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Environment & Safety

Malaysia Airlines flies its first passenger flight with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel supplied by PETRONAS

In conjunction with World Environment Day, Malaysia Airlines operated its first passenger flight using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel on flight MH603 from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.

History of the HPI: The 1970s: Crises, clean air, plastic bottles and the DCS

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

The 1970s were marked by several historical events that affected not only the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) but nations around the world.

Bringing treatments to a boil

Neptune: Fagan, T.  |  Wong, D.  |  Ester, E.

The function of a boiler is simple. It boils water to produce steam, which, in turn, provides energy.

Considerations for not providing a dedicated spare pressure-relief device

Samsung Engineering: Namilakonda, P. K.

Pressure-relief devices play a critical role in the hydrocarbon processing industry.

Sensitivity analysis of a plug flow reactor

Facility for Rare Isotope Beams: Laturkar, K.
Validation Associates LLC: Laturkar, K.

A sensitivity analysis study evaluates uncertainties in a model’s output based on the changes in the input parameters of the model.

Save energy and reduce CO2 emissions with closed-loop optimization of utilities networks

Aspen Technology: Lodolo, S.

Oil and gas, petrochemical and chemical companies face the difficult challenge of maximizing profitability while achieving aggressive decarbonization objectives set for 2030 and beyond.

HP Flashback: Excerpts from the 1960s: Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes

Overview of decarbonization pathways for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries—Part 1

Petrogenium, Buehler Consulting: Buehler, J.

This two-part article will cover the seven pathways to decarbonizing the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Circular Economy: Innovative recycling, driving circularity while decarbonizing the petrochemical industry

Axens: Menet, N.  |  Mallet, T.

Plastic pollution’s environmental challenges, as well as new government legislation, are having a significant impact on the plastics industry.

Editorial Comment: Pathways towards a more sustainable HPI

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Among the dominant, far-reaching themes within the global refining and petrochemicals industries are the increase in biofeedstocks processing to produce biofuels and greener petrochemicals, the continued push towards clean fuels production, regulations and initiatives to adhere to net-zero emissions targets, and a surge in capital investments to build renewables and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) plants.