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Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

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

Improving certainty in uncertain times by building an IIoT-ready plant

Emerson Automation Solutions: Shamsi, M.

Historical statistics indicate that 25% of projects have budget overruns and a further 50% have schedule slippage.

Industrial IoT technologies are revolutionizing oil and gas supply chains

dominionRED: Harrison S.

Over the past few decades, the world has seen a surge in demand for oil and gas, and global markets have responded to meet these growing energy needs.

Construction

Bentley Systems: Karp, R.

Toyo Engineering (Toyo) was awarded a contract to deliver a large-scale steam cracker complex in Malaysia.

Cybersecurity

exida LLC: Goble, W.

Unfortunately, nation states appear to be launching cybersecurity attacks on other nation states.

Digital

Petrotechnics North America: Murray, P.

Today’s digital innovation is reshaping industries, disrupting business models and operating practices, and transforming business ecosystems.

Viewpoint

AspenTech: Beck, R.

The impact of digital transformation on the LNG value chain is an area of active discussion and urgency.

Editorial Comment

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

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.

Business Trends

Siemens PLM Software: Aglave, R.
Porter McGuffie Inc.: Defilippo, A.  |  Mcguffie, S.

It is never a good sign when a piece of equipment exhibits unsafe behaviors—such as large, unexpected vibrations, or cracks forming around instrument ports—particularly in the thermal reactor of a sulfur plant, where high-temperature gaseous streams chemically react as part of the process that produces elemental sulfur.

How APM in LNG operations can lower TCO and boost ROI

Siemens: Bailie, B.  |  Russell, M. T.

As the world’s hydrocarbon appetite continues its rapid turn toward lighter fare (e.g., natural gas for power generation, transportation and industry), massive, near-term investments in global, capital-intensive, fully digitalized LNG infrastructure are needed.