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HP Industry Perspectives: Is the glass half full or half empty?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

This year is nearly half over; however, the energy industry is more optimistic about the market and economy according to Ernst & Young’s (EY’s) recent 10th biannual Oil and Gas Capital Confi..

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Chemical companies honored with energy efficiency awardsThe American Chemistry Council (ACC) honored 16 of its member companies for implementing energy-efficiency improvements in 2013. The ACC present..

HP Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The total liquid supply growth by non-OPEC countries continues to rise and is estimated to reach 54 million bpd (MMbpd) in 2014. Increasing crude oil supplies from North America are contributing to sh..

China: The next shale gas boom

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The shale gas boom has largely been associated with North America. The luck of this region regarding shale gas is the result of 20 years of hard R&D efforts by Texas oilman George P. Mitchell and the ..

US energy production means new jobs. Are we ready?

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM): Hockstad, M.

At the beginning of this now-not-so-new millennium, the US was faced with great tragedy, a loss of security and uncertainty in the future. Today, the nation has rebounded, thanks to a robust energy se..

Skills shortages in a booming market: The big oil and gas challenge

The strains on labor capacity in oil and gas construction markets worldwide are becoming increasingly well known. These strains continue to affect forecasted project costs, and several large capital p..

What every refiner should know about nitrogen generation and delivery

Parker Hannifin: Connaughton, D.

Generating N2 on-demand is a sustainable and energy-efficient approach.

IRPC 2014: Defining the course of the global HPI

Gulf Publishing Company: Smith, M.

Leading hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) executives and technical experts will come together June 24–26 in Verona, Italy, to share ideas, innovation and vision for the global downstream indu..

Use dynamic models when designing high-pressure vessels

Honeywell Process Solutions: Stephenson, G.  |  Renfro, J.
Shell Global Solutions International BV: Marques-Riquelme, E.  |  Vandu, C.

By definition, a pressure vessel is a closed container that is designed to hold gases and/or liquids at pressures substantially different from ambient conditions. They are used in many applications su..

HP Industry Perspectives: Reflections from a petrochemical giant

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Frank Popoff, retired chairman and CEO of the Dow Chemical Co., shared his insight on the petrochemical industry at the AFPM’s 2014 International Petrochemical Conference (IPC). With a career spa..