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Sharing insights beyond the fencelines with digital technologies
In refineries and petrochemical plants globally, breaking down silos and barriers among departments, teams and functions remains one of the largest challenges when it comes to processing data and operational insights.
Operational excellence: Repetitive incidents in the energy business
Workforce demographics in the oil, gas, chemicals and other energy industries have altered personnel experience ratios.
Cuba warns of worsening blackouts as fuel crisis bites
Power blackouts in Cuba are expected to increase significantly due to a lack of fuel, officials warned in a nationwide TV broadcast, worsening the country's plight as it deals with food and medicine shortages.
Discovering Honeywell's pathways to sustainability: Highlights from Global Sustainability Week
To highlight their pathways to sustainability, Honeywell’s Global Sustainability Week took place from September 11–15 in Chicago, Illinois and Charlotte, North Carolina. The event took attendees to Chicago to tour their Riverside and Des Plaines labs, focusing on carbon capture, renewable fuels, hydrogen (H2) and plastics circularity.
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Radix Engineering expands U.S. operations, appoints Alexander Clausbruch as North America CEO
Several injured in blast at ethanol biofuel plant in Illinois (U.S.)
Several employees were injured at an Archer-Daniels-Midland facility in Decatur, Illinois, after an explosion within its processing complex.
Surveillance camera captures tower collapse at BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals facility
A surveillance camera installed at a nearby business captured a tense moment when a tower crumbled during a fire incident at BASF TotalEnergies Petrochemicals facility in Port Arthur.
Editorial Comment: Refining: An industry in advancement for more than 170 yr
The global refining industry continues to adapt and evolve to changing markets, policies and regulations.
Ready to lead, launch and leverage: The Annual PerspECCtives Conference
Pulling together leaders in the engineering and construction management world, the ECC Annual PerspECCtives Conference convened in Florida on August 30, 2023.
Venezuela's president appoints new head for state petrochemical company Pequiven
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro appointed Ninoska La Concha as new head of state petrochemical company Pequiven, replacing oil minister Pedro Tellechea, who since March had held three key positions supervising the country's energy industry.
- KBR's phenol technology selected by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals 4/25
- Honeywell Technology helping to produce SAF with lower cost and waste 4/25
- Nigeria's NNPC partners local firm on new 100,000 bpd refinery 4/25
- Stranded cargo shows credit challenges at Nigeria's Dangote refinery 4/25
- Low U.S. distillate consumption reflects slow economic activity and biofuel substitution 4/25
- Clariant catalysts reduce customers’ footprints by 40 million tons of CO2e in 2023 4/25
