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Investigation and diagnosis of startup foaming issues at a new tail gas treater

Hydrocarbon Processing / April 2022
Phillips 66: Copper, S.  |  Viceral, B.  |  Thomas, K.  |  Goff, S.  |  Contreras, J.  |  Nyadong, L.  |  Stavros, J.
Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.: Hatcher, N. A.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Refining / Acid Gas Removal / Boilers / Catalysts / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Loss Prevention / Naphtha / Piping / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Americas

In May 2021, Phillips 66 started up a new methyl diethanolamine (MDEA)-based tail gas unit at its Belle Chasse, Louisiana, refinery.

History of the HPI: The 1940s: Global conflict, FCC, 100 octane, synthetic rubber—Wartime necessitates advancing technologies

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Petrochemicals / Refining / Construction / Crude oil / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Naphtha / Natural Gas / People / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Safety / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> continues its look at the history of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).

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

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Aromatics / Catalysts / Compressors / Construction / Corrosion / Crude oil / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Heat Transfer / Loss Prevention / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Octane / Piping / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Utilities / Valves

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.

New practice of diameter-transformed fluidized bed reactor in the petrochemical industry

Hydrocarbon Processing / March 2022
SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP): Wang, X.  |  Xu, Y.
Petrochemicals / Gasoline / Hydrotreating / Naphtha

Motor gasoline standards are becoming increasingly stringent—in particular, the olefins content requirement in motor gasoline is getting lower and lower. Among these standards, China standard motor gasoline VI (B) requires that the olefin content should be < 15 vol%.

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

Hydrocarbon Processing / February 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Boilers / Catalysts / Compressors / Construction / Corrosion / Crude oil / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Heat Transfer / Loss Prevention / Management / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Octane / Piping / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities / Valves

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>.

HP Flashback: Advancing processing technologies and refining operations: Excerpts from the 1920s

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Catalysts / Construction / Corrosion / Crude oil / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Heat Transfer / Loss Prevention / Management / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Piping / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Safety / Sulfur / Americas / Europe

The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1920s by <i>The Refiner and Natural Gasoline Manufacturer</i>, the forerunner to <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2022
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Project Management / Refining / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gas to liquids (GTL) / Gasoline / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Middle East

Eni plans to launch its 3.4-MMtpy FLNG vessel offshore Mozambique this year. The Coral Sul FLNG vessel is being built by Samsung Heavy Industries.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Analyzers / Biofuels / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Compressors / Corrosion / Desulfurization / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Furnaces / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Hydrotreating / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Naphtha / Natural Gas / People / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities / Valves / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</I>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its fifth annual <i>HP</i> Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been instrumental in improving facility operations over the past year.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2021
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike
Analyzers / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Information Systems / Naphtha

What are the latest advancements in HPI technologies? This month’s Innovations section details the tools and technologies that are optimizing plant operations.

Oil refinery/petrochemical integration in a CO2-constrained world—Part 2

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2021
Fluor: Baars, F.  |  Oruganti, S.  |  Kalia, P.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Naphtha / Natural Gas / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Utilities

Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while the demand for motor fuels will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressures and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.