http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/clonbio-group-selects-seeq-for-enterprise-wide-analytics/ Seeq, a leader in industrial analytics, AI and monitoring, and ClonBio Group Ltd., an Irish agribusiness company, have announced a multi-year commercial agreement for the Seeq Industrial Analytics and AI platform to be leveraged across ClonBio’s biorefinery assets in Europe and its principal asset in the U.S. to further accelerate digital transformation outcomes. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/11/cop29-totalenergies-and-oil-india-to-collaborate-on-methane-emissions-detection-measurement/ TotalEnergies and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a cooperation agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ pioneer AUSEA technology at OIL sites in India. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/october-2024/process-optimization/thermal-decomposition-of-particulate-mercury-sulfides-in-petroleum-part-2/ Traces of particulate mercury sulfide (HgS) in stabilized crude oils transform to elemental mercury below 400°C in refinery distillation units. The authors evaluated this transformation and measured reaction rates and activation energies in crude oil and Hg-spiked mineral oil, using glass vessels at atmospheric pressure and a microunit at 1,000 psig. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/october-2024/water-management/refinerypetrochemical-makeup-water-treatment-a-general-guide-for-technical-personnel-part-3/ A very important—and sometimes overlooked—unit operation within hydrocarbon processing facilities is makeup water treatment for steam generators and other processes. Many cases have been documented in which makeup system upsets have led to boiler tube failures that partially or completely shut down unit processes. The three parts of this article (August, September and October 2024) serve as a guide for those employees who may be on a steep learning curve when it comes to makeup system understanding.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/ametek-releases-its-iecex-zone-2-certified-993x-series-of-analyzers-high-ambient-temperature-environments/ AMETEK Process Instruments’ 993X series of analyzers, encompassing the 993X and 9933, are now IECEx Zone 2 certified for use in locations with up to +60ºC ambient temperatures. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/prosep-to-deliver-its-multiphase-adjustable-xtreme-test-units-to-polish-refiner/ For the contract, ProSep will deliver one of its Multiphase Adjustable Xtreme (MAX+) Mixer's test units to a refinery in central Poland.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/digital-feature-delivering-the-next-generation-workforce-by-harnessing-ai-to-propel-chemical-engineering-into-the-future/ This article details the strategy behind a proprietary AI platform that empowers chemical industry SMEs like process operations, controls, engineering, and economics – a workforce that may not have traditional programming skills – to work with cutting edge AI algorithms. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/special-focus-refining-technologies/thermal-decomposition-of-particulate-mercury-sulfides-in-petroleum-part-1/ Traces of particulate mercury sulfide (HgS) in stabilized crude oils transform to elemental mercury below 400°C in refinery distillation units. The authors evaluated this transformation and measured reaction rates and activation energies in crude oil and Hg-spiked mineral oil, using glass vessels at atmospheric pressure and a microunit at 1,000 psig. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/special-focus-refining-technologies/prompt-engineering-extracting-operational-excellence-knowledge-from-ai-part-1/ Prompt engineering is an emerging discipline at the intersection of AI and process engineering and will undoubtedly contribute to the hydrocarbon and green molecules processing industries. Parts 1 and 2 (October 2024) of this article explore and provide a glimpse of how this technique can help process engineers and operators to manage the power of advanced AI models to optimize processes, contribute to solve complex problems, and improve operational efficiency in refineries and petrochemical plants.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/control-station-launches-system-health-monitoring-offering-delivers-industry-spanning-operational-insights/ Control Station has launched System Health Monitoring (SHM), a tiered service offering that leverages intelligence captured by the company’s PlantESP Loop Performance Monitoring solution.