Site utility leads, engineers and other professionals in the hydrocarbon/chemical processing industries (HPI/CPI) are facing a perfect storm of increasing demineralized water demand, end of life of existing demineralized water plant equipment, changing source water quality, corporate directives to diversify water sources, and pressure from regulators and community stakeholders to minimize the volume of waste generated from water treatment.
The sulfur recovery unit (SRU) separates sulfur from sulfur compounds.
Hydrocarbon Processing, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its third annual awards.
Much has been written in recent years about the need for refineries to embrace the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Refineries cannot afford a sudden boiler failure (FIG. 1). Regularly assessing the condition of boilers is vital.
Steam boiler explosions happen all over the world, as an internet search will reveal.
In early June, Hydrocarbon Processing and Eni—an Italian multinational oil and gas company—hosted the annual International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) in Milan, Italy.
A rigorous and accurate performance evaluation of existing equipment is a key factor for the success of a plant revamp study.
Due to reduced margins, higher energy costs and rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) content, energy efficiency has never been more important in refining and petrochemicals.
Lost production from corrosion costs the oil and gas industry more than $1 B/yr.1