http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/shell-reports-june-4-fire-at-ethylene-cracker-plant-in-pennsylvania-us/ Shell on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, and the furnace unit involved remained offline pending an investigation. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/petroecuador-declares-emergency-at-ecuadors-biggest-refinery-after-fire-damages/ Ecuador's state oil producer Petroecuador declared a 60-day emergency at the South American nation's largest oil refinery, its second emergency in one month, after a fire this week caused damage to some fuel tanks. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/ecuadors-biggest-oil-refinery-stops-operating-as-precaution-due-to-fire/ A fire that erupted in a fuel oil tank on Monday at Ecuador's biggest oil refinery is under control, state oil company Petroecuador and the country's energy minister said http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/akselos-tackles-flange-failures-with-breakthrough-spm-module/ Akselos has just launched SPM for Flanges, a new module in its Structural Performance Management (SPM) suite—designed to solve one of the most underestimated challenges in industrial operations: flange failures. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/stronger-us-hurricane-season-could-mean-more-oil-supply-outages/ An expected stronger hurricane season than average raises the risk of weather-related production outages in the U.S. oil industry. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/afpm-honors-top-refining-and-petrochemical-facilities/ The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) proudly recognizes the winners of the 2024 Annual Safety Awards—widely regarded as the premier safety honors in the refining and petrochemical industries. These awards are a cornerstone of AFPM's comprehensive safety program, developed by the Safety and Health Committee to advance good practices, ensure safe operations, and highlight facilities that demonstrate exceptional occupational and process safety performance. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/update-hunt-refinings-alabama-us-refinery-operating-at-reduced-rates-after-fire/ Hunt Refining Company is operating its 50,000-bpd refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (U.S.) at reduced rates following a fire last week. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/chevron-attempting-to-restart-el-segundo-california-refinery-after-taking-units-offline-last-week/ http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/hunt-refining-restarts-alabama-us-plant-after-fire/ Hunt Refining restarted its 50,000-bpd petroleum refinery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (U.S.), over the past weekend after a fire shut down the entire refinery. http://web1v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/april-2025/special-focus-maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/common-challenges-in-risk-based-inspection-for-piping-insights-from-experience/ This article will identify the top five common problems and concerns related to risk-based inspection assessments for piping, along with some thoughts on how to address these issues.