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Selecting flare gas recovery system for a greenfield refinery

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2018
Fluor Daniel India (1): Chaudhuri, S.  |  Sengupta, S.
Carbon Management / Compressors / Engineering & Design / Environment / Environment & Safety / Safety / Valves

Overall energy management and operational conservation have become crucial factors for profitability in today’s refining segment.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

Hydrocarbon Processing / August 2018
Acid Gas Removal / Analyzers / Catalysts / Cetane / Construction / Corrosion / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Environment & Safety / Equipment / Gasoline / Gas Processing/LNG / Greenhouse Gases / Heat Transfer / Hydrocracking / Hydrogen / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Maintenance & Reliability / Management / Middle East / Europe / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Natural Gas / Octane / People / Process Control / Process Optimization / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Refining / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Sulfur / Treating / Turbines / Utilities / Valves

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.

Editorial Comment

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2018
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Boilers / Carbon Management / Construction / Environment / Information Systems / Europe

In early June, Hydrocarbon Processing and Eni—an Italian multinational oil and gas company—hosted the annual International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) in Milan, Italy.

No excuse for cutting corners on monitoring corrosion

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2018
Cosasco: Yule, P.
Analyzers / Corrosion / Environment & Safety / Environment / Equipment / Maintenance & Reliability / Safety / Sulfur / Loss Prevention

Corrosion is a major challenge and risk to contain for any oil and gas operator.

Selecting amines for AGR facilities impacts LNG plant capacity

Hydrocarbon Processing / July 2018
Zachry Engineering Corp.: Hwang K.
Gas Processing/LNG / Acid Gas Removal / Carbon Management / Environment / Treating

Alkanolamines have been used for acid gas removal from natural gas for several decades.

Digital: Looking to boost safety? Reliable operations are the key

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2018
Emerson Automation Solutions: Carugo, M.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Analyzers / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Turbines / Utilities / Valves

Equipment failures are the thorn in every industrial plant’s side.

Viewpoint: Toward a world of cleaner fuels

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2018
Puma Energy: Pegler, J.
Environment & Safety / Refining / Carbon Management / Crude oil / Diesel / Environment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Products / Sulfur / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

Fuel is a necessary requirement of global economic development.

Viewpoint: Electric vehicles vs. the perfect battery

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2018
Honeywell UOP: Liebert, R.
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Refining / Biofuels / Crude oil / Diesel / Drivers / Economics / Environment / Gasoline / Greenhouse Gases / Natural Gas / Sulfur / Africa / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East

It is no surprise that electric vehicles (EVs) are getting a lot more attention, now that carmakers have announced plans to increase production of them.

Africa: Challenges facing harmonized fuel standards in East Africa

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2018
Contributing Editor: Oirere, S.
Africa / Refining / Crude oil / Diesel / Environment / Gasoline / Sulfur

East Africa developed coordinated fuel standards as early as January 2015.

Editorial Comment: What is the future role of the process engineer?

Hydrocarbon Processing / June 2018
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Construction / Crude oil / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Management / Natural Gas / People / Polymers / Products / Sulfur / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Middle East

During the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE’s) Spring Meeting, held in Orlando, Florida in April, I was honored to sit on a panel discussion with Paul Durand from ExxonMobil and Sanjeev Kapur from Apex PetroConsultants.