Petrochemicals
Advantages of using TDL analyzers for safety monitoring in combustion within HPI applications
From refining to chemical production processes, heaters play an essential role in hydrocarbon processing applications.
Projects as programs: A vision for long-term project success
Process industries across the globe grapple with producing dozens or even hundreds of different products.
Benefits of close-coupled flush rings
The chemical industry uses flush rings for diaphragm seals.
Specify the pressure drop of a vent silencer
Industrial facilities, such as refineries and petrochemical plants, have many systems and equipment that must relieve steam or gases through discharge piping to the atmosphere to avoid overpressure and protect the installation.
People
Arja Talakar has been appointed CEO of Siemens Oil & Gas. He will be based in Houston, Texas, the global headquarters for Oil & Gas and its parent operating company, Siemens Gas and Power.
Construction
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has reached a full agreement with CCS JV, a JV between Chiyoda, McDermott and Saipem, for the development of its Mozambique Area 1 LNG terminal.
Global Project Data
Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,300 projects around the world.
Business Trends: US RPET and sustainability goals—a reality check
Three primary drivers exist for recycling polyethylene terephalate (PET) bottles.
Digital: The pathway to digitalization value delivery
It seems that all software initiatives in the energy and chemical industries are now tagged with the name “digitalization.”
Editorial Comment: Embracing uncertainty for a better tomorrow
The downstream processing industry is changing.
- BASF starts up the world’s first production plant for 3D-printed catalysts in Ludwigshafen 3/19
- Haffner Energy receives rapid bookings for CORE100 clean-fuel production units 3/19
- ABB launches EmissionVision to automate advanced gas leak detection 3/19
- Ebara Elliott Energy partners with NuScale Power for use of advanced nuclear technology to power petrochemical plants 3/19
- bp agrees to sell 12-MMtpy Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group 3/19
- Sumitomo Corporation, “K” LINE and NYK Line conclude MoU for new build ammonia bunkering vessel operation in Singapore 3/19

