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IRPC Europe '17: Scenes from day one

Check out scenes from the first day of IRPC Europe 2017.

IRPC Europe '17: European refiners look to preserve market share in expanding global industry

VIENNA—Viren Doshi, former Senior Vice President and Head of Oil and Gas Practice at Strategy&, discussed the market outlook for the European refining industry in a market keynote on Day 1 of International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Europe.

IRPC Europe '17: OMV exec examines challenges facing EU refining industry

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

VIENNA—Director General of the UK Petroleum Industry Association Ltd. (UKPIA), Chris Hunt, delivered opening remarks on Day 1 of Gulf Publishing Company's International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) Europe. Mr. Hunt invited attendees to network with one another during the conference against the beautiful backdrop of the Danube River.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing’s</i> Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,700 active downstream projects around the world.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US gasoline demand increased with the shift to summer fuels and higher export opportunities to Latin America.

Industry Perspectives: The digitalization of the downstream industry

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The digitalization of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) is in full swing. Numerous companies have created, and are optimizing, digital technologies to improve plant operations, increase energy efficiency and lower costs.

Editorial Comment: Optimizing our message to the oil and gas industry

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The pages of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> contain numerous case studies, techniques, advice and step-by-step approaches to optimizing downstream operations. These elements have been the focus of the magazine for the last 95 yr.

Oil edges up in quiet holiday trade, focus on crude glut

(Reuters) — Oil prices rose slightly on Monday, paring steep losses from last week, but the market remained cautious as increases in US drilling activity have undercut an OPEC-led push to tighten supply.

Oxea expands production capabilities for butyric acid, propionic acid

MONHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany — The global chemical company Oxea has concluded an upgrade of its carboxylic acids production facility in Oberhausen, Germany. As a result, Oxea has enhanced the production output of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), such as propionic acid, butyric acid, and isobutyric acid.

Oversold: Oil traders punish OPEC for promising too much

VIENNA (Reuters) — As OPEC's latest meeting wrapped up in Vienna on Thursday night, ministers congratulated each other on its rare spirit of amity and consensus. The talks were, without a doubt, a success.