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Oil refinery/petrochemical integration in a CO2-constrained world—Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Fluor: Baars, F.  |  Oruganti, S.  |  Kalia, P.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities

Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while the demand for motor fuels will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressures and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.

Aromatic complex: A case study for relief load estimation of a heat integrated refinery unit

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Bechtel India: Saha, J.  |  Chaudhuri, S.
Petrochemicals / Refining / Aromatics / Heat Transfer

Refineries are moving from fuels to chemical production as the demand for fuel derived from crude oil declines in the near future.

MAA refinery—Bunker fuel oil challenge: Stable and compatible VLSFO production

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Kuwait National Petroleum Co.: Matar, M. B.  |  Al-Mane, A.  |  Rajendran, M.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Loss Prevention / Naphtha / Sulfur / Treating / Middle East

Studies have been conducted on strategies for bunker fuel oil (BFO) production with reduced sulfur and catalytic fines concentration limits.

Best practices for pygas-based styrene extraction

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2021
Sulzer GTC Technology: Liu, Z.  |  Joshi, S.  |  Ma, H.  |  Zhang, R.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Construction / Economics / Engineering & Design / Gasoline / Natural Gas / Polymers / Sulfur / Asia/Pacific

Pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) is a by-produced fraction of hydrocarbons generated from a steam cracker.

Fuels and chemicals: Finding the right refinery configuration for a less predictable world

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2021
Bechtel India: Chaudhuri, S.  |  Singh, R.
Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Gasoline / Naphtha / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Valves / Asia/Pacific

The refining industry links the upstream production of crude oil with the end markets for fuel products, as well as for the petrochemical/chemical industry.

Hydrocarbon Processing Top Project Awards 2020

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2020
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Refining / Aromatics / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gas to liquids (GTL) / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.

Industry Perspective: IRPC Americas ONLINE: A sincere thanks

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2020
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Desulfurization / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Loss Prevention / Octane / Polymers / Products / Treating / Americas

Each year, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> hosts events to bring together professionals in the oil and gas industry to share ideas and knowledge on the latest advancements in processing technologies and operations.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2020 Awards WINNERS

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2020
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Analyzers / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Corrosion / Desulfurization / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Furnaces / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Motors / Natural Gas / Octane / People / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities / Valves / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the winners for its third annual awards.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards 2020—FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2020
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Analyzers / Aromatics / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Corrosion / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Furnaces / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Hydrogen / Hydrotreating / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Natural Gas / Octane / People / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Valves / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

This special section details all finalists within each category for the fourth annual <ital>HP</ital> Awards. The winners will be announced on Oct. 1.

Catalytic processes operation during downturns in aromatics complexes

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2020
ExxonMobil Chemical Co.: Andrews, J.  |  Hung, J.  |  Molinier, M.  |  Lim, Y. T.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Analyzers / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Loss Prevention / Products

Paraxylene production is a highly cyclical business that is subject to changes in the global economy and dependent on feedstock costs, alternative dispositions for aromatics, utilities costs and plant locations, among other factors. With the large PX capacity added by recently started crude-to-chemicals complexes and the expected impact of the economic recession on commodities demand, many aromatics complexes face a significant slowdown in the coming months or, possibly, years.