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HP Insight: The HPI uses technology when solving global problems

Research and development (R&D) has been the platform to support new methods to process transportation fuels and petrochemical products from hydrocarbons. So, how much of the R&D was just straight rese..

Choose a facility configuration based on financial metrics

Fluor: Swaty, T. E.

Linear program (LP) modeling can provide an unbiased, cost-based preview of a refinery or petrochemical plant design

Are you losing money when tuning controllers?

Whitehouse Consulting: King, M. J.

Here are 10 rules, if followed, that will result in poor process performance

HP Viewpoint: Cautious optimism for growth seen in US natural gas market

Wood Mackenzie: Kelly, E.

With the advantages of a large resource base, relatively reasonable costs, and environmental pressures on competing fuels, such optimism is justified. However, the industry’s hopes are not guaranteed to be fulfilled.

Manage risks with dividing-wall column installations

Yeungnam University: Lee, M.
LG Chem.: Shin, J.
LG Chem Ltd.: Lee, S.  |  Lee, J.

A simple auxiliary configuration and an extensive modeling study can mitigate the implementation risks of DWCs

HPI Market Data 2012 Executive Summary

THE NEXT STEPThe economic recovery continues for the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI). Energy drives economic growth. Unfortunately for developed nations, stronger economic recovery remain..

Improve material balance in high-purity distillation control

Summa Control Solutions Inc.: Nino, S.

Using dual-composition conserved energy efficiency, reduced reprocessing and allowed higher throughput

Investigation: Failure of a steam generator

SABIC R&T: Babakr, A.  |  Bairamov, A.

In case history, engineers search for root cause of water-side tube failures for a 23-year-old boiler

HP Integration Strategies: Aging HPI workforce drives need for operator training systems

ARC Advisory Group: Abel, J.

As a leading research and consulting organization focused on the process industries, manufacturing, infrastructure and other industrial sectors, ARC Advisory Group has been closely following the emerg..

Mississippi ranked as world's top spot for oil and gas investment

Mississippi is ranked as the top place in the world for oil and gas investment, according to the opinions of international petroleum executives and managers in the annual Global Petroleum Survey, released today by the Fraser Institute.