http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/chiyoda-aveva-forge-strategic-partnership-to-power-plantos-with-aveva-connect/ Chiyoda announced that an AVEVA Partner Ecosystem Member Agreement has been completed with AVEVA, marking a significant milestone in advancing its digital O&M platform, plantOS. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/damaged-unit-of-irans-south-pars-refinery-back-operating/ A damaged unit of the South Pars refinery's Phase 14, which was hit by Israel in its first strike on Iran's oil and gas sector, has returned to operation, the Iranian state-run agency Nour News reported http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/process-optimization/improve-sour-water-stripper-unit-performance-via-feed-sour-water-preconditioning/ Sour water stripper (SWS) units in refinery operations are often exposed to several challenges, such as corrosion, low efficiency, decreased capacity, solids fouling and equipment plugging. This article explores some of those challenges. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/valves-pumps-turbomachinery-and-compression/causes-and-countermeasures-for-a-compressor-lube-oil-system-failure-due-to-delayed-oil-pressure-recovery-by-an-auxiliary-lube-oil-pump/ This article shares insights from a lube oil system issue and recommends key points to consider when operating oil systems.  http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/heat-exchangemanagement/application-of-systems-engineering-principles-in-a-reliability-assessment-of-air-cooled-heat-exchangers/ This article proposes a holistic remaining life assessment and reliability engineering framework developed based on systems engineering principles to cover both mechanical integrity (header boxes and fin tubes) and dynamic reliability aspects (fin blades, electrical motors, gearboxes and propellers). http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/maintenance-reliability-and-inspection/case-study-reduce-failure-in-critical-motor-applications/ This article provides a case study on methods how premature failure in new motors can be substantially reduced, thereby improving their longevity and reinforcing their operational durability in industrial environments.  http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/bp-restarts-catalytic-reformer-at-rotterdam-oil-refinery-crude-unit-remains-offline/ bp has restarted a 32,000-bpd catalytic reformer at its Rotterdam oil refinery after maintenance that began on April 16. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/update-venezuelas-second-largest-refinery-restarting-units-after-blackout/ Venezuela's state-run PDVSA was on Wednesday restarting several operational units at its 310,000-bpd Cardon refinery. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/yokogawa-collaborates-with-shell-on-robotics-and-ai-technology-for-plant-maintenance/ Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has formalized a long-term agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. to integrate and further develop technologies for utilizing robots and drones in plant monitoring and maintenance. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/chinas-may-refinery-throughput-at-9-month-low-on-plant-overhauls/ China's crude oil throughput declined by 1.8% in May from a year earlier to the lowest level since August, official data showed on Monday, as maintenance at both state-owned and independent refineries curbed operations.