Special reports

Matt Flanagan and Patrick Long, Opportune LLP, USA, explore the importance of integrating crude refining with petrochemicals manufacturing, and its potential to create value in the long term.

While unplanned downtime will always impact productivity and profitability in an oil refinery or petrochemical plant, the effects often have implications that reach beyond the financial. Safety is critically important, but so is environmental efficiency.

The April issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering is now available online!

Koch-Glitsch evaluates the available tray technologies for pressure distillation towers.

ExxonMobil has announced reductions in 2020 capital spending by 30% and cash operating expenses by 15% in response to low prices and COVID-19.

Honeywell UOP explains how the refinery of the future is based on analysis of six critical efficiencies.

The EIA has announced that it expects the US to return to being a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products as production declines.

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is committed to supporting the professional development of chemical, process and biochemical engineers worldwide.

As the pressure to act on climate change builds, McKinsey & Co. suggest that the oil and gas industry should consider a range of options to decarbonise.

Jurisdictions in Latin America are taking different approaches to their oil and gas sectors. Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, explains why this will create both prosperity and poverty in their respective countries.

Alex Lattimer, The Flexitallic Group, examines three key considerations to maximise safety and reduce downtime.

A survey by by NES Global Talent and Oil and Gas Job Search shows how employers are taking steps to bridge the skills gap left by a retiring workforce.

TrendMiner explores the benefits of self-service data analytics, ‘golden batch fingerprint’, and machine learning.

Chevron has introduced a range of measures to address the impact of low oil prices and reduced demand.

DNV GL has announced a new recommended practice and digital tool aimed at managing corrosion under insulation.