Refining
HP Viewpoint: Truths about future energy supplies and the refining industry
<!-- Begin - Site: Hydrocarbon Processing Zone: HP SubscribePromo_100 --><!-- End - Site: Hydrocarbon Processing Zone: HP SubscribePromo_100 -->Oil and gas companies are facing increasing demands fo..
Fine-tune catalyst addition rates
Simple method dynamically optimizes E-catalyst activity in fluid catalytic crackers
HPIn Europe: A changing perspective blows in
I've been sitting through energy industry conferences for the past 10 years, but the one I attended last week was a bit different. At an SKF maintenance conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden, the equi..
HPIn Europe: Carbon efficiency is the buzz at Brussels
It's been a year now since I wrote about my slow awakening to climate change and more than 18 months since I predicted that the G8 statement at Gleneagles would "change everything." What an amazing ye..
HPIn Europe: Dutch pioneers chalk up pain and gain in IGCC
The dramatic rise of integrated gasification combined cycle technology (IGCC) is an industry within an industry that has found its time. In researching the subject, I spoke with Dutch power company, N..
Rethink column internals for improved product separation
Installing feed chimney and distribution trays increased packed column efficiency for a gas plant
Redesign crude preheater train for efficiency
Over design of heat exchangers sourced to fouling problems
HPIn Europe: Commission threatens action against lax safety planning
A leadership committed to safety has to ensure that an ethos of safety permeates the culture. We know this is an issue for companies—and BP is currently on people's minds in this regard—but ..
Temperature variation and its effects on pH
This important parameter is often overlooked in day-to-day operations
HPIn Europe: Europe's Asian corridor builds a new downstream
The southeast of Europe can feel more or less impenetrable to an English speaker based in the snowy north, so I was pleased to bump into my old friend Ozren in Italy the other day. Ozren lives in Serb..
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