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Overview of decarbonization pathways for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries—Part 1

Petrogenium, Buehler Consulting: Buehler, J.

This two-part article will cover the seven pathways to decarbonizing the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Air-cooled heat exchanger operation under emergency cooling service

Contributing Editor: Pramanik, R.

One of the challenges in the operation of air cooled heat exchangers (ACHEs) is to decide whether or not to operate under natural convection.

Industry Perspectives: 1Q project announcements this year down vs. 1Q 2021

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

New capital project announcements are down 27% in 1Q 2022 vs. 1Q 2021.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Gulf Energy Information’s Global Energy Infrastructure database is tracking nearly 1,100 projects around the world, totaling more than $1.8 T in active capital project investments.

Cleaning mud oil incineration offgases

Elessent Clean Technologies: Herssens, Y.  |  Safariyeganeh, S.

The sustainable management of petroleum exploration and refining requires appropriate treatment and disposal of the oily waste generated.

HP Flashback: Operations expand and technologies advance during global conflict: Excerpts from the 1940s

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

This articles details several case studies on the use of x-ray technology for inspection purposes. This includes for the inspection of casings, forgings and welded structures, among others.

Industry Pioneers: Polymer science, catalytic cracking, petrochemicals and EPC

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Sharma, Sumedha

Waldo Semon was an American chemist whose detour with assigned laboratory research at B. F. Goodrich led to the development of vinyl—the second best-selling plastic in the world.

Utilize heavy-duty cable tray systems to improve cable tray designs

Saudi Aramco: Al-Hamaidi, M.  |  Mulla, M.

This article presents a novel design concept that utilizes a heavy-duty cable tray system to optimize cable tray design, procurement and construction.

HP Flashback: Operations, processes and safety evolve and advance: Excerpts from the 1930s

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1930s by <i>The Refiner and Natural Gasoline Manufacturer</i>, the forerunner to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>.

Industry Perspectives: Capital investments/major trends affecting the global HPI

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In late January, Tyler Campbell, Associate Editor, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, <i>Gas Processing & LNG</i>, and <i>H2Tech</i>, presented an update on the global capital construction landscape at the Engineering and Construction Contracting (ECC) Extra Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana (U.S.).