Environment
Accelerating and expanding process control benefits
Advanced industrial data analytics has a prominent role to play in process control and automation.
Investigation and diagnosis of startup foaming issues at a new tail gas treater
In May 2021, Phillips 66 started up a new methyl diethanolamine (MDEA)-based tail gas unit at its Belle Chasse, Louisiana, refinery.
Raising the alarm: Understanding the operator’s perspective on refinery process alarms
As refineries and petrochemical complexes worldwide are moving toward more automated operations, plant operators are increasingly becoming dependent on process alarms for safe, smooth and continuous operation.
The EPC executive’s challenge and opportunity: Navigating the sustainability shift in capital projects
According to an industry report published by McKinsey and Co., accelerating the decarbonization of the U.S. economy to achieve net-zero targets by 2050 will require approximately $275 T of cumulative capital spending over the next 30 yr.1
Editorial Comment: Advancing maintenance ultimately leads to increased reliability
This year, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Throughout this year, the editors are publishing excerpts from past issues.
Business Trends: The big data tools and related professional competencies required in the chemical industry
Big data is making tremendous changes in various sectors of the economy, and chemical industries can now leverage these new advancements.
Sustainability: Staying ahead of environmental, social and governance goals
Investing in firms that champion environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues (TABLE 1) has been discussed for decades but is now moving to the forefront of corporate initiatives.
Digitally uncover profitable pathways to net-zero
Many view COP26—the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland—as a missed opportunity.
Cleaning mud oil incineration offgases
The sustainable management of petroleum exploration and refining requires appropriate treatment and disposal of the oily waste generated.
History of the HPI: The 1940s: Global conflict, FCC, 100 octane, synthetic rubber—Wartime necessitates advancing technologies
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its look at the history of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).
- Petrobras wrapping up due diligence to buy back refinery from Mubadala 7/26
- US court rejects EPA denials of 2022 small refinery biofuel waivers 7/26
- Mexico seeks more 2025 fuel import deals after refinery delays 7/26
- PETRONAS, Eni and Euglena reach FID to construct a biorefinery in Malaysia 7/26
- ExxonMobil signs carbon capture agreement with CF Industries in Mississippi (U.S,) 7/26
- WoodMac: LNG truck sales impacting Chinese road diesel demand 7/26
- 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
