two flagship offerings from the Data Services Division of Gulf Energy Information. These are our Construction Boxscore database tracking active projects in Gas Processing, Petrochem and Refining; and our “Visualizing Energy Data” Energy Web Atlas application.

Sponsor: Sentry Equipment

The focus in hydrocarbon processing is keeping the product safely contained. There are only two exceptions: when product is sold and when it is sampled. Both cases come with risk to exposure to personnel and the environment. 

Sampling is essential for gaining visibility into product quality, identifying corrosion and ensuring processes are operating as expected. It occurs at multiple points across virtually every stage of hydrocarbon processing.

But, sampling doesn’t fit neatly into the organizational structure of refineries and petrochemical plants. 

That has left many organizations operating without a system in place to ensure safe, consistent sampling. Learn the five things to you need to know when sampling in a hydrocarbon processing plant.  

Sampling experts Rod Lunceford and Randy Cruse from Sentry Equipment will cover the following topics:

•    Safety & Environmental Considerations 
•    Matching Your Sampling Equipment to the Application
•    Operator Training and Installation Considerations
•    Benefits of Preventative Maintenance
•    Sampling Equipment Reliability
•    Questions & Answers

Sponsor: Shell Global Solutions

Is your fixed-bed catalytic reactor facing issues such as high pressure drop or thermal maldistribution? Is the throughput of your unit bottlenecked or are you planning to process heavier, more difficult feeds? Are you seeking to improve your unit’s safety and reliability?

If your answer is yes to any of these questions, a quick and simple revamp involving the installation of the 2018 generation of Shell reactor internals will help address such issues.

With technologies developed over the course of 30 years and an experienced owner/operator of process and mechanical engineers, Shell Global Solutions has provided a wide array of custom made solutions in more than 1,700 reactors all over the world. Will your reactor be our next challenge? Follow our webcast and be introduced to Shell Global Solutions reactor internals technologies and services.