What is the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word optimization?
Throughout Hydrocarbon Processing’s 97 yr of publishing technical material for the refining and petrochemical industries, the journal has focused on numerous topics to optimize downstream processing facility operations.
Approximately 700 refineries are in operation worldwide, producing a range of petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and fuel oils.
High-quality crudes are not always readily available, or at a price that is acceptable to the producer’s budget.
Process control methods have been applied to batch distillation of crude oil and intermediate oils performed in the Chevron DPST labs in Richmond, California.
According to API Recommended Practice (RP) 521, 4.4.13.1, “Fire exposure on equipment can result in overpressure due to vapor generation and/or fluid expansion.
Pumping of low-temperature and cryogenic fluids requires specific and unique engineering technologies for the shaft sealing system.
A large volume of data is generated during the operation of refining, petrochemical and fertilizer plants.
The refining business needs to change dramatically over the next decade.
Cybersecurity standards and related practices contain valuable information for both asset owners and solution suppliers.