Safety
Selecting the right rotary control valve
The primary function of a control valve is to regulate flow. Accurate, consistent and reliable performance of this task affects many important process unit or plant metrics,
Extracting business value from digitalization in oil and gas
Most oil and gas companies are investing in digitalization; however, they often fail to move beyond proof of value (PoV) or pilot projects.
Increase uptime by reducing systematic failure risk
Pondering the history of industrial incidents, it would be incorrect to assume that most failures occur randomly.
Achieve process safety, asset integrity and reliability with an integrated HAZOP study
Abnormal situations in refining and petrochemical plant operations can interfere with plant reliability and efficient operations, especially for highly complex processes.
Optimize flare gas recovery system design to reduce emissions
Emissions from flares worsen air quality and produce waste gas. A flare gas recovery system is designed to facilitate CO<sub>2</sub> reduction.
Safety: Addressing corrosion at petrochemical plants starts with carbon
Maintaining the structural integrity of a pipeline is a significant investment of time and resources for organizations in the oil and gas industry.
Safety: Strategic considerations in contemporary process safety management
During this unprecedented industry crisis spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, the process industry’s response has been multi-faceted, showing its generosity and humanitarian side, as well as its collective resilience to an environment filled with formidable challenges.
Maintenance: Zero-based, custom-built, reliability-driven—A new kind of maintenance organization
In the October 2018 issue of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the authors published an article—“Improving plant performance by changing a maintenance culture”—describing the first two years of Eastman Chemical Co.’s Longview, Texas site’s journey to maintenance excellence, which began in 2016.
Mitigate transient/hydraulic surge in liquid pipelines with nozzle check valves
Liquid pipelines often come across hydraulic transients, which can damage pipelines and associated equipment (i.e., pumps, valves, stations, etc.).
Hydrocarbon Processing 2020 Awards WINNERS
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the winners for its third annual awards.
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- Venezuela's 2024 oil exports climb 10.5% amid political turmoil, refinery outages 1/3
- Russian court tells Yandex to hide images of oil refinery after Ukrainian attacks 1/3
- Singapore's Dec. jet fuel imports hit multi-year high on India, S. Korea supply 1/3
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- Fire extinguished at Valero's Three Rivers refinery on New Year's Day 1/2
