Special reports

The downstream transition to Industry 4.0 has become a technical concept worldwide. This article examines how Tatneft is implementing automation and digitalisation technologies.

European refiners have set out their long-term ambitions in a new programme called ‘Vision 2050.’

Most people view cybersecurity as the two-step verification on Facebook, however, in this article Molly Haynes, Strategic Radar, explores how operators can protect their plants and why knowing there is a hacker in your system is, in fact, not the worst-case scenario.

On the 14th November, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) hosted a Gas, Refining and Petrochemicals Forum during the 2018 edition of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC).

Dr Brun will lead Elliott’s advanced development teams for all rotating equipment product lines and related systems, including materials engineering, reporting directly to Elliott Group’s Deputy CEO, Toshihiko Miyashita. 

The IEA's 'World Energy Outlook 2018' examines future patterns of global energy system at a time of increasing uncertainties

ABS, OceanFinance and Scorpius Space Launch Company (SSLC) are joining forces on the SPACE TECH4SEA project to adapt composite technologies developed for the space industry to LNG shipping. 

Ng Weng Hoong, Contributing Editor, considers Asia’s economic outlook in the face of the rising oil cost, surging US dollar, and geopolitical upheavals.

AMETEK, Inc. has announced that it has completed two acquisitions: Telular Corporation, a leading provider of communication solutions for logistics management, tank monitoring and security applications, and Forza Silicon Corporation, a leader in the design and production of high-performance imaging sensors used in medical, defense, commercial and industrial applications.

According to Wood Mackenzie, the oil market faces a precarious few months. The imposition of US secondary sanctions on Iranian exports today is the critical factor behind Brent’s rally to over US$80/bbl in October. There is enough supply to meet demand this winter, but the margin for error is narrow.

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, welcomes the OPC Foundation recognition of industry efforts to bring interoperable communications to field level industrial operations.

Metso has successfully completed its acquisition of the valve automation division of India based Rotex Manufacturers and Engineers Private Limited (RMEPL), by acquiring all of the shares in RMEBS Controls Private Limited (RMEBS).

New research released by Honeywell shows that removable USB media devices, such as flash drives, pose a significant – and intentional – cybersecurity threat to a wide array of industrial process control networks.

CCC, ENI Versalis and Nalco Champion present a case study where a turbo train performance monitoring system optimised a charge gas compressor in an ethylene plant.

ISD approves CITGO Innovation Academy at West Oso School District in Corpus Christi.