Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Loss Prevention

Attaining TCO nirvana with outcome-based services

Honeywell Process Solutions: Linton, S.

The industrial manufacturing sector is grappling with an unprecedented number of challenges.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

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

Improving certainty in uncertain times by building an IIoT-ready plant

Emerson Automation Solutions: Shamsi, M.

Historical statistics indicate that 25% of projects have budget overruns and a further 50% have schedule slippage.

Cybersecurity

exida LLC: Goble, W.

Unfortunately, nation states appear to be launching cybersecurity attacks on other nation states.

A brief guide to fire zone analysis

IBI Chematur Engineering: Kadam N.

Every process plant has a dedicated disposal system to ensure that gases from equipment, instruments and pressure safety valves are flared to follow environmental norms for the gases vented to the atmosphere from the flare stack.

No excuse for cutting corners on monitoring corrosion

Cosasco: Yule, P.

Corrosion is a major challenge and risk to contain for any oil and gas operator.

How APM in LNG operations can lower TCO and boost ROI

Siemens: Bailie, B.  |  Russell, M. T.

As the world’s hydrocarbon appetite continues its rapid turn toward lighter fare (e.g., natural gas for power generation, transportation and industry), massive, near-term investments in global, capital-intensive, fully digitalized LNG infrastructure are needed.

Better practices for tank overfill prevention

Carmagen Engineering, Inc.: Blundell, R.

The 2005 Buncefield and 2009 CAPECO terminal explosions are two of the most significant storage tank incidents in history.

What are the financial savings from a refinery cybersecurity program?

Honeywell Process Solutions: Ayral, T.
Liberty International Underwriters: Fligner, M.

Recently, the authors developed a first-pass financial estimate of the savings resulting from the implementation of a cybersecurity program for a 100-Mbpd refinery.

Digital: Looking to boost safety? Reliable operations are the key

Emerson Automation Solutions: Carugo, M.

Equipment failures are the thorn in every industrial plant’s side.