http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/wglc-innovating-ai-adoption/ Holding consistent with many conference discussions in 2024, the Women’s Global Leadership Conference also tackled AI implementation. In fact, the first day of the Nov. 19-20 conference did one better, featuring multiple panels on the topic and discussing how female leaders can make strides with this new technology. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/solvay-uses-waste-wood-to-power-soda-ash-and-bicarbonate-plant-in-germany/ Solvay announced the official inauguration of the second biomass boiler at its Rheinberg soda ash and bicarbonate plant in Germany, phasing out the use of thermal coal for energy use at the site. With the commissioning of this new boiler, Rheinberg became the world’s first soda ash plant powered by locally sourced waste wood. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/bp-delays-whiting-refinery-us-restart-from-maintenance/ bp has delayed the restart of a crude distillation unit and a coker at its 435,000-bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery from maintenance. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/ren-gas-selects-sunfire-electrolyzer-for-its-tampere-emethane-plant/ Ren-Gas announced the selection of Sunfire as one of the key technology providers for the Tampere Power-to-Gas project. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/cbi-ships-viva-energy-modules-from-its-thailand-fabrication-facility/ CB&I, a wholly owned unrestricted subsidiary of McDermott, has shipped three out of five process assembly unit (PAU) modules for Viva Energy Australia. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/clariant-envicat-n2o-s-catalyst-to-cut-co2eq-by-690-000-tpy-at-hengli-s-nitric-acid-plant-in-china/ Clariant announced the successful installation of its EnviCat N2O-S catalyst at Hengli Petrochemical's 300,000-tpy nitric acid plant in Dalian, China. With the successful installation of the catalyst in June 2024, the plant is projected to reduce its N2O emissions by 690,000 tpy of CO2eq. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/samsung-ea-ctci-jv-awarded-417-mm-epc-contract-to-build-ethylene-storage-in-qatar/ Samsung E&A-CTCI JV was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Ras Laffan Petrochemicals for the $417-MM, 30,000-t Qatar RLP Ethylene Storage EPC project.  http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/digital-feature-sponsored-refiner-improves-ot-cyber-risk-measurement-and-management-a-case-study-on-achieving-visibility-into-ot-cybersecurity-policy-compliance/ This case study details how a U.S.-based Fortune 50 petroleum refiner used PAS Cyber Integrity® to improve OT cybersecurity. By automating asset inventory and vulnerability assessments, the company reduced manual processes, enhanced visibility into cyber risks and improved safety-ultimately saving millions in program costs. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/socar-baker-hughes-partner-on-integrated-gas-recovery-h2s-removal-system-at-the-heydar-oil-refinery/ Baker Hughes and SOCAR signed a contract for an integrated gas recovery and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) removal system that will significantly reduce downstream flaring at SOCAR’s Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery in Baku, Azerbaijan. http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/stamicarbon-awarded-a-pdp-contract-for-mexican-nitric-acid-plant/ Stamicarbon will apply its proprietary NX Stami Nitrates technology for a tailor-made solution to remove nitrous oxide from the tail gas stream, optimizing nitric acid production and reducing the carbon footprint of the plant