Refining
Cut costs and save time servicing valves during refinery turnarounds
Most refineries perform turnaround activities every 3 yr–5 yr to maintain and upgrade plant assets and equipment.
How did asset utilization modeling save Sadara $1 B in capital cost?
Sadara is a JV between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical.
ADNOC Refining awards design contract for new refinery in Ruwais
ADNOC Refining took a step closer to building the world’s largest integrated refining and petrochemicals complex, in Ruwais, by awarding a Pre-Front End Engineering and Designing contract for the new refinery in Ruwais.
Global Project Data
According to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing’</i>s Construction Boxscore Database, more than 320 new downstream capital projects have been announced over the past year.
Industry Metrics
US refinery margins saw losses as product stocks rose, pressured by seasonally lower gasoline demand and subdued heating oil requirements.
Business Trends: The state of process safety and operational risk management—Feeling the squeeze
The 2018 edition of Petrotechnics’ process safety management (PSM) and operational risk management report builds on insights gained from the 2017 survey.
Industry Perspectives: What opportunities will 2019 bring to the global HPI?
To continue communication and feedback with <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>’s global audience, the editors have posted a new poll to HydrocarbonProcessing.com.
Cybersecurity: Why emails should be a cybersecurity priority
The oil and gas industry is becoming increasingly digitized—but is it improving its cybersecurity measures to match?
Viewpoint: European refining 2050: Turning the vision into reality
Europe’s refiners, through their industry organization Fuels Europe, have set out their long-term ambitions in a new program called Vision 2050.
Digital: Three steps to implement a 21st-century disaster recovery plan
In the wake of Hurricane Florence, businesses across the US had another reminder of how unpredictable and unavoidable disasters are when they strike.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
