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Products

Editorial Comment: Petrochemicals: Changing technologies and configurations to satisfy future demand

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

For nearly a decade, capital investments in new petrochemical capacity have skyrocketed. This

Fuels and chemicals: Finding the right refinery configuration for a less predictable world

Bechtel India: Chaudhuri, S.  |  Singh, R.

The refining industry links the upstream production of crude oil with the end markets for fuel products, as well as for the petrochemical/chemical industry.

Unlock margin by interconnecting refinery optimization silos with closed-loop AI

Imubit: Cohen, G.

Refineries and chemical processing plants are complicated to model, control and optimize.

Improve reliability and reduce maintenance with advanced analytics

Seeq Corporation: Buenemann, A.

A common misconception in largescale process manufacturing is that minimizing downtime by increasing reliability is the key to increasing profitability.

Business Trends: Are chemical companies ready for the future of work?

Deloitte Services: Dickson, D.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant, short-term disruption to the chemical industry, potentially leading to long-term impacts.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

TechnipFMC has begun construction on Assiut National Oil Processing Co.’s new hydrocracking complex in Egypt.

Industry Perspectives

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

With the increasing prominence of hydrogen technologies circulating into the global market, Gulf Energy Information—publisher of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> and <i>Gas Processing & LNG</i>—has launched our latest publication: <i>H2Tech</i>.

Hydrocarbons face toughest challenge yet

DNV GL Oil and Gas: Ketelaars, F.

Over the next 30 yr, the globe’s energy ecosystem—where fossil fuels dominate and renewables play catch-up—will evolve exponentially, as efforts intensify to curb carbon emissions and mitigate the detrimental impact of climate change.

FCC NOx reduction methods: Complying with regulations without capital investment

Placid Refining Co.: Hobbins, P.
Johnson Matthey: Blair, H.  |  Hochheiser, T.

As fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) emissions regulations become increasingly strict, refiners are driven to find the most economic compliance option.

Editorial Comment: Will 2021 be a rebound year?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Needless to say, 2020 was an unprecedented year.