Process Control
HP Control: Fieldbuses embracing Ethernet
Using Ethernet networks for process control applications has generated a lot of controversy. Ethernet's low cost, and the fact that it is the communications medium of the Internet, has made it popular..
HPInternet: The Oil Market Cycle
Now here is a fine site for the whole oil and gas industry! Somebody finally pulled it all together in one place for us. The people at Norwegian Energy (UK) Ltd. have put together quite a collection o..
HP Control: Trends in control
The organizers of INTERKAMA (world's largest instrumentation and control conference held in Düsseldorf, Oct. 18–23), forwarded a series of short papers on trends in control to help promote t..
HPInternet: Find new and used refining equipment
So that compressor on the cat went down last night, and your supplier has a five-month back order in place! Or your old heat exchanger finally gave up the ghost and is leaking like a sieve. What are y..
HP Control: Maximize control/information system benefits
This year's Control and Information System's Handbook includes many new entries and players. Comparing the '95, '97 and current Handbook, we are reminded of past pitfalls as well as new trends. Max..
HPInternet: National Technical Information Service
Normally, I don't recommend Web sites that I know will soon be shut down, but this is an exception (http://www.ntis.gov/). So hurry. The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is a part of t..
HP Control: 'Smart' control methods may reduce facility-monitoring expenses
Editorial Staff       Comments? Write: editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Industrial facilities have been dedicating tremendous effo..
HPInternet: Search engines losing ground on the Internet
A recent study by NEC Research Institute revealed an alarming fact about the Internet – search engines cannot keep up with its dynamic growth, in fact, they are losing ground. Search engines are ..
HP Control: ISA SP95 links plant floor to enterprise
Although enterprise and control systems have evolved down mostly separate paths, they have approached a point where they could meet and exchange data. With the proliferation of information technologies (IT) on the plant floor, today's control and enterprise systems share a common hardware and operating system base.
HPInternet: OSHA
So, you finally bought that petroleum refinery you've been wanting for years. Many folks are buying them lately, why not? Now that you have it, you will need lots of information. Some of the best info..
- Envision Energy powers world's first green marine ammonia bunkering 7/25
- New catalyst breakthrough could make clean ammonia easier to produce 7/25
- U.S. Gulf refiners seek Middle East, S. American oil to offset Venezuela, Mexico losses 7/25
- CEO of Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara resigns after EU sanctions 7/25
- PetroChina makes FID for new northeast refinery complex 7/25
- Valero Energy beats Q2 profit estimates as refining margins improve 7/24
