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Executive Viewpoint: Now and into the future: Challenges and solutions for the global processing industries
<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> sat down with senior-level executives of Merichem Company, Cyndie Fredrick (CF) and Kathy Young (KY), Senior Vice Presidents and General Managers of Merichem’s two business units, to discuss the state of the downstream industry, where it is heading in the future and how their company is helping operators meet their sustainability goals.
Editorial Comment: Embracing uncertainty for a better tomorrow
The downstream processing industry is changing.
An evolving approach to digitalization
Much has been written in recent years about the need for refineries to embrace the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Adapting and prospering in the energy transition
The energy transition is gathering momentum as pressure from society leads policy makers and investors to demand faster and deeper cuts to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from all industrial sectors.
Editorial Comment: The true essence of optimization
What is the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word optimization?
The new normal in petrochemical revamp projects
You have made the decision to increase plant capacity—with a change in feed—in the existing facility.
Case study for a high-performing refinery loss control program
Most refineries have some sort of mass balance and loss control program in place for accounting, planning and scheduling, as well as for financial and operational evaluation purposes.
Onsite
Opening Gulf Energy Information’s 2019 Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) in Cyprus was the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry for the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis.
Industry Perspectives: The evolution of the downstream
In Hydrocarbon Processing’s April issue, the editorial comment focused on advancing ideas in the downstream processing industries.
Workforce: What is the state of the global petrochemicals workforce?
Since its inception 3 yr ago, the Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) has aimed to deliver valuable insights on the needs, concerns and desires of the energy workforce to enhance recruitment and retention strategies.
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