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Petrochemicals

Wood secures contract for petrochemicals project

Wood has been awarded a new contract for a proposed onshore petrochemicals facility

Executive Viewpoint: Trends in the global process furnace market

Axens: Grimaud, T.  |  Mustafa, N.

Whether it is heating process fluids to achieve enough temperature in crude atmospheric and vacuum distillation units, or reaction temperatures inside furnace tubes to produce ethylene, vinyl chloride monomer, synthetic gas and continuous catalytic reformer reactors, or simple process heating (thermal fluid), process furnaces play a critical role in refineries and petrochemical complexes.

Risk: Navigating energy volatility: Understanding the principles of commodity risk management

Opportune LLP: Echols, J.  |  Crowley, G.

The persistent volatility of energy prices is well known, and sustained price movements have fueled a boom-and-bust cycle in different energy sectors for decades.

Petrochemicals: DME market outlook impacted by clean fuels demand, diesel emissions

Global Market Insights: Singh, P.

As environmental concerns emerging from the incessant consumption of fuels have gripped the attention of global leaders, energy producers have been developing cleaner fuel alternatives for use in domestic and commercial settings.

Editorial Comment: The true essence of optimization

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

What is the first thing that comes to mind when we hear the word optimization?

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Librestream and ecom, a Pepperl+Fuchs brand, have collaborated on an innovation for asset analysis and safety inspections in hazardous locations: the Onsight Cube-Ex wearable camera.

Construction

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemical Co. Ltd. will use Honeywell UOP’s ionic liquids alkylation technology to produce high-octane, cleaner-burning transportation fuels.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

In the US, continued gasoline–related tightening exerted upside pressure on prices, despite improvement in refinery throughputs as refineries returned online.

Industry Perspectives: What topics do you want to hear about?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Throughout Hydrocarbon Processing’s 97 yr of publishing technical material for the refining and petrochemical industries, the journal has focused on numerous topics to optimize downstream processing facility operations.

The new normal in petrochemical revamp projects

Linde Engineering: Prajapati, J.  |  Sheth, C.  |  Nilesh Mangukia

You have made the decision to increase plant capacity—with a change in feed—in the existing facility.