Whitepapers

With its PSSAP program, the American Petroleum Institute has been a global leader in promoting the safe operation of facilities that process hydrocarbons or hazardous chemicals. Learn how PSSAP, with its rigorous assessment methodologies, drives safer industrial practices while reducing the risk of accidents, injuries and environmental incidents.

From the construction of hydrocarbon processing facilities in exceedingly harsh climates, to more complex fire scenarios that can potentially involve cryogenic spills and explosions, the oil & gas and petrochemical industry is faced with a wide range of challenges when it comes to passive fire protection (PFP).

The capture, use and storage (CCUS) of CO₂ emissions is becoming an increasingly established part of hydrocarbon processing and the energy industry. Most CCUS applications around the world require compression technology, and Marquis’ upcoming CCS plant in Illinois is no different. The plant is one of the largest dry-mill ethanol production facilities in the world, and when up and running, Atlas Copco Gas and Process-supplied integrally geared centrifugal compressors will play a central role in capturing 1.2 million metric tons of CO₂ every year.

There is a need to increase the scope of closed-loop optimization to a broader envelope and close the gaps between organizational silos responsible for optimization. Many companies have turned their attention to real-time end-to-end optimization of an entire facility and enterprise. What is quickly realized, however, is that the problem is exponentially challenging due to the sheer number of manipulated and controlled variables, complex interdependency, time scale difference, and non-linear relationship, as well as the requirement of constraint prioritization, feasible solutions, and effective performance monitoring for sustained benefits.

The US Government and leading companies, including many in the oil and gas industry, have committed to lowering methane emissions through improved monitoring of production and infrastructure. Download this white paper to learn more about these methane reduction pledges and innovative leak detection technology that can help you meet these objectives quickly and cost effectively.

How will you navigate pressures to reduce carbon emissions and still meet evolving energy demands? It’s a dual challenge that requires new strategies—and digital technologies—you can adopt more quickly and easily than you might think. Download this paper to learn how to join your peers on the fast track to greater sustainability and profitability.

Today´s executives are faced with the complex challenge of maximizing profitability while meeting sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives. Using APM 4.0 to identify efficiencies across the organization can drive operational excellence, which in turn can lead to significant advancement of sustainability objectives.

In this paper read how companies like LG Chem, Sardeolica, GSK, Braskem Idesa and others have decreased maintenance expenses, increased profits and avoided environmental and safety risks using APM 4.0.

The downstream oil & gas industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation driven by shifting dynamics in the markets for petrochemicals at the expense of transportation fuels. There is no choice for the refining industry but to increase conversion yield to maximize the chemicals yield, by building advanced integrated complex schemes, the ultimate integration degree being the grassroots Crude-to-Chemicals (CTC) complex.