http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/12/itt-to-acquire-spx-flow-for-477-b-expanding-leadership-in-highly-engineered-components-and-adjacent-flow-technologies/ A study on pressure vessel under fire and relief valve protection—Part 1 http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/november-2025/environment-and-safety/a-study-on-pressure-vessel-under-fire-and-relief-valve-protection-part-1/ The critical interdependency of relief valve analysis and flare system considerations during a HAZOP study http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/september-2025/environment-and-safety/the-critical-interdependency-of-relief-valve-analysis-and-flare-system-considerations-during-a-hazop-study/ Eliminate human error by mechanically linking PSV isolation valves http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/august-2025/valves-pumps-turbomachinery-and-compression/eliminate-human-error-by-mechanically-linking-psv-isolation-valves/ Can double disc isolation valve technology shorten FCCU turnarounds? http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/july-2025/maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/can-double-disc-isolation-valve-technology-shorten-fccu-turnarounds/ Double disc isolation valve technology could hold the key to optimizing dangerous fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) maintenance and repair processes at refineries. This article explores the key considerations behind refinery turnarounds and how they can be made safer and more efficient.  New alternatives for severe service urea letdown valve applications http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/valves-pumps-turbomachinery-and-compression/new-alternatives-for-severe-service-urea-letdown-valve-applications/ This article describes recently introduced control valve designs for urea applications that extend service life while making any required maintenance much easier. BEL Valves supplies six-figure order for Europe’s largest processing plant http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/bel-valves-supplies-six-figure-order-for-europe-s-largest-processing-plant/ BEL Valves, which manufactures high integrity valves, complete with actuation and control systems for oil and gas, hydrogen (H2) and carbon capture installations, has supplied valves worth six figures to Norwegian multinational energy company, Equinor for its Kårstø processing plant in Norway. Chart Industries and Flowserve combined to form $19-B enterprise http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/chart-industries-and-flowserve-combined-to-form-19-b-enterprise/ Chart Industries, Inc. and Flowserve Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a differentiated leader in industrial process technologies. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion. Akselos tackles flange failures with breakthrough SPM module http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/akselos-tackles-flange-failures-with-breakthrough-spm-module/ Akselos has just launched SPM for Flanges, a new module in its Structural Performance Management (SPM) suite—designed to solve one of the most underestimated challenges in industrial operations: flange failures. Sizing PRVs for homogeneous non-equilibrium saturated flashing liquids http://admin.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/april-2025/valves-pumps-compressors-and-turbomachinery/sizing-prvs-for-homogeneous-non-equilibrium-saturated-flashing-liquids/