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Editorial Comment: Celebrating the latest advancements in HPI technology

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

At the end of this month, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> will honor the latest technological advances in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) at an awards gala.

Attaining TCO nirvana with outcome-based services

Honeywell Process Solutions: Linton, S.

The industrial manufacturing sector is grappling with an unprecedented number of challenges.

Adapting instrumentation to the needs of refineries

Emerson Automation Solutions: Carlson, D.  |  Cychosz, D.

Oil refineries provide a smorgasbord of challenging applications for instrumentation engineers and technicians.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.

Stability analysis of debutanizer columns with hot-vap or bypass pressure control

IHS Markit: Nagpal, S.

A debutanizer column was experiencing unstable operation, with frequent pressure swings and product composition fluctuations from the column overheads system.

High-pressure water pump mechanical seal failure investigation

Saudi Aramco: Allah, W. K.  |  Ballard, F.  |  Al-Dhafiri, A.

To mitigate leakage, mechanical seals are one of the most critical components for centrifugal pumps.

Valves Outlook

Valve Manufacturers Association: William S. Sandler

Although overall industry growth is not substantial from 2017 to 2018, it translates to $66 MM more in valve shipments for the year, which is a positive sign for the industry.

A brief guide to fire zone analysis

IBI Chematur Engineering: Kadam N.

Every process plant has a dedicated disposal system to ensure that gases from equipment, instruments and pressure safety valves are flared to follow environmental norms for the gases vented to the atmosphere from the flare stack.

No excuse for cutting corners on monitoring corrosion

Cosasco: Yule, P.

Corrosion is a major challenge and risk to contain for any oil and gas operator.

How APM in LNG operations can lower TCO and boost ROI

Siemens: Bailie, B.  |  Russell, M. T.

As the world’s hydrocarbon appetite continues its rapid turn toward lighter fare (e.g., natural gas for power generation, transportation and industry), massive, near-term investments in global, capital-intensive, fully digitalized LNG infrastructure are needed.