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Executive Viewpoint: It was the best of times

KBC, a Yokogawa Company: Howell, A.  |  Byfield, R.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”. Fortunately, this opening line from A Tale of Two Cities does not often present itself as an appropriate analogy to the oil and gas industry. Yet, here we are.

Executive Viewpoint: Technology to drive decarbonization of the oil and gas industry

Siemens Energy: Fors, T.

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> (HP) was pleased to speak with Thorbjoern Fors (TF), EVP of Industrial Applications, Siemens Energy, to discuss the decarbonization of the oil and gas industry and the technologies that are helping companies meet their sustainability goals.

Editorial Comment

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Over the past several decades, the hydrocarbon processing industry has invested heavily in new processing units to produce low-sulfur and ultra-low-sulfur (ULS) transportation fuels.

A solution to the IMO 2020 MARPOL Annex VI requirement

Rigby Refining LLC: Klussmann, B.

On January 1, 2020, a new requirement limiting the sulfur content of marine fuel to a maximum of 0.5 wt% went into effect.

Leveraging digital technologies to create the smart renewable diesel facility

OSIsoft: Harclerode, C.

Many companies are modifying existing crude refineries or building grassroots renewable diesel facilities to produce drop-in, green renewable diesel from a variety of agriculturally derived triglyceride feedstocks.

Reducing acid consumption: Maximizing sulfuric acid alkylation unit profitability

DuPont Clean Technologies: Peterson, J. R.  |  Rana, D.  |  Ewing, R.

Alkylation is a process used to produce highly branched isoparaffins from the reaction of lighter olefins and isobutane in the presence of sulfuric acid as a catalyst.

Business Trends: A perspective on new technology impacts on the chemical processing industry

Yokogawa Corp.: Fernandes, S.

Over the past five years, the industrial evolution has been propelled by the same technologies that have dramatically changed our private lives.

Industry Perspectives

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is steadily advancing through the energy transition.

Best practices for pygas-based styrene extraction

Sulzer GTC Technology: Liu, Z.  |  Joshi, S.  |  Ma, H.  |  Zhang, R.

Pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) is a by-produced fraction of hydrocarbons generated from a steam cracker.

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.