Safety

Improve refinery production and efficiency with asset monitoring

The sheer volume of equipment in a refinery—from vessels, columns, huge structures and mazes of pipes to pumps, valves, controllers and instruments—is staggering.

Onsite

Jenny Hebert and George Yaluris of Albemarle accept the <i>HP</i> Award for Best Catalyst Technology.

Amine pumps upgraded for improved operations and reliability

A gas processing plant in Malaysia eliminated a source of expensive failures in its acid gas removal unit (AGRU).

High-reliability organizing for a new paradigm in safety

Should the chemical industry be satisfied with its existing safety programs, or is change needed to create a new paradigm?

Integrating fire and gas safety with process control systems: Why, what and how

If a fire, smoke or gas leak is detected in a hydrocarbon processing facility, prescriptive actions must be taken by the fire and gas (F&G) safety system, as well as by the process control system (PCS), to mitigate and control the hazard.

Building blocks of process safety

Major incidents continue to strike the oil and gas industry at regular intervals.

Business Trends: Understanding the viewpoints that shape the ever-evolving base oil landscape

In April, ExxonMobil launched its <i>2018 Basestocks Industry Pulse Report.</i>

Innovations

Editorial Comment: The reemergence of a collaborative platform

Readers have witnessed that throughout the life of the publication, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> has always published information on new technologies to increase efficiency, safety and profitability in downstream processing operations, while introducing techniques to decrease environmental footprint and emissions and produce high-quality, clean fuels and petroleum products for consumers around the world.

Tackle safety and environmental challenges for storage tank operators

Recent storage tank and industrial plant explosions around the world bring into focus the importance of engineering and building standards.