October 2017

Ethylene is one of the most valuable organic compound building blocks in the world.

In this article, Hydrocarbon Processing provides published references on model-based control, and contributing author Allan Kern presents his views on model-less control.

Throughout the refining industry, the average number of years of experience for console operators is decreasing, as large numbers of very experienced console operators are retiring.

One of the major goals in every refining complex is to minimize the utilization of its hydrogen (H₂) generation units by maximizing the H₂ recovery from residual streams.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, recent technology developments to convert hydrofluoric acid (HF) alkylation to sulfuric acid alkylation were discussed.

Over the past several years, the Middle East has made substantial investments to increase its downstream processing capacity.

The Shaybah NGL recovery plant has a single-stage, double-suction between bearings, radial-split design for hot oil circulation.

Industry has seen numerous engineering errors during the commissioning phase of projects.

Uniform flow distribution inside process equipment is desirable for maximizing performance.

Delek US comprises both refining and logistic segments.

The design and construction of oil, gas and petrochemical facilities is continuously improving, as increasing compliance with ever-changing codes and standards, such as the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), is resulting in fewer atmospheric above-ground storage tank (AAST) accidents.

Process engineers at a refinery in one of the Rocky Mountain states were concerned about detecting the potential accidental release of hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas at their plant as part of a recent series of upgrades to the facility.

It’s that time again! Hydrocarbon Processing has announced the nominees for its annual Top Project awards.

Training can take many different forms.

Detecting, reporting and responding to abnormal situations or events are important functional elements of a complete process automation strategy.

Engineering calculations can help an engineer’s career by controlling the risks taken. The author has followed this path.

With the rise in the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry, the chlorinated paraffins market has also been growing since it acts as secondary plasticizers in PVC.

Hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) companies have long used different applications to address their supply chain production management (SCPM) challenges.

Unavoidably, process safety risks are often managed in different parts of an organization.

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is vastly transforming how manufacturing and process plants conduct their daily operations.

Over the past year, the world has witnessed significant downstream capacity growth in all sectors of the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI).

In the highly competitive, capital- and asset-intensive oil and gas industry, demand is growing for the implementation of information technology (IT) practices covering the following functional requirements.

US product crack spreads surged amid refinery outages as Hurricane Harvey affected US Gulf Coast (USGC) refinery operations.

Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,700 active downstream construction projects around the world.

The 20th edition of Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) will take place 13–16 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

At the beginning of 2017, Lewa GmbH commissioned its newly designed process pump testing room.

EnLink Midstream has named Rhonda L. Price to succeed Jennifer K. Johnson as Senior VP of human resources.