Crude oil
Improving asset utilization by closing the corrosion window
Driving profitable refinery operations often requires owner-operators to balance production flexibility and product optimization with asset availability and equipment reliability.
Search for advanced technique of desalter control—TON control for interface level
While it may seem like a simple vessel, the desalter is a critical section in a crude distillation unit.
Construction
TechnipFMC has begun construction on Assiut National Oil Processing Co.’s new hydrocracking complex in Egypt.
Hydrocarbons face toughest challenge yet
Over the next 30 yr, the globe’s energy ecosystem—where fossil fuels dominate and renewables play catch-up—will evolve exponentially, as efforts intensify to curb carbon emissions and mitigate the detrimental impact of climate change.
Editorial Comment: Will 2021 be a rebound year?
Needless to say, 2020 was an unprecedented year.
Editorial Comment: HPI spending forecast to reach $491 B in 2021
Who could have known that the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) would have been hit with such market volatility entering the new decade?
Hydrocarbon Processing Top Project Awards 2020
The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.
Virtual analyzers: Shaping the future of product quality
Product quality directly drives price and where hydrocarbons can be delivered.
High-pressure gas compressor dry gas seal system enhancement case study
The Khurais producing department (KhPD) consists of four oil trains: each oil train is responsible for receiving, stabilizing and purifying the crude oil from the wells by removing sand, water, gas and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) contents to make the oil ready for use and shipment to refineries.
South America: State reform to boost investment attractiveness of Brazilian refining
Brazil’s refining industry is on the verge of large-scale change. Its recent steps toward de-monopolization and liberalization, as well as the divestment of refining assets by state-owned oil major Petrobras, are propelling Brazilian refining in a more attractive direction for investment.
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- Plug Power completes installation of 100-MW GenEco electrolyzer units at Galp’s Sines refinery 1/23
- Reju announces site selection for first U.S. industrial-sized facility regeneration hub 1/23
- Engineering a low-cost alternative catalyst for producing sustainable petrochemicals 1/23
- New report identifies methanol-to-jet as a key accelerator of the next wave of sustainable aviation fuel 1/23
