In late June, Hydrocarbon Processing announced the finalists for its third annual awards.
Hydrocarbon Processing sat down with senior-level executives of Merichem Company, Cyndie Fredrick (CF) and Kathy Young (KY), Senior Vice Presidents and General Managers of Merichem’s two business units, to discuss the state of the downstream industry, where it is heading in the future and how their company is helping operators meet their sustainability goals.
In mid-June, I joined Thad Pittman, Senior Research Analyst, Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database, to provide Hydrocarbon Processing subscribers with a global analysis on the downstream processing industry’s capital projects landscape.
Heavy industries like refining, petrochemicals and mining face concerns about the availability of freshwater, as these are affected by local water scarcities and stringent water discharge regulations.
Oil refineries and petrochemical plants rely on steam systems to maintain utility and process unit operations.
From refining to chemical production processes, heaters play an essential role in hydrocarbon processing applications.
The plate-and-shell (P&S) heat exchanger has three significant advantages over the shell-and-tube (S&T) type traditionally used in refinery processes.
The chemical industry uses flush rings for diaphragm seals.
Three primary drivers exist for recycling polyethylene terephalate (PET) bottles.