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Details on high-impact refining and petrochemical projects presently under construction, as chosen by HP editors and readers

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2018
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Aromatics / Catalysts / Construction / Desulfurization / Crude oil / Diesel / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Environment / Gasoline / Hydrocracking / Hydrotreating / Management / Naphtha / Octane / Polymers / Products / Reactors / Sulfur / Treating / Middle East / Asia/Pacific / Americas / Africa

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) continues to expand and modernize to efficiently meet growing demand for energy, transportation fuels and petrochemicals.

Viewpoint: The opportunity for greater growth and value—Considerations for crude-to-chemicals projects

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2018
ExxonMobil: Moore, D.
Aromatics / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Distillation / Economics / Engineering & Design / Products / Refining / Project Management / Process Optimization / Petrochemicals

Industry players are focused on upgrading to higher-growth, higher-value chemical products.

Conceptualizing a mega-integrated refinery and petrochemical complex: A case study

Hydrocarbon Processing / December 2018
Fluor Daniel India (1): Chaudhuri, S.  |  Dass, T.
Aromatics / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Construction / Crude oil / Diesel / Distillation / Economics / Environment & Safety / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gasoline / Asia/Pacific / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Naphtha / Octane / Piping / Polymers / Products / Pumps / Reactors / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Safety / Utilities

<i>Integration</i> is the new keyword for sustainability and profit in today’s oil and gas market scenario.

Process design consideration for a deep-cut vacuum distillation unit—Part 1

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2018
Process Optimization / Refining / Catalysts / Construction / Distillation / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Furnaces / Heat Transfer / Loss Prevention / Products / Reactors

In the recent past, many US refineries have been reconfigured to process heavy opportunistic sour crudes.

Revamp results for CCR catalytic reforming unit with atmospheric regenerator

Hydrocarbon Processing / November 2018
Honeywell UOP: Kniuksta, A.
Star Petroleum Refining Public Co. Ltd.: Piriyawiwatwong, W.  |  Pipithvittaya, N.
Catalysts / Engineering & Design / Asia/Pacific / Process Optimization / Refining

The reformate market is changing.

Onsite

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2018
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee
Americas / Environment & Safety / Analyzers / Catalysts / Construction / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Gas Processing/LNG / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Natural Gas / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Control / Process Optimization / Products / Project Management / Refining / Rotating Equipment / Safety

Jenny Hebert and George Yaluris of Albemarle accept the <i>HP</i> Award for Best Catalyst Technology.

More residue processing in FCCUs

Hydrocarbon Processing / October 2018
Tüpraş: Genç, M.  |  Karani, U.  |  Er, I.
Albemarle Corp.: Kandaz, S.
Europe / Catalysts / Engineering & Design / Process Optimization / Refining

Resid units have more than 2 wt% Conradson carbon residue (Concarbon) in feed and more than 5,000 parts per million (ppm) of nickel (Ni) and vanadium (V) on equilibrium catalysts (Ecat).

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2018
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike
Gas Processing/LNG / Petrochemicals / Process Control / Refining / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Compressors / Desulfurization / Engineering & Design / Gasoline / Natural Gas / Octane / Safety

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2018
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<i>Hydrocarbon Processing,</i> the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the winners for its second annual awards.

Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery reduces FCCU turnaround risk

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2018
CPFD LLC: Blaser, P.  |  Pendergrass, J.
Viva Energy Australia: Gabites, J.  |  Brooke, A.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Project Management / Refining / Catalysts / Loss Prevention / Management / Safety

Change involves risk. Many fluidized catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) can be operated more profitably, but changes to achieve more efficient operations can be risky.