Refining
Mustang selected for North Dakota refinery study
Mustang, is partnering with Corval Group to study the feasibility of increasing oil refining capacity in North Dakota.
HPIn Europe: Technology goliaths vie with startups to crack biojet processes
This month, I had a chance to verify my armchair thesis that all liquid biofuels will end up in the air—diverted to the passenger aviation industry and the world's air forces. At a fuel forum att..
HP Viewpoint: When it comes to information technology, the skys the limit
Weak demand and plummeting margins? The answer for greater productivity could reside in your current IT system—and the sky.
Design your sulfur facility with market uncertainty in mind
These strategies can effectively deliver sulfur to the marketplace
Heat-exchanger failure analysis in a naphtha cracking unit
This case history analyzed the failure and makes recommendations to prevent future failures
Strategize preshutdown work to enhance productivity
Adopt these principles from a refinery revamp project
Consider CFD analysis to support critical separation operations
This modeling method can help eliminate chronic problems caused by feed mal-distribution and poorly designed feed devices
HP Viewpoint: How refiners can thrive in an uncertain market
Süleyman M Özmen  Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comWhile there was much talk in the media at the end of 2009 of "green shoots" and possible signs of recovery from..
Consider new methods for bottom of the barrel processing-Part 2
New principles of molecule management dictate the best economics when upgrading residuum
HPIn Europe: Industry grapples with downshift as its greatest structural change looms
With all the handwringing over downstream losses for the end of 2009, it's been interesting to note the absence of what is often the first barricade that a CEO will duck behind. Apparently, this bad n..
- EU warns of prolonged energy shock, forced cuts if Iran war continues 4/15
- Europe's summer flights at risk as Iran war exposes refining decline 4/15
- Slovak refiner says no deal yet on Adria pipeline tests 4/15
- Japan's weekly gasoline prices largely flat as subsidies offset price spikes 4/15
- Botswana has not requested stake in Lobito refinery, Angola's Sonangol says 4/15
- Tasnee announced delay to SEPC's ethylene/polyethylene plant expansion project 4/15
