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HP Integration Strategies: The information-driven operating company

ARC Advisory Group: Gorbach, G.

New information technologies—such as cloud computing, mobility, social technologies, big data/analytics and 3D visualization—have been receiving a lot of attention in the industrial communit..

HP Brief

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

A roundup of top news in the hydrocarbon processing industry from September's issue.

HP Impact: Egypt’s role in international energy markets

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Egypt’s influence is felt mainly through the operation of the Suez Canal and Suez-Mediterranean (Sumed) pipeline. In 2012, about 7% of all seaborne-traded oil and 13% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded worldwide transited through the Suez Canal.

HP Impact: Divestitures drive US oil and gas deal activity

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

For the three month period ended June 30, 2013, there were a total of 39 oil and gas deals with values greater than $50 MM, accounting for $17.2 billion in deal value.

HP Impact: US energy sector vulnerabilities exposed

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a report that assesses how critical US energy and electricity infrastructure is vulnerable to the impacts of climate trends.

HP Construction Profile: US Midwest refinery nears completion of major modernization project

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

In early July 2013, BP announced that it has completed the commissioning and startup of a new, 250,000-bpd crude distillation unit at the Whiting refinery, marking a major achievement in the multi-bil..

HP Industry Perspectives: A sad turn of events

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Many pages in Hydrocarbon Processing have and continue to discuss the technical solutions required by the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and similar legislation. At a time when developed nations str..

Streamline plant information for brownfield assets

Intergraph Corp.: Standish, R.  |  Botterill, E.

Brownfield assets suffer from handling large volumes of unstructured information. Often, such projects do not have up-to-date/as-maintained 3D models, data warehouses or integrated operation systems, ..

Optimize your compressor maintenance program

Consultant: Geitner, F. K.

One deviation alone might not be enough to bring on a compressor failure, but, when several more deviations combine, the failure risk is known to increase exponentially.

Digital is the solution for modern compressor protection

Hoerbiger Compression Technology: Stachel, K.  |  Locken, T.

Compared to traditional analog communications technologies, digital systems cost less, offer greater flexibility, and are more reliable thanks to built-in self-checking systems and resistance to interference.