http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/04/digital-feature-guidance-for-developing-first-of-a-kind-projects-and-processes/ New products and processes have the potential to drive new value through performance or cost improvements targeted to evolving market needs in the oil, gas and chemical industry. To realize this value, however, organizations must navigate a challenging path through development and scale-up of first-of-a-kind processes.  https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/04/japans-maruzen-petrochemical-to-shut-ethylene-unit-in-chiba/ Japan's Maruzen Petrochemical, a unit of Cosmo Energy Holdings, will shut its ethylene unit in Chiba in the 2026/27 financial year and consolidate production at Keiyo Ethylene, its joint venture with Sumitomo Chemical, the companies said. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/june-2024/sustainability-and-the-energy-transition/transitioning-to-an-electrified-future/ As countries responsible for 75% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions set net-zero targets, oil and gas, chemicals and other energy-intensive process industries are under increasing pressure to decarbonize. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2024/april-2024/trends-and-resources/business-trends-global-chemicals-industry-outlook-for-2024/ After a challenging end to 2022, many in the chemical industry anticipated a modest rebound in production in 2023. However, by mid-2023, several chemical companies significantly lowered their expectations. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2023/11/pratt-whitney-canada-and-gulfstream-completes-first-100-saf-transatlantic-flight/ Pratt & Whitney Canada and Gulfstream Aerospace announced the successful completion of the first transatlantic flight using sustainable aviation fuel with both PW815GA engines on a Gulfstream business jet. Pratt & Whitney is an RTX business. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/october-2023/trends-and-resources/business-trends-converting-refineries-to-renewable-fuels-is-no-simple-switch/ Petroleum refineries around the globe are under pressure. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2023/april-2023/trends-and-resources/business-trends-optimize-pump-systems-to-save-electrical-energy/ Given the global rise in energy costs, there has never been a better time to review and assess the efficiency of pumping systems—whatever their size, complexity or sphere of operation. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2022/june-2022/trends-and-resources/industry-perspectives-ihydrocarbon-processing-si-mid-year-update-webcast-to-be-held-in-late-june/ Over the past several years, the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has been engaged in a whirlwind of peaks and valleys. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2019/december-2019/maintenance-and-reliability/consider-installing-a-vfd-to-increase-reliability-and-savings/ The Petronor oil refinery is in the north of Spain and is part of REPSOL Group. In 2019, the facility upgraded the driver of a reformer’s draft fan from a general-purpose steam turbine and gearbox to a variable frequency drive (VFD) electric motor. https://hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2019/september-2019/ihydrocarbon-processingi-awards/ihydrocarbon-processingi-awards/ Hydrocarbon Processing, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its third annual awards.