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Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards WINNERS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for nearly 100 yr, has announced the winners 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.

Continuous corrosion monitoring improves process optimization

Emerson: Fazackerley, W.

Corrosion is one of the most insidious challenges in the oil refining industry.

Installation of magnetic level gauges in modularization projects

Fluor Daniel India Pvt. Ltd.: Sardana, S.  |  Sinha, M.

In today’s competitive world, new ways of more efficiently executing a project are being developed every day: one of these is modular construction.

The path forward for process automation: Multivariable control as core competency

APC Performance LLC: Kern, A.

In process automation, multivariable control has always been considered an area of specialization and a luxury for those companies with sufficient scale and resources to justify its high costs of ownership.

Impact of inaccurate water-in-oil measurement

TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory: Yang, M.

Water-in-oil content is an important parameter for both the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry.

Hydrocarbon Processing 2021 Awards FINALISTS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<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.

Engineering Case Histories: Case 114: A local flooding event at a plant site

Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.

During a heavy rainstorm, flooding occurred at a plant location that had never before flooded.

Cybersecurity: How HPI companies can protect against ransomware and other cyber threats

Sungard Availability Services: Parsons, M.  |  Corso, R.

Ransomware has become an epidemic, and critical infrastructure is in the crosshairs.

Digital: Hybrid modeling: Unlocking the value of data for oil industry assets

Kongsberg Digital: Eide, E.

We live in a world increasingly driven by data scenarios for advanced analytics, predictive modeling and machine learning (ML), but how reliable is this for large oil and gas assets where safety and reliability are of paramount importance?

Valves: Protect safety valves using rupture discs

REMBE GmbH Safety + Control: Lloyd, C.

For many years, emissions were an unavoidable consequence of industrial development.