Special reports

Shaista Mallik, Seeq, explores how modern software tools, such as AI, ML, and advanced analytics, are empowering processors to drive efficiency and profitability throughout their enterprises.

Miro Cavkov, Euro Petroleum Consultants (EPC), explores how carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) technology can be used by refiners as a tool for decarbonisation, by preserving and reusing the carbon molecule.

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows employment in the global energy sector expanding twice as fast as the rate for the overall economy, even as skilled labour bottlenecks pose rising risks.

Rob Sumpter, KBR, UK, explores how European refineries can maximise oil and gas assets through master planning amid economic pressure and decline.

Oil and gas companies face heightened capital allocation pressure in 2026, according to Wood Mackenzie's latest corporate outlook.

Will Beacham, Deputy Editor, ICIS Chemical Business, explains that the global chemical industry is entering a period of profound uncertainty as higher tariffs and escalating trade tensions threaten to dismantle decades of globalisation.

Aadam F. Aryan, Distillation Equipment Company Ltd, UK, discusses the necessary process and mechanical considerations for successfully revamping distillation columns to improve efficiency.

Aadam F. Aryan, Distillation Equipment Co. Ltd, discusses the effect of weeping on tray efficiency and outlines methods to reduce weeping and increase tray activity, thus improving tray efficiency and thereby reducing operating costs.

The US Energy Information Administration has released the December Short-Term Energy Outlook.

In the December issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Yoshito Sato, Yokogawa, details the collaboration between Shell and Yokogawa in machine vision and robotics.

In the latest issue of EnvrioTech (a supplement to Hydrocarbon Engineering), Andrew Symes, OXCCU, UK, explains why Europe should prioritise producing sustainable aviation fuel locally rather than depending on imported methanol.

Dr. Danny Verboekend, Zeopore Technologies, Belgium, in the November issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, explains why performant high-porosity zeolites are ready to unlock sustainable growth in producing high-value products, SAF, and chemical feedstocks.

CFP Energy’s latest commentary explores the policy, investment, and technology challenges shaping Europe’s aviation decarbonisation pathway.

In this special report, Andreas Eschbach, eschbach, North America and Germany, discusses the growing role of artificial intelligence in the oil and gas industry.

The International Energy Agency's new medium-term outlook sees unprecedented expansion of LNG capacity by 2030, with implications for energy security, demand and affordability.