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Improve integration opportunities for aromatics units—Part 1

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.: Vaidyanathan, S.  |  Zhou, J.
Apex PetroConsultants: Kapur, S.

An aromatics complex is a combination of processing units that can be used to convert petroleum naphtha and pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) into the basic petrochemical intermediates: benzene, toluene and ..

HP Viewpoint: Age of turbulence: Charting the refining course toward a profitable future

Shell Global Solutions International BV: Ozmen, S. M.

High-performing enterprises draw on external expertise during all project phases, from scouting and front-end engineering and development through to operations.

HP Construction: North America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Sunoco Inc., and The Carlyle Group, L.P., have completed the formation of Philadelphia Energy Solutions, a joint venture (JV) that will operate the Philadelphia refinery. The refinery processes 330,00..

HP Construction: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Alfa Laval has an order to supply its compact heat exchangers to a petrochemical company in Western Europe. The order is valued at approximately SEK 70 million. Delivery of the exchangers is scheduled..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Some of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.’s subsidiaries have been awarded contracts totaling approximately €135 million for engineering, procurement and technology services.In Egypt, its subsidiary, T..

HP Construction: Asia-Pacfic

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Technip has two contracts, worth approximately €50 million in total, for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) services of two refineries in Kazakhstan. The scope involves the modernization..

HP Impact: Chemical industry execs look to the future

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Chemical industry executives plan to soon use the significant cash on their balance sheets to pursue strategic acquisitions and new product developments to spur company growth, according to a survey r..

HP Innovations: Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Neste Oil makes progress on microbial oil plantFinland’s Neste Oil recently completed the first phase of a pilot plant for producing microbial oil. The €8 million plant is expected to be com..

HP Industry Perspectives: Industry Perspectives

Key industry officials answer a poll question from HydrocarbonProcessing.com

How do project management practices guide turnaround execution?

Universitat Politècnica de València: Amendola, L.  |  Artacho, M.A.
PMM Institute for Learning: Depool, T.

The complex nature of turnaround maintenance projects leads to the development of various methods of managing plant turnarounds. To discover the strengths and weaknesses of each approach during plant ..