Environment & Safety
HP Insight: Who's responsible for environmental compliance?
Environmental managers have the tremendous task of ensuring that their operating facility as a whole is in compliance. This is an awesome task for a lone manager with a reduced support staff. After te..
HPIn SHE: SHE gave me for my pains a world of sighs
Writing books is a roller coaster of emotions: depression halfway through when you think it will never be finished; elation when you send the copy off to the publisher; depression after you send the c..
Revise storage tank inspections
Recent changes in API standards affect mechanical integrity evaluations of atmospheric storage tanks
HP Insight: Loss prevention – what it is and isn't
Like many managers in other companies, the HP editorial group spends part of the summer planning the next year's agenda. For HP , our “products” are the special reports that feature the main..
HPIn SHE: Culture
The distinguished professor and I stood outside the banquet hall in -20°C weather, slightly drunk, wearing full evening dress – and smoking cigars. In European academic circles, such behavio..
Trends in catalysis research to meet future refining needs
Environmental and clean-fuel requirements are creating a demand for new and innovative catalysts
Minimize environmental impacts when replacing underground pipe
Using a unique rehabilitation method, a refiner repairs an aging sewer while containing soil contamination
HP Insight: More petrochemical options . . .
Next month, HP will feature the special report on licensed-proprietary petrochemical technologies – Petrochemical Processes '97. While editing and reviewing process technologies for this feature,..
Improve storage tank inspections
Applying new guidelines, operators can detect structural problems early and prevent catastrophic releases
- Methanex to indefinitely idle 860,000-tpy Trinidad and Tobago methanol plant 6/30
- Several injured in fire at Haldia Petrochemicals' plant in eastern India 6/30
- Shell forecast: Global LNG demand expected to grow by 65% by 2050 6/30
- INEOS Enterprises completes sale of its ultra-pure sulfur dioxide and derivatives business to Ecovyst 6/30
- Neste to invest over €400 MM in Porvoo refinery maintenance turnaround 6/30
- Middle East producers push on with oil and LNG loadings despite ship attacks 6/30
