Petrochemicals
Olin lifts force majeure for product shipments from Freeport, Texas
CLAYTON, Mo. — Olin Corporation announced that it is lifting the Force Majeure declared on Aug. 31 for all product shipments, except phenol, acetone, methyl chloride, methylene chloride and chloroform, from its Freeport, Texas facility.
Petronas Chem sells half of polymers business to Saudi Aramco for $900 MM
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) — Malaysia's Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PCG) said on Monday it plans to sell 50% of a polymers unit to Saudi Aramco's wholly owned subsidiary, Aramco Overseas Holdings Coöperatief U.A. for $900 MM.
Show Preview: ADIPEC
The 20th edition of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) will take place 13–16 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
Global Project Data
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,700 active downstream construction projects around the world.
Industry Perspectives: What is the future of the global HPI?
Over the past year, the world has witnessed significant downstream capacity growth in all sectors of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).
Roundtable: The reality of process safety risk
Unavoidably, process safety risks are often managed in different parts of an organization.
Automation Strategies: Expanding scope of automation events and alerts
Detecting, reporting and responding to abnormal situations or events are important functional elements of a complete process automation strategy.
Reliability: Technology transfer training is most effective for small groups
Training can take many different forms.
Editorial Comment: HP Top Project Awards 2017
It’s that time again! <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> has announced the nominees for its annual Top Project awards.
Diversification: The catalyst for the Middle East’s downstream transformation
Over the past several years, the Middle East has made substantial investments to increase its downstream processing capacity.
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