http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/update-three-workers-sue-pemex-for-injuries-at-texas-refinery/ Three workers filed a lawsuit in a Texas state court in Houston on Monday against Mexico's national oil company Pemex for injuries they allege they received in a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) release at a Deer Park, Texas, refinery last Thursday. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/pemex-says-two-workers-dead-dozens-injured-from-leak-at-oil-refinery-in-texas/ Two people were believed to have died and dozens injured after a chemical release at Pemex's 312,500-bpd Deer Park oil refinery in Texas, the Mexican national oil company said.  http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/woodside-energy-fatality-at-beaumont-clean-ammonia-project/ An incident occurred Thursday morning at the Beaumont Clean Ammonia site in Texas that tragically resulted in the death of an employee of one of OCI's construction contractors. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/10-1/taiwan-refiners-brace-for-super-typhoon-krathon-as-ports-shut-ahead-of-landfall/ Taiwan oil refiners are bracing for heavy rain and winds ahead of super Typhoon Krathon's anticipated landfall, with the storm likely to delay some fuel shipments and prolong maintenances, while key ports are shut. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/digital-exclusive-unlocking-the-power-of-hydrogen-processing-ensuring-safety-and-driving-profits/ Harnessing the potential of hydrogen for energy generation requires a deep understanding of the associated safety considerations. When it comes to hydrogen processing, it’s important to examine hydrogen’s unique challenges and the innovative approaches that business leaders can adopt to ensure safety while driving profitability in the hydrogen processing industry. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2024/09/iata-announces-matchmaker-platform-for-airlines-and-saf-suppliers/ The U.S. International Air Transport Association (IATA) will create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker to link airlines and SAF suppliers. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/truly-effective-reliability-requires-predictive-maintenance/ To navigate this new digital world, organizations must find ways to bring in new technologies to support the limited personnel they have, but without increasing the complexity of those people’s jobs or overwhelming them with raw data they are not trained to use. The solution is to implement a predictive maintenance technology plan founded on a boundless automation vision of seamlessly moving contextualized data wherever it is needed. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/environment-and-safety/configure-safety-communication-to-unleash-your-safety-culture-s-true-potential/ From an industrial perspective, effective communication is an integral part of achieving an injury-free workplace. This article provides the benefits of developing a safety management system to build a culture of safety in plants. http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/environment-and-safety/alarm-management-and-operator-training-case-studies-for-a-sulfur-recovery-unit/ This article will provide an in-depth insight of an operator training simulator, as well as the basic features of creating a virtual plant in which the operators are allowed to train and test various operating scenarios. It will also highlight the inbuilt scenarios inside the model—most importantly, the startup, shutdown and specific upset scenarios.   http://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/september-2024/plant-turnaroundsproject-management/seven-tips-to-achieve-a-smoother-plant-turnaround/ This article provides seven best practices that should be kept in mind for successful plant turnaround management.