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Industry Perspectives: Hydrocarbon Processing honored with industry award nominations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In early September, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> staff learned that the publication was nominated for several publishing awards by Folio magazine.

Cybersecurity: Crucial defenses for critical infrastructures

NCC Group: Small, D.

A colleague of mine once suggested to a chemical plant operator that it was a good idea to apply patches to Windows-based supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) servers as soon as they become available every month—after all, a lot of them fix security vulnerabilities.

Associations: Integrated vs. non-integrated safety systems: Does it really matter?

ARC Advisory Group: Gupta, M. S.

ARC Advisory Group’s 23rd annual Industry Forum included a panel discussion that explored the relative merits of integrated vs. non-integrated safety systems in an increasingly connected world.

Reliability: Viewing issues out of context may be a waste of time

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

An alternative to the above title would be “Test your rotating equipment engineers’ IQ.”

Securing industrial systems in a digital world

The development of industrial control systems (ICS) over the past two decades has changed the face of many industries.

From traditional to green refinery: The transformation of Eni’s Gela plant

Baker Hughes: Gravame, F.  |  Nardi, A.  |  Gioli, G.  |  Corti, F.

The need for a more sustainable energy mix is setting a challenge for refinery operators.

Diversifying the future: Incentives for worldwide adoption of renewable fuels and chemicals—Part 1

Bio-based, renewable fuels and chemicals can reduce the environmental footprint of maintaining global transportation and product demands, while also supplementing traditional fossil fuels in a global environment with increasing energy demand.

The geoscience of reliability engineering: Preparing the process plant for natural disasters

Harvard University: Cole, J.
T.A. Cook Consultants Inc.: Troyer, D. D.

Industry can no longer afford to take a casual approach to the potential impacts of natural disasters on the operational reliability and integrity of physical plants and assets.

Use new oxidation technologies to achieve “near-zero” emissions of NOx and VOCs

Selas-Linde North America: Armstrong, P.  |  Predatsch, E.

HPInnovative solutions assist hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) facilities in meeting present and ever-changing air emissions regulations and strict operating permits.

Looking back at the Phillips 66 explosion in Pasadena, Texas: 30 years later

Contributing Writer: Bloch, K. P.
AIChE: Vaughen, B.K.

October 23, 2019 marks the 30-yr anniversary of a devastating fire and explosion that claimed the lives of 23 workers at a major chemical plant in Pasadena, Texas.