Environment & Safety
HP Insight: More news on ethylene
Lots of activity is occurring within the HPI. In March, several major announcements were released concerning ethylene manufacturing. At their March ethylene technology seminar, Kellogg Brown & Root (K..
HPIn SHE: We haven't got a button
Recently, I was in Birmingham, England, attending Maintec 99, the international maintenance conference and exhibition. One morning, I found myself running short of pounds sterling. Thus, I had either ..
HPIn SHE: Open with care – tales from the mailbox
Open with care — tales from the mailbox
Modernization project yields a more competitive plant
Refinery is meeting its key business drivers: higher product quality, lower operating costs, increased manufacturing flexibility and improved regulatory compliance
HP Insight: Déjà vu all over again
It's February; accordingly, many HPI consultants are preparing their forecasts for 1999 and the next few years. From reading the headlines, there are very few surprises, especially for petrochemicals...
HPIn SHE: Environmental protection
We talk a lot about "environmental protection" – sometimes, we even do something about it. However, we tend to forget that the adjective environmental means concerning the environment. Conse..
Control coking for olefins plants
A combination of metallurgy and surface-coating materials mitigate coke formation on furnace tubes
How effective is your plant safety and loss control system?
Comprehensive policy defines what management and employees are to do and how to do it
HP Insight: MTBE – a chemical under fire
Not too long ago, MTBE was the rising petrochemical star of the HPI. Unfortunately, controversy surrounds this oxygenate. MTBE gained national prominence under the clean fuels program from the CAAA. T..
HPIn SHE: Making pictures
Long ago, I used to write "appreciations" (i.e., informed guesswork) about likely technology developments of the Evil Empire. Surprisingly to an outsider, there was great emphasis on honesty. Our depa..
- Clariant, OMV aim to reduce carbon footprint of ethylene and ethylene oxide derivatives 7/31
- Ampol, Graincorp collaborate for potential renewable fuels plant in Australia 7/31
- Brazil's JBS supplies animal waste for production of sustainable aviation fuel 7/31
- United is first airline to purchase SAF for O'Hare Int'l airport (Chicago, U.S.) 7/31
- Egypt aims to keep diesel prices subsidized 7/31
- illimity, Trafigura lend money to Italian refinery for energy transition 7/31
- Digital Exclusive: SPECIAL FOCUS: Digital Technologies—Utilize process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
- Digital Exclusive-Flare system design: Liquid pockets in flare headers
- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries