Two transformative drivers—global economic growth averaging more than 3%/yr and the world population expanding to more than 9 B by 2040—will have the net effect of adding another India and China to today’s global energy demand.
In the January issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, the editorial comment focused on the roadmap to advancing ideas.
Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking nearly 1,300 projects around the world.
Hundertmark, T.,
Mayer, M.,
McNally, C.,
Simons, T. J.,
Witte, C., McKinsey & Co.
If plastics demand follows its current trajectory, global plastics-waste volumes would grow from 260 MMtpy in 2016 to 460 MMtpy by 2030, taking what is already a serious environmental problem to a new level.
The global petrochemical sector continues to expand exponentially as developing nations’ demand for petrochemical/chemical products continues to increase.
In the February issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, our editors provided the results of Hydrocarbon Processing’s survey on the challenges that the downstream processing industry may face this year.
The Russian government has announced its plan to increase the volume of support for its domestic petrochemicals industry over the next several years, with the aim of doubling its production and boosting exports, according to Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak and the press service of the Russian Presidential Administration.
Romano, R.,
Cortesi, M.,
Magarotto, A.,
Minnucci, C.,
Pinto, A., Baker Hughes;
Zannori, R.,
Tittobello, A.,
Semeraro, G., TechnipFMC
Digital transformation offers the chance to reorganize and develop new models of collaboration that fully leverage the opportunities offered by digital technologies and their benefits across the oil and gas business—particularly for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors.
Each year, Hydrocarbon Processing devotes its Special Focus section to the latest advancements in petrochemical technology, as well as best practices, reliability and safety to ensure efficient and optimized petrochemical operations.