Webcasts

Sponsored by: AspenTech 

As cyberattacks on industrial systems rise, many organizations are exposed due to aging infrastructure and fragmented system integrations that leave wide attack surfaces. A modern, secure data strategy is critical to protecting operations and enabling future growth.

Join Dr. Nina Schwalb, VP of AspenTech Inmation Industrial Data Fabric, to learn how a modern unified data fabric can help you:

• Minimize cybersecurity risk by eliminating point-to-point vulnerabilities
• Simplify compliance with centralized, secure data management
• Accelerate decision-making with seamless data access across the enterprise

Register now to learn how you can build a resilient foundation for secure, intelligent industrial operations.

Sponsored by: Emerson 

Join Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine and Emerson’s Gas Analysis and Engineered Solutions teams for a webinar exploring midstream innovations in carbon sequestration. As global efforts intensify to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, carbon sequestration has emerged as a critical solution for capturing and storing atmospheric CO₂ to mitigate climate change. This session will spotlight Emerson’s role in enabling safe, accurate, and efficient measurement solutions throughout the sequestration process.

Emerson experts will discuss how technologies like the Rosemount^™ 470XA and the upcoming QX1000 gas analyzers support precise monitoring during CO_₂ capture, transport, and storage. These solutions help ensure regulatory compliance, enhance operational safety, and optimize performance in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects.

Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how Emerson's instrumentation can be utilized for bulk CO₂ and impurity monitoring throughout the CCS process, supporting long-term climate goals. Whether you're involved in project design, operations, or environmental compliance, this webinar will provide actionable insights for navigating the evolving CCS landscape.

Sponsored by: Lummus Technology

Electrification of heating is a proven solution in other industries, enabling substantial emission reduction and improved operational flexibility. Electrification of process heating in the oil and gas industry has been slower in adoption, due to challenges such as high temperature requirements, complex heat control and cost sensitivity.

Join Lummus Technology for a webcast that will explore electric process heating options, its features and benefits, and real-world use. The discussion will highlight Lummus’ SRT-e^TM electric cracking heater and how it can address these challenges by combining indirect electrical (radiative) heating from other industrial applications with existing SRT technology. The session will also discuss the growing adoption of dynamic electricity pricing, where fluctuations reflect real-time energy availability and grid demand.

This webcast will cover:

• Advances in partial electrification, including converting a hydrocarbon-fired refinery heater into a hybrid heater using both fuel and electricity
• Adding flexibility for heaters to switch from fuel-fired to electricity, to take advantage of dynamic electricity pricing
• An update on Lummus’ SRT-e electric ethylene cracking heater, including the commissioning of a commercial demonstration unit

Whether you're new to ChemE or just exploring your options for 2026, this webcast on July 15 will walk you through everything you need to know about becoming an exhibitor.

ChemE is the premier chemical engineering event in North America—an international hub for professionals driving innovation in petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical production. If your company provides technical solutions, ChemE is where your audience will be.

In just 30 minutes, you’ll learn:

• What to expect at ChemE 2026 and how it aligns with your goals
• Booth packages and what’s included
• How to navigate the exhibitor application process
• Answers to your questions in real time

Join the Hydrocarbon Processing editorial team for an exclusive live demonstration of Hydrocarbon Processing AI, your new AI-powered research assistant, purpose-built for professionals in refining and petrochemicals.

In this webcast, you’ll discover how this service is transforming technical research and decision-making across the downstream value chain. Trained on decades of trusted content, Hydrocarbon Processing AI allows you to:

• Ask complex technical and operational questions in plain language
• Receive fast, accurate answers which are supported by direct citations
• Explore relevant articles instantly, with no manual digging
• Cut down hours of research into minutes
• Support critical decisions with confidence, consistency, and traceability

Whether you're in engineering, operations, planning, or technology development, this session will show you how Hydrocarbon Processing AI helps you stay ahead by putting expert-level insight at your fingertips, anytime you need it.

In June 2026, Hydrocarbon Processing and Gulf Energy Information will partner with ACHEMA to present the premiere chemical event in North America: “ChemE Show—Powered by ACHEMA” — an international gathering spotlighting the companies and technologies reshaping the petrochemical, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

The ChemE 2026 experience will convene leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from across the globe, offering a dynamic platform for collaboration, insight, and commercial opportunity.

Join us for an exclusive webcast that will include:

• Industry Trends Overview by Lee Nichols, VP of Content at Gulf Energy Information, providing key insights into the market forces and innovations driving sector transformation.
• A panel discussion with:

•      Dr. Björn Mathes, CEO, DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH
•      Andreas Konert, Head of Business Development and Sales, DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH
•      Lee Nichols, VP of Content, Gulf Energy Information (Hydrocarbon Processing)

This conversation will offer a behind-the-scenes look at what attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors can expect from ChemE 2026 — from programming and exhibition highlights to the broader vision of building a truly global stage for chemical industry advancement.

Sponsored by: AspenTech

Explore a new dynamic modeling approach that offers flexible online optimization and caters to a wide range of applications, including broad production envelopes, high-value reactors and small-scale column applications. With the new enhancements in Aspen GDOT^™ V15, refineries and olefins plants can select the optimal scope for their needs, achieving optimum molecule recovery, improving energy utilization and accelerating value delivery with minimum resource expenditure.

Learn how to achieve quicker and simpler energy optimization using Aspen Unified GDOT Builder, which now enables:

• Small scope distillation applications that maximize product recovery and energy efficiency with existent and new column templates blocks
• Enhanced process reaction modeling with improved control over reactor conversion, recovery and recycles with less customization
• Faster energy integration optimization in crude distillation units with heat integration templates

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how you can transform your approach to molecule recovery and energy integration. Register now to secure your spot and stay ahead in the dynamic world of process optimization.

Sponsored by: Chevron Lummus Global

With today’s economic challenges impacting our industry, it is imperative that refiners evaluate their existing assets and look for innovative, low-capital solutions to identify gross margin improvement opportunities. There are several significant revamp methodologies that fit refinery operators who are considering capacity expansions, product quality improvements and flexibility enhancements for their facilities.

In this webcast, Chevron Lummus Global will examine several use-cases that highlight substantial gross margin value capture via hydroprocessing units using catalyst volumes that are repurposed to produce higher margin products in both conventional fossil fuel and renewable fuel applications.

The case studies will include:

• Converting a hydrocracking unit to renewable fuel application for SAF production
• Increasing the fresh-feed capacity of a two-stage recycle full conversion hydrocracker by modifying the second stage to process a combination of fresh feed and first-stage unconverted oil
• Converting a residuum desulfurization unit (RDS) into an integrated RDS and hydrocracking system