Special reports

Nelson Duran, Director of Operations for the Protected Design Group, ABS Group, outlines the importance of maintaining a focus on physical security in a cyber-focused world.

Discover how MAN Energy Solutions supports the whole product life cycle of its heat pump systems with digital solutions.

Aadam F. Aryan, Distillation Equipment Company Ltd, UK, discusses the selection of appropriate feed arrangements for two-phase feeds, and lists several industrial examples.

Increasingly, refineries are starting to retool their infrastructure to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). However, new processes are required, creating challenges for control valve selection. Scot Bauder and Janelle Prusha, Emerson, discuss.

Mark Naples, Umicore Coatings Services, discusses the urgency of climate change, and suggests gas detection measurement as one way to reduce emissions from the oil and gas industry.

Michael F.P. Bifano, The Equity Engineering Group Inc., (E2G), considers how to address piping vibration in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, and looks ahead to the upcoming API 579 Part 15.

In this report, Fauzeya Rahman, LNG Americas Editor at ICIS, explains how US LNG could take a one-third share of global supply by 2030.?

Decarbonisation initiatives provide an opportunity for companies to engage their teams and differentiate themselves from the competition. Although the road is wrought with challenges, adherence to seven key principles keeps organisations on track. Chris Hamlin, Seeq Corp., explains.

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses the current state of Australia’s energy market, and how the fuel types are changing in line with carbon-neutrality goals.

New episode of the Palladian Energy Podcast: Chemistry at work: sustainability in the oilfield, with guests from Clariant Oil Services.

Dr Ming Yang, TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, UK, explains the financial and operational impact of inaccurate water-in-oil measurement.

John Williams, Aspen Aerogels, USA, discusses the root causes of insulation degradation and suggests ways to improve thermal performance in ethylene service.

Jake Garber, Doug Keller and Chad Hollier, N2 Solutions, highlight the logistical challenges that were overcome in order to secure success in the commissioning and start-up of a world-scale ethane cracker.

Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, places a spotlight on the current status of the oil and gas sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, and touches on several factors that are limiting the region’s prosperity.

Miro Cavkov, Euro Petroleum Consultants (EPC), discusses how refineries are adapting to produce cleaner liquid fuels and chemical building blocks.