Engineering & Design
How to successfully coordinate a global megaproject
When it comes to major petrochemical plant construction projects, logistical complexity can be one of the biggest hurdles builders face.
A simplified dynamic approach for storage tank thermal inbreathing rates
Storage tanks that experience sudden heavy rain on what was a hot sunny day can be damaged due to inadequate venting devices.
Don’t just survive: Thrive with advanced process control
There is a new adage in process manufacturing circles, and it resonates particularly deeply in the hydrocarbon industry: If you do not like market factors today, just wait a month.
Technologies helping the petrochemicals/organic chemicals sectors adhere to new flaring regulations
Industrial plants, chemical companies, refineries, the coal industry and landfills practice gas flaring as a safety measure to relieve pressure or dispose of excess gases.
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.
Colombia's Ecopetrol to invest up to $1.3 B in cleaner, better fuels
Colombia's majority state-owned oil company Ecopetrol will invest between $1.2 B and $1.3 B over the next seven years in cleaner and better fuels.
E-fuels: Axens, Paul Wurth, IFPEN agree to co-develop Reverse Water Gas Shift tech
Axens, SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth and IFP Energies Nouvelles signed a co-development agreement for the optimization of the Reverse Water Gas Shift technology and its integration into e-fuel projects.
Indonesia's Pertamina plans more biofuel products, ethanol imports in 2024
Indonesian state energy company Pertamina plans in 2024 to mix more of its gasoline products with ethanol in a bid to offer alternative fuels to the public.
Polymers as carbon storage: Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex bring bio-based polymers to the construction sector
Neste, LyondellBasell, Biofibre and Naftex have created a value chain to combine bio-based polymers with natural fiber for the manufacturing of construction elements.
- Ducor Petrochemicals, Blue Circle Olefins partner to create a fully circular supply chain for polypropylene 11/18
- World's first: Air Liquide’s innovative technology converts ammonia into hydrogen at industrial scale 11/18
- Borouge to supply advanced polyolefin solutions for next-generation vehicles 11/18
- ASTM International signs MoU with Gulf Cooperation Council Laboratory Company for Technical Services (GCC Lab TSCo.) 11/18
- KBC launches Visual MESA Energy Management System 7.3 11/18
- MHI Compressor secures steam turbine contract at Baton Rouge (U.S.) olefins plant 11/18
