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Industry Perspectives: Hydrocarbon Processing’s Mid-Year Update webcast to be held in late June

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past several years, the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has been engaged in a whirlwind of peaks and valleys.

Process Control, Instrumentation and Automation: Distillation column DCS control configuration

Petrocontrol: Friedman, Y. Z.

Is there a consensus about a distillation column distributed control system (DCS) control strategy? Much has been written about this topic, covering configuration possibilities, constraints and interacting control considerations.

History of the HPI: The 1970s: Crises, clean air, plastic bottles and the DCS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The 1970s were marked by several historical events that affected not only the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) but nations around the world.

Advancing circular solutions with chemistry

Covestro will provide an overview of innovative technology approaches with which plastics from the product portfolio can be mechanically and chemically recycled.

Managing complexity in engineering and construction projects

Tecnicas Reunidas: Corrales, J.  |  Veiga, J. P.

It is widely accepted that new management methods are needed to curb the frequent delays and cost overruns observed in engineering and construction projects.

Sensitivity analysis of a plug flow reactor

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams: Laturkar, K.
Validation Associates LLC: Laturkar, K.

A sensitivity analysis study evaluates uncertainties in a model’s output based on the changes in the input parameters of the model.

HP Flashback: Excerpts from the 1960s: Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes

History of the HPI: The 1960s: Synthetic oils, zeolite catalysts, LLDPE, OPEC and and creation of the PLC

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

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.

Overview of decarbonization pathways for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries—Part 1

Petrogenium, Buehler Consulting: Buehler, J.

This two-part article will cover the seven pathways to decarbonizing the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Business Trends: Insights from the 2020 Worldwide Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis

HSB Solomon Associates LLC: Achacoso, M.

The author’s company recently completed its data analysis for the <i>2020 Worldwide Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis (Fuels Study).</i>