Middle East
Mitigate fouling in ebullated-bed hydrocrackers
New monitoring tools help track and control asphaltene levels and solubility issues in resid products
Cost optimization in mechanical seal applications
Real-life case studies prove it is possible to make more informed choices that often lead to cost savings
HP Control: Process control practice renewal 2010—performance
In August 2010, I followed Allan Kern’s “Continuous Improvement or Core-Competency editorial”1 with a review of the purposes of process control and IT in the HPI. After 50 years, it is ..
HPIn Europe: How German refiners sped up clean fuels rules to save their heating oil business
European refiners are nearing the end of a decade of rapid change—some might say a revolution—in fuel specifications. For road fuels, at least, sulfur levels have gone from being a political..
HP Reliability: Better equipment selection starts with understanding available upgrade options
It all started with a letter we received from a major multinational petrochemical company: A reliability manager related that he had recently asked each maintenance department within the corporation&#..
HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 2
In Part 2, we will address the slowly developing problems in utility water systems. Too often, water-plant problems evolve slowly. Plant personnel fail to detect the non-conformances and failures occu..
Baker Hughes, Intertek sign global cargo services alliance
Baker Hughes has formed a strategic alliance with Intertek Group plc to provide cargo treatment additive services to the global petroleum industry.
AVEVA responds to customer demand for migration-ready instrumentation solution
This capability enables process plant businesses to more easily upgrade entire instrumentation and control design systems from smart plant instrumentation (SPI/INtools) to AVEVA instrumentation technology.
Conduit body features double coating
The newly designed OCAL-BLUE Type 4X Form 8 conduit bodies from Thomas & Betts offer double-coated exteriors for enhanced protection in corrosive environments, as well as extending the service life of the conduit bodies.
International Electrotechnical Commission calls for a global taskforce
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is calling for a global taskforce to coordinate technology-based energy efficiency initiatives in an effort to increase coherence and reduce duplication and wasted time, as it launched its white paper, “Coping with the Energy Challenge,” at the World Energy Congress in Montreal.
- hte conducts research for JGC to advance decarbonization by identifying suitable catalysts for ammonia cracking 6/26
- TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland 6/26
- Vietnam says its refineries not yet affected by Middle East tensions 6/26
- PureFive™ resin advances toward qualification with Procter & Gamble brands 6/26
- Gulf Energy Information and CompareNetworks announce strategic media partnership to elevate pharma and lab content at ChemE Show 2026 6/26
- Update: Brazil raises biofuel levels, sees gasoline self-sufficiency 6/26
