http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/digital-exclusive-how-to-build-cyber-resilience-in-the-oil-and-gas-supply-chain/ Society’s dependence on the oil and gas supply chain is well-documented. However, this reliance has given rise to concerning new trends in cyber threats—vital businesses along that chain must be more vigilant than ever about their security postures. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/executive-viewpoint-heavy-industry-light-footprint-helping-the-hpi-run-leaner-and-cleaner-with-ai/ AI has the potential to effect a real change. By harnessing vast amounts of operational data, AI can support process optimization, help to predict equipment failures and better facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources. These capabilities can improve asset performance as well as operational sustainability.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/valmet-to-deliver-valmet-dna-dcs-to-a-bio-based-process-plant-in-portugal/ Valmet will deliver a Valmet DNA distributed control system to a bio-based process plant in Portugal. The order was placed by Valmet’s new Value Added Reseller (VAR) partner Tecnilab AV Portugal S.A. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/07/shell-renews-contract-with-cyberhawk-enabling-a-global-visualization-and-data-integration-platform-across-its-portfolio/ Cyberhawk™ is pleased to report the renewal of its five-year global agreement with Shell. The comprehensive iHawk™ contract will extend their successful collaboration to projects and assets worldwide and serve a user base that has expanded to more than 6,000. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/univation-technologies-and-c3-ai-collaborate-to-deliver-enterprise-ai-solutions-for-advanced-predictive-maintenance-across-the-global-petrochemical-industry/ Univation Technologies and C3 AI have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to commercialize AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions tailored for the petrochemical industry. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/chiyoda-aveva-forge-strategic-partnership-to-power-plantos-with-aveva-connect/ Chiyoda announced that an AVEVA Partner Ecosystem Member Agreement has been completed with AVEVA, marking a significant milestone in advancing its digital O&M platform, plantOS. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/sustainability-and-the-energy-transition/managing-the-energy-transition-microgrids-play-a-key-role/ This article dives into the use of microgrids, and how they can help power certain plants within refineries and petrochemical facilities. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/process-controls-instrumentation-and-automation/the-implementation-and-automation-of-an-alarm-management-system-in-a-complex-control-environment-at-knpc-s-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery/ This work details how the integration and automation of alarm management system applications at Kuwait National Petroleum Co.’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery have resulted in numerous benefits that have optimized plant operations.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/plant-design-engineering-construction-and-commissioning/ten-ways-ai-is-expediting-construction-projects-in-the-processing-industry/ This article provides 10 key areas in which AI can improve project delivery during project planning.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/plant-design-engineering-construction-and-commissioning/optimize-plant-design-in-the-hydrocarbon-processing-industry-with-advanced-cad-tools/ This article will explore the evolution of computer-aided design technology, its advantages and uses throughout the hydrocarbon processing industry.