Gas Processing/LNG
Global Project Data
Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,300 projects around the world.
Construction
Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce high-octane, cleaner-burning transportation fuels.
Raman spectroscopy for the optimization of hydrogen usage in refineries
Approximately 700 refineries are in operation worldwide, producing a range of petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and fuel oils.
Selection of cooling water system for gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastline—Part 2
The main options for the cooling water systems of gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastlines are studied here, and alternatives are compared with the consideration of several technical and economic parameters.
Optimize transient plant operations with castable-free fired heater
Fired heaters are designed with castable refractory in various sections of the heater.
Onsite
Opening Gulf Energy Information’s 2019 Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) in Cyprus was the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry for the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis.
Equipment reliability: Critical to protecting margins in a volatile environment
For any hydrocarbon processor, margin is king.
Business Trends: HPI construction: Capital expenditures remain above $1.8 T
As the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) nears the middle of 2019, Hydrocarbon Processing is providing an assessment of the global midstream/downstream processing industries’ capital investments.
Engineering Case Histories: Case 106: Delayed fireball type explosions
When a vessel containing a flammable liquid under pressure (such as those in an LNG road tanker truck) ruptures and ignites, a vapor fireball explosion can occur.
Global Project Data
Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking nearly 1,300 projects around the world.

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