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Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce high-octane, cleaner-burning transportation fuels.
Industry Perspectives: What topics do you want to hear about?
Throughout Hydrocarbon Processing’s 97 yr of publishing technical material for the refining and petrochemical industries, the journal has focused on numerous topics to optimize downstream processing facility operations.
The new normal in petrochemical revamp projects
You have made the decision to increase plant capacity—with a change in feed—in the existing facility.
Committee to decide fate of idled refinery
An advisory committee will decide the future of a 209,000-barrel-per-day refinery that remains idled amid sanctions on the operator.
Online Exclusive: Interview with AspenTech at Optimize 2019
Hydrocarbon Processing's Editor, Associate Publisher Lee Nichols met with Aspen Technology's Ron Beck, Director of Industry Marketing, Oil and Gas, and Paul Donnelly, Director, Industry Marketing, at AspenTech's Optimize 2019 conference.
Topaz embraces IoT with BHGE’s VitalyX Lubricant Monitoring System
Topaz Energy and Marine has signed a long-term agreement and placed an order with Baker Hughes, a GE company to collaborate on deploying BHGE’s lubricant condition monitoring system, VitalyX.
Selection of cooling water system for gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastline—Part 2
The main options for the cooling water systems of gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastlines are studied here, and alternatives are compared with the consideration of several technical and economic parameters.
Power: Temporary power tips for turnarounds and maintenance activities
Maintenance activities and turnarounds often prove challenging to a facility’s electrical power system.
Project Management: Check installation of the tray column before box-up
To push the project schedule, plant owners sometimes proceed the boxing up of columns without approval of the tray designer.
Digital: Cloud-based dynamic simulation models amplify operator training and safety programs
International oil and gas (O&G) and hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) companies are under great pressure to be profitable.
- EnEarth awards FEED contract to Kent for the Prinos CO₂ Storage Project in Northern Greece 3/12
- Axens joins consortium trying to develop an eFuels plant in Australia 3/12
- Southern Energy Renewables announce $1.4-B methanol and SAF complex in Louisiana 3/12
- Clariant successfully demonstrates advanced pyrolysis oil upgrading technology for circular plastics with Borealis and SINTEF 3/12
- Indorama Ventures' consortium to develop state-of-the-art rPET facility in Nigeria 3/12
- China teapots maintain refinery runs to cash in on lucrative fuel sales 3/12
