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Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing’</i>s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,300 active projects in the hydrocarbon processing industries worldwide.

Viewpoint: The NOC-on-effect—Transforming the face of the refining industry

KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc.: George, S.  |  Routt, M.

A new era of game-changing competition is about to take over and transform the refining industry as we know it.

Digital: Digitalization is the next step in chemicals excellence

Aspen Technology: Morse, P.

Digital transformation is a common theme at many industry gatherings and events, as operating companies are more readily sharing their digital success stories and audiences are becoming more comfortable with the digital themes.

AI: How AI and machine learning benefit refineries and petrochemical plants

AX Control: Welsh, T.

Embedding machines with artificial intelligence (AI) allows them to learn from their past experiences.

Turbomachinery: Increase rotating equipment uptime with laser shaft alignment

Nexxis: Silveira, J. D.

The cost of failing to properly align shafts or belts on rotating machinery adds up to more than the need to physically fix damaged machinery.

Editorial Comment: IRPC EurAsia—A roadmap to advancing ideas

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

According to the editors of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing,</i> the downstream processing industry will witness substantial growth in new refining, petrochemical and gas processing/LNG capacities over the next several years.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Claroty has made several significant enhancements to its Continuous Threat Detection product.

Industry Perspectives: What challenges will 2019 bring to the global HPI?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In the December 2018 issue of <i>Hydrocarbon Processing,</i> we detailed our editorial opinion on the most likely route that shippers will take to adhere to new International Maritime Organization (IMO) sulfur regulations.

USB threat vector trends and implications for industrial operators

Honeywell: Knapp, E.

These are interesting times for universal serial bus (USB) security.

Maximizing existing xylene loop profitability

Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.: Sakaguchi, T.
ExxonMobil: Molinier, M.

Paraxylene (PX) separation is an energy-intensive process, as are most industrial chemical separations.