http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com Hydrocarbon Processing http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/valves-pumps-turbomachinery-and-compression/new-alternatives-for-severe-service-urea-letdown-valve-applications/ This article describes recently introduced control valve designs for urea applications that extend service life while making any required maintenance much easier. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/magazine/2025/june-2025/process-controls-instrumentation-and-automation/the-implementation-and-automation-of-an-alarm-management-system-in-a-complex-control-environment-at-knpc-s-mina-al-ahmadi-refinery/ This work details how the integration and automation of alarm management system applications at Kuwait National Petroleum Co.’s Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery have resulted in numerous benefits that have optimized plant operations.   http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/3t-introduces-landmark-training-to-empower-women-in-saudi-arabia-s-energy-sector/ 3t, a global leader in training and blended learning for high-hazard industries, has unveiled a pioneering initiative to empower women in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/israels-oil-refineries-says-pipelines-transmission-lines-in-haifa-damaged-in-strikes-by-iran/ Israel's Oil Refineries said its pipelines and transmission lines in Haifa had been damaged by missile strikes by Iran http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/russia-says-it-struck-oil-refinery-that-supplies-ukrainian-army-with-fuel/ Russian forces carried out an overnight strike on the Kremenchuk oil refinery that supplies fuel to Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/06/shell-reports-june-4-fire-at-ethylene-cracker-plant-in-pennsylvania-us/ Shell on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, and the furnace unit involved remained offline pending an investigation. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/petroecuador-declares-emergency-at-ecuadors-biggest-refinery-after-fire-damages/ Ecuador's state oil producer Petroecuador declared a 60-day emergency at the South American nation's largest oil refinery, its second emergency in one month, after a fire this week caused damage to some fuel tanks. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/ecuadors-biggest-oil-refinery-stops-operating-as-precaution-due-to-fire/ A fire that erupted in a fuel oil tank on Monday at Ecuador's biggest oil refinery is under control, state oil company Petroecuador and the country's energy minister said http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/akselos-tackles-flange-failures-with-breakthrough-spm-module/ Akselos has just launched SPM for Flanges, a new module in its Structural Performance Management (SPM) suite—designed to solve one of the most underestimated challenges in industrial operations: flange failures. http://web2v10.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/news/2025/05/stronger-us-hurricane-season-could-mean-more-oil-supply-outages/ An expected stronger hurricane season than average raises the risk of weather-related production outages in the U.S. oil industry.