Process Control
LNG: Adapting to a more strategic role calls for effective quality analysis
Disruptions of global hydrocarbon supply chains have increased the importance of liquefied natural gas (LNG), causing larger numbers of buyers and sellers to consider it for satisfying energy demand. For some, this is unfamiliar territory, requiring greater knowledge of the technologies and practices involved, as billions of dollars will be changing hands.
History of the HPI: The 1990s: Clean fuels and emissions mitigation, M&A, GTL and the fieldbus wars
Much like several initiatives passed in the 1970s and 1980s, the 1990s were a decade heavily focused on environmental issues, with many new regulations being enacted to not only mitigate industrial and vehicle emissions but also to advance the production of clean fuels globally.
Technip Energies and National Petroleum Construction Company create joint venture to accelerate energy transition
The new joint venture NT ENERGIES LLC aims to support energy transition in the UAE, the broader Middle East region and North Africa by providing added value services in blue and green hydrogen and related decarbonization projects
Online Exclusive Technical Q&A: AI’s use in chemical plant operations
Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) sat down with Dr. Hiroaki Kanokogi (HK), General Manager, Yokogawa to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used in the hydrocarbon processing industry.
History of the HPI: The 1980s: Oil spike/collapse, liquid crystals, conducting polymers and the rise of AR/VR
Several major impactful events took place in the global oil and gas and petrochemical industries in the 1980s.
Valves, Pumps and Turbomachinery: Achieving the right installation torque with a virtual calculation
Determining the required installation torque for a tight flange system is a daily challenge for industrial valve manufacturers and plant operators.
Reliability: When to consider liquid-ring compressors
Liquid-ring compressors (FIG. 1) use the centrifugal whirling of a sealing liquid to create a series of piston-like water columns to trap gas or vapor between the impeller cells of a rotor installed eccentric to its casing.
Process Insights announced the acquisition of the assets of the process analyzers business from Schneider Electric
Process Insights, a Union Park Capital portfolio company, announced the acquisition of the assets of the Process Analyzers business from Schneider Electric.
Chevron Corporation awards Worley a global services agreement
Worley and Chevron have entered into a global master services agreement covering Chevron’s upstream, midstream, and downstream business needs.
ABB to support Canadian refiner in transformation of conventional crude oil facility into renewable fuel production site
ABB has been selected by Braya Renewable Fuels to support the transformation of the idled Come By Chance oil refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, into a state-of-the-art renewable fuels production center.
- DG Fuels awards MyRechemical contract for Nebraska (U.S.) SAF plant 12/4
- Topsoe to provide technology for 40,000-tpy e-Methanol project in Galicia, Spain 12/4
- SwitcH2, CorPower Ocean partner on wave-powered green ammonia 12/4
- Solvay to utilize biomethane to replace a portion of natural gas used at its plant in Mexico 12/4
- Digital Feature: A Case Study on achieving visibility into OT cybersecurity policy compliance 12/4
- MAN Energy Solutions and Bonatti to collaborate on EDF PEI bioenergy plant 12/4
