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HP New Developments
New product developments in the hydrocarbon processing industry.
YASREF selects Intergraph’s SmartPlant solutions to run Saudi refinery
The implantation team not only gathered large amounts of accurate data but has also validated and audited the data prior to final handovers by EPCs, the company said.
Intergraph, eVision to align on safety solutions
The integration between Intergraph's asset life cycle information solutions and eVision solutions supports improved effectiveness for safety critical operations work processes.
Emerson Process Management acquires software group Energy Solutions
ESI’s integrated suite of operational management applications for pipeline modeling, leak detection and scheduling, together with their commercial applications for transactional accounting and inventory management, are recognized for improving both operational efficiency and financial profitability.
Consider using a main automation contractor for your next capital project
Based on the experience of execution, design, engineering and construction of an LNG complex in Asia, the author outlines key considerations that contribute to project success.
HP Automation Strategies: Manufacturing execution systems can help ‘onboard’ the next generation of workers
Population dynamics, including the impending retirement of the “baby-boomer” generation of workers and the associated need to quickly “onboard” the next generation of workers in the downstream industries are driving new demand for collaborative production systems/manufacturing execution systems solutions.
HP News
UAE FCC catalyst manufacturing facility completes Phase 1W. R. Grace & Co. and JV partner Al Dahra Agriculture Co. marked the commissioning of a new catalyst logistics silo terminal (pictured) and the..
HP Industry Metrics
US refinery utilization rates have returned to summer operating levels. Crude oil pricing supports higher cracking margins for gasoline in US and European markets. Asian margins fell as increasing sup..
HP Innovations
Air Liquide will build the world’s largest air separation unit (ASU) in Secunda, South Africa. An essential component of the 5,000-metric-ton-per-day ASU will be the AIRMAX compressor solution from MAN Diesel and Turbo, which will be the largest-dimension compressor constructed to date.
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- Pertamina expects Balikpapan's CDU IV to resume later this month 7/17
- Exxon shut Joliet, Illinois, refinery after power outage 7/17
- Essar launches hydrogen power plant at Stanlow refinery (U.K.) 7/16
- Trelleborg partners with Airbus on hydrogen-powered air travel 7/16
- Neste, Mitsubishi Corporation agree on strategic partnership to develop supply chains for renewable chemicals and plastics 7/16
- Vale, Komatsu and Cummins announce collaboration to develop dual-fuel large trucks, powered by ethanol and diesel 7/16
- Digital Exclusive: SPECIAL FOCUS: Digital Technologies—Utilize process simulation digital twin to optimize condensate yield
- Digital Exclusive-Flare system design: Liquid pockets in flare headers
- Hydrogen-rich content gasoline: A new concept for paraffinic gasoline reformulation
- Alarm rationalization at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) refineries