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Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards WINNERS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the winners for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Continuous corrosion monitoring improves process optimization

Emerson: Fazackerley, W.

Corrosion is one of the most insidious challenges in the oil refining industry.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</I>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Cybersecurity: How HPI companies can protect against ransomware and other cyber threats

Sungard Availability Services: Parsons, M.  |  Corso, R.

Ransomware has become an epidemic, and critical infrastructure is in the crosshairs.

Digital: Hybrid modeling: Unlocking the value of data for oil industry assets

Kongsberg Digital: Eide, E.

We live in a world increasingly driven by data scenarios for advanced analytics, predictive modeling and machine learning (ML), but how reliable is this for large oil and gas assets where safety and reliability are of paramount importance?

Reliability: Update your pump and mechanical seal specifications

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A professionally presented course in pump fundamentals caught our eye recently.

Business Trends: How to achieve industrial autonomy in the refining and petrochemical industries

Honeywell Process Solutions: Millette, P.

The process industries are moving from automated to autonomous operations.

Redundant control pilot valve system adds reliability in downstream operation

Emerson: Boltniew, G.

In downstream processing facilities, such as refineries and chemical plants, downtime is a significant source of lost revenue.

Air-to-air pneumatic booster fail-safe system for valves

Cowan Dynamics: Aguirre, M.

In pneumatic valve automation systems, it is common to hear the following terms for valve positions: “fail open (FO),” “fail close (FC)” and “fail last (FL)”.

Advanced methods for controlling boiler tube corrosion and fouling—Part 1

ChemTreat, Inc.: Kraetsch, K.  |  Buecker, B.

Many heavy industrial plants, such as refineries and petrochemical facilities, require steam for numerous processes, including powering turbines, providing energy for a variety of unit operations and even heating buildings in some locations.