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HP Automation Strategies: Energy management lessons from Europe

ARC Advisory Group: Güldner, F.

ARC Advisory Group research indicates that, by applying appropriate energy management measures, energy-intensive companies can reduce their energy consumption by 30% to 40% over a 15-year timespan. Th..

How to make anything with a catalytic cracker

High Olefins FCC Technology Services, LLC: Dean, C.
Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology: Letzsch, W. S.

Various refined products can be produced via an FCCU only with changes in operating condition, different feedstocks and advanced/specialty catalyst choices.

Case history: Modernization of Russia’s refining industry—Part 1

RAS, A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas: Levinbuk, M.
Gazprom Neft: Galkin, V. V.  |  Makhiyanov, V.

Russian laws governing transportation fuels and crude oil have undergone many changes. These regulatory changes will involve the revamping of Russia’s refining industry. At present, this nation h..

HP Gas Processing: Eastern nations look to LNG for energy, environmental solutions

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

China and India are growing increasingly energy-hungry as their populations and transport infrastructures expand. At the same time, the two countries are seeking to reduce air pollution levels. In response, China and India are eyeing greater LNG imports and deeper emissions cuts.

HP Industry Perspectives: Tale of two continents

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Growing supplies by non-OPEC countries has introduced some calm for crude oil prices. However, other factors are influencing profitability and margins. In the US, the abundance of shale oil and the 40..

What is the ‘refinery of the future’?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

For years, technology experts and engineers have discussed the elements and operations that will define the refinery of the future. The refining industry has made great progress from the early days. H..

Use online conditioning to monitor electric motors

GE Measurement and Control: Wilhelm, B.
GE Global Research Center: Neti, P.

Quality and health assessments of motor insulation are important aspects during the manufacturing, as well as the operation, of electrical motors. Today, there are several offline insulation quality a..

HP Water Management: What should cooling tower owners do about legionella?

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

The first awareness of the risks of legionella bacteria in cooling water was the outbreak of Legionellosis at the hotel hosting the Legionnaires’ Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1976..

Minimize false assurances in hazard analyses

Apex Safety Consultants: Sawyer, M.

Hazard analysis is a powerful and highly effective tool for identifying and evaluating potential hazards and control measures (Fig. 1). Its versatility provides an economical and insightful assessment..

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

EU-US Energy Council discusses European energy security The EU-US Energy Council met recently in Brussels, Belgium. Following the gathering, the council issued a statement indicating that developments..