Going back to the earliest days of the industry, oil refiners have found that breaking down crude oil into marketable fractions does not always result in high volumes of the most profitable products.
Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects, as chosen by HP editors and readers
As new low-carbon diesel fuels and blends become more readily available, it is important to understand the differences between them and how each impacts engine performance.
Yang, M., TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory
Water-in-oil content is an important parameter for both the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry.
What are the latest advancements in HPI technologies? This month’s Innovations section details the tools and technologies that are optimizing plant operations.
Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while the demand for motor fuels will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressures and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.
Petrochemical demand will increase with gross domestic product, while motor fuel demand will only show modest growth and may even decline in certain regions, given environmental/legislative pressure and the introduction of battery-powered electric vehicles.
U.S. Gulf Coast margins increased, supported by unplanned refinery outages that limited a stronger recovery in run rates and kept product outputs relatively supressed.
For those who have been in the refining industry for many years, it is obvious that significant changes are occurring.
Linear programming (LP) is an optimization modelling technique in which a linear function is maximized or minimized when subjected to various constraints.