During the 1960s, the global refining and petrochemical industries witnessed new processes and products that enhanced the daily lives of millions of people around the world.
To operate reliably and profitably, oil refineries, petrochemical plants and gas processing facilities must avoid equipment failures.
Oil and gas companies are finding creative ways to look for solutions to new problems in the face of climate change and growing environmental awareness.
The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1950s by Petroleum Refiner, the forerunner to Hydrocarbon Processing.
Advanced industrial data analytics has a prominent role to play in process control and automation.
As refineries and petrochemical complexes worldwide are moving toward more automated operations, plant operators are increasingly becoming dependent on process alarms for safe, smooth and continuous operation.
Uncertainty in input parameters does not have an identical effect on uncertainty in the output.
Big data is making tremendous changes in various sectors of the economy, and chemical industries can now leverage these new advancements.
The industry is moving away from oil shaft seals and hydraulic speed control for turbines to advanced alternatives.