Whitepapers

With so many moving parts under intense pressure, it’s hard to keep track of every weak point in a reciprocating compressor. Discover how to detect faults faster in the crosshead, cylinder, and distance pieces with vibration monitoring in this whitepaper from B&K Vibro, the makers of SETPOINT^®.

Start-up following shutdown is a critical phase for fired heaters. Even with well-established procedures, rapid and uneven thermal expansion can introduce mechanical challenges that compromise reliability and performance. Online maintenance services offer in-situ solutions to these issues, minimizing downtime and preserving throughput. This paper outlines the technical basis and global field results of these applications.

Extreme temperatures and moisture accelerate corrosion in pipeline infrastructure, especially beneath traditional insulation. This paper explores how advanced coating systems, such as dual-layer fusion-bonded epoxy and thermal insulative coatings (TICs), can mitigate corrosion, eliminate corrosion under insulation (CUI), and retain process heat. These solutions help reduce maintenance costs, extend asset life, and deliver environmental and energy savings, offering a more efficient and sustainable alternative to conventional insulation methods.

Europe’s petrochemical industry faces structural pressures: stagnant demand, cost disadvantages and rising decarbonization demands due to the EU Green Deal. Heavy reliance on naphtha has reduced competitiveness, while geopolitical issues expose energy vulnerabilities. Yet, integration and co-product utilization remain strengths. Evonik Oxeno’s C4-Verbund network exemplifies this resilience, turning by-products into value, securing supply chains and enhancing the robustness of value chains. Future European competitiveness hinges on cost-reduction, feedstock innovation, carbon-smart investments and collaboration across value chains.

Oil & gas is executing a high-wire act: keeping energy reliable and affordable while decarbonizing and operating with fewer resources. This AVEVA paper reveals how industry leaders are winning with trusted real-time data, advanced simulation, and AI—standardized across assets, edge, and cloud. It offers practical strategies and proven outcomes to help executives and operators drive measurable impact today for a sustainable tomorrow.

In today’s competitive environment taking the right decisions has never been so critical for the oil & gas industry. The aim of this white paper is to illustrate how machine learning, advanced statistics, robust data processing methodologies helps to improve the data quality to make the right choice. Several examples based on commercial unit operation illustrate how this tools are put in practice in daily life.

Refinery laboratories face the challenge of analyzing hundreds of fuel samples daily, with medium-sized facilities handling around 250 and large ones up to 500. Traditional tools like gas chromatographs, densitometers, and knock engines are widely used but are time-consuming. Solid-state Raman spectroscopy offers rapid, precise analysis of gasoline, jet, and diesel fuel fuels, providing multiple properties within seconds. This paper outlines the methodology for obtaining reliable Raman spectra and utilizing the data to inform decision-making effectively.

With fluctuating crude qualities and continued price volatility in 2025, refineries are under increasing pressure to make informed, high-impact crude selection decisions. This white paper presents a fit-for-purpose evaluation process that integrates techno-economic assessments, gap analyses, and scalable workflows to support strategic crude purchasing. By adopting this approach, refineries can proactively manage risk, maximize unit performance, and achieve sustained margin improvements of $2-4 per barrel.