Whitepapers

Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) teams have traditionally worked independently of one another. But the rise of digital transformation initiatives has forced organizations to rethink siloed operations. To achieve maximum business value, aligning the divided worlds of IT and OT can significantly accelerate IIoT's time to value. To learn how your organization can maximize IIoT value through an IT-OT alignment, download our new white paper.

There is a lot at risk when planning an STO event. Any flawed implementation can contribute to health and safety incidents, post-startup trips, and other failures such as scope creep, discovery work, budget overruns, safety concerns, and work delays.

It is important to carefully choose who you will be working with as you execute your STO. In this planning guide, you will learn about process improvement opportunities in your STO from beginning to end.

The keys to successful planning include:

• Removing guesswork from your worklist
• Reducing risks by preparing for discovery work
• Leveraging modern technology and expertise

Chlorine in crude oil can hydrolyze during processing to form hydrochloric acid. Many refiners rely on semi-periodic testing of inorganic chlorides. However, what if a desalter upset occurs or an organic chlorine slug is present in the incoming crude? Download our whitepaper to learn about 4 ways to monitor chlorine.

Although SSLNG expands the options for LNG’s availability, small-scale projects have a different set of technical and logistical requirements than larger facilities. The technologies, including the compressors running the refrigeration cycle, often can’t be efficiently scaled down. The multi-section technology employed by IGCs offers a flexible and economically attractive solution. 

It is essential to implement overfill Prevention Systems to minimize risk and improve safety. Preventing an overfill starts with proven solutions you can trust.

Learn about:

• Essential standards and guidelines
• Layers of protection
• Manual and automatic systems
• Level monitoring and proof testing technologies

The hydrocracker at the BP-Husky Toledo refinery in the USA was experiencing pressure and radial temperature differentials that were curtailing its catalyst cycle length and causing potential safety concerns. This paper explains how, by removing the reactor internals, reconfiguring the reactors and installing Shell Global Solutions' latest-generation internals, the refiner was able to overcome these constraints and achieve high-value performance improvements.

Liquid-feed steam crackers still provide an important part of the mix in meeting the global ethylene production requirement, especially where naphtha and light condensate are available at reasonable cost. The key operating requirements in steam-cracking naphtha or mixed liquid feeds are determined by the need for real time cracking furnace optimization, and the control of final product purity by final acetylene hydrogenation.

For 20 years, the polyester chain has grown quickly, with strong trade flows of paraxylene into the global production hub, China. But how will China’s new paraxylene capacity transform the global aromatic market? Now China is investing in domestic aromatic production capacity, but how will markets respond? Will global demand be enough to keep prices buoyant? Will current leaders lose share to a new wave of Chinese paraxylene?