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Edge computing: What is it, how is it being deployed and where can it take the processing industries?
Layering up to avoid the cold realities of asset performance silos
Fouling in hydrogen recycle gas compressors
The effects of highly corrosive fluids on valves and disasters that can be avoided
Case study: MVR compressor key to steam energy upgrade at Terneuzen polyolefin plant
History of the HPI: The 1980s: Oil spike/collapse, liquid crystals, conducting polymers and the rise of AR/VR
Enabling a circular economy delivery model through truckable modularization
Axens: Chemical recycling of polymers
History of the HPI: The 1970s: Crises, clean air, plastic bottles and the DCS
SaaS solutions for flexibility and sustainability
CO2 compressor technology for a decarbonized energy economy
Innovative recycling, driving circularity while decarbonizing the petrochemical industry
Staying ahead of environmental, social and governance goals
Blockchain and the downstream segment: Increasing efficiency through technology
History of the HPI: The 1950s: Capacity expansion, HDPE/PP, polycarbonate, computers and rocket science
High risk, high stakes: Why digitalization is critical for hydrocarbon processing
Building resilience: Why now is the time to invest in natural hazard risk management
The EPC executive’s challenge and opportunity: Navigating the sustainability shift in capital projects
History of the HPI: The 1940s: Global conflict, FCC, 100 octane, synthetic rubber—Wartime necessitates advancing technologies
How hydroprocessing feed filtration system design impacts process reliability and efficiency
Digitally uncover profitable pathways to net-zero
Industry updates: Hydrocarbon Processing February news brief
SPONSORED: Digital technologies: A path to increased production and decarbonization
Comparing green fuels for marine engines-Part 1
Shrinking the carbon footprint: A digital transformation roadmap for green fuel producers
Executives’ focus on lean management leaves companies exposed to risk during crises
Improved methods for trace element analysis of challenging petrochemical samples
Digital and AI solutions for APM and predictive maintenance: A conversation with ABB
Optimizing natural gas treating: A discussion with H2SZero
How advanced, AI-powered scheduling can optimize refinery turnarounds and maintenance
PO, contract or purchase agreement: Which is best for your procurement strategy?
Converting to renewable power: An interview with MEGlobal's Oyster Creek Site Leader Scott Daigle
How to achieve industrial autonomy in the refining and petrochemical industries
Decarbonizing ethylene production and the HPI's energy transition
Enhanced unit monitoring enabled by digital twin
Evolution of capital projects: A chat with S&B Engineers and Constructors
LPG sector poised for sustainable fuel transition
Patents provide a unique insight into oil and gas blockchain opportunities
Emerging technologies: Building the clean fuels of tomorrow
Achieve three efficiencies in mixed-refrigerant compressors for small-scale LNG
Specifying trip valves is critical for LNG service
Control software drives sustainable performance and production
Keeping fugutive emissions costs down with low-E valves
Why EPC firms are accelerating digitalization
Mid-year market update
Reliability: Exploring better compressor sour seal oil traps
Process control reimagined
Taking on petrochemical plant hurdles with networking smarts
Attracting digital talent for petrochemicals: You need a new brand strategy
Safety, simplicity and productivity provide the value needed in plant operations
ISOALKY: The future of alkylation?
A new solution to optimize LNG pre-treatment
SPONSORED: Front-end engineering design: Why is it so crucial to project success?
Evolution and innovation for an increasingly dispersed LNG market
Ensuring safety in dynamic chemical manufacturing environments
How maintenance and reliability in gas analysis supports hydrocarbon processing installations
Challenges and pitfalls in brownfield EPC projects
Open process automation: Adoption and benefits for the processing engineer
Past, present and future of the global basestocks market
Renewable diesel: The latest buzzword in the downstream sector
Design considerations when flaring ethylene oxide
Modular construction: Always considered, now COVID-necessary
How EPCs are adapting and evolving operations through digital transformation
Improving capital projects efficiency through digital technologies
Converting a petroleum diesel refinery for renewable diesel
Leading in times of uncertainty
Advancing crude-to-chemicals technology
Interconnected neural networks drive breakthrough optimization
Repair complex petrochemical components with selective electroplating
Russia looks to double petrochemicals and LPG exports by 2025
A perspective on new technology impacts on the chemical processing industry
ROI is the secret sauce for sustainable digital transformation
Steps to selecting the right rotary control valve
Why technology that powers and augments humans is crucial for 2021 industrial business resilience
SPONSORED: Alarm management: Will today's practices work tomorrow?
How COVID-19 changed the adoption of digital technologies
Improve reliability and reduce maintenance with advanced analytics
Optimize plant turnarounds with AI-powered software
Data historian-based machine condition monitoring
Reduce OPEX and improve sustainability through digital energy optimization strategies
Reliability: Plan startups wisely and involve SMEs
Are chemical companies ready for the future of work?
The tools advancing the HPI into the digital age
Escaping the "cyclone market" in downstream energy
Reasons for vibration issues in boilers and furnaces
How to support condition monitoring with wireless instrumentation networks
Address damage done by galvanic corrosion
Hydrocarbons face the toughest challenge yet
Do companies have the right tools to make proactive safety decisions?
Case EPC-2020: Increasing competitiveness and profits
Industry Focus: Competition for Europe's LNG market
The elements of a reliability framework
A project manager's challenges in LNG megaprojects
HPI spending forecast to reach $491 B in 2021
The construction industry's quest to find a skilled workforce
Driving higher return with fuel-grade butanol at the refinery
Cybersecurity: Guidelines to help mitigate risks
Tips to implementing an effective shift handover
How digital transformation improves safety and reduces emissions
Optimizing methanol plant operations through minimal capital investments