Environment & Safety
What are process safety management audits telling operators?
It has been eight years since CFR 1910.119 was passed. Are companies really reaping the full benefits from safety audits and management programs?
Improve safety systems with redundant networks
This method provides reliable, fail-to-safe operation
Material selection and corrosion control
Employ the right expertise in all project phases
HP Automation Safety: Functional safety experts
The job is to cut risk in the HPI. We want to reduce the chances that an incident will hurt someone, pollute the environment or damage equipment and disrupt production. OK, an obvious s..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple
Refiners worldwide are faced with an overwhelming set of challenges - processing "cleaner," i.e., lower-sulfur-content, fuels while remaining profitable. The EU, under the Auto Oil Prog..
HP Insight: ‘Cleaner’ fuels – it’s just not that simple Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Hydrogen balance for an integrated refinery (resid hydroprocessing, GO hydrotreating and hydrocracking).6..
What are the options to control VOC emissions?
Due to stringent environmental laws, operators may consider catalytic processes to destroy hazardous pollutants
Safety instrumented system design: valuable lessons learned
Reduce refinery risks by applying new methods based on information acquired from previous experiences
HP Insight: Engines of change
Last year, many members of the HPI were anxious over how the new millennium would impact this industry. During the late 1990s, many factors - crude oil prices, global recession (for som..
HP Insight: Engines of change Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Major polyolefins manufacturers. ..
- Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst program selects RapiCure 7/15
- GEA promotes more sustainable refinery processes with energy-efficient high-performance decanters 7/15
- Ariel Green pays claim for plastic recycling facility, demonstrating protection for clean energy projects 7/15
- China taps deeper into oil inventories despite biggest drop in refining on record 7/15
- China's Sinopec establishes four business units in major overhaul 7/15
- Japan refiners to diversify crude sources, explore support for Hormuz bypass routes 7/15
