Special reports

Ashraf Abufaris, BASF Middle East Chemicals LLC and Blake Morell, BASF Corp., USA, consider how use of a highly H2S selective solvent can help to optimise capital investment and reduce operating costs.

A series of unprecedented challenges to the global ethylene industry means that as much as 24% of global capacity is now under some threat of permanent closure, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie.

Industrial operators that take advantage of the latest digital and automation asset performance management (APM) tools can look forward to improved operational efficiency, reduced downtime, and a proactive maintenance culture. Stacey Jones, ABB Energy Industries, explains.

Nienke Gerridzen, Yokogawa, explores how companies can maximise the impact of digitalisation in a VUCA world.

Following the recent AFPM Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, US, the AFPM has released a snapshot of some of the key themes discussed throughout the conference.

Gord Cope, Contributing Editor, discusses the state of the refining and petrochemical sector in the MENA region and reveals how countries are looking to tap into the green fuels sector.

Dr Chris Mills, TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory, UK, discusses how flow measurement will play a fundamental role in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).

Paul Evans, Nozomi Networks, discusses the challenges faced by the downstream oil and gas industry as it embraces digitisation.

Mark Naples, Umicore Coating Services, considers how the threat of methane emissions can finally be conquered in the oil and gas industry.

Andrew Hubbell, CITGO, Brandon Burns, Shell Energy and Chemicals, and Victor Batarseh, W.R. Grace & Co., explain how the environmental impact of FCCs can be reduced with wet gas scrubbers by implementing SOx additive.

Sulfur recovery unit (SRU) processes can be difficult to manage and require significant skill, concentration, and dedication. Analytical gas measurements in the SRU help to ensure reliable, efficient, and safe operations, and help users to manage the SRU process more effectively.

Dr. Cecilia Mondelli and Stephen Shields, Sulzer Chemtech, look at the most promising CCUS technologies, which offer multiple benefits that go further than compliance with environmental regulations.

Dan Nienhauser, Stellar3, USA, explains how waste plastics can be transformed into valuable petrochemical outputs.

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses US economic recovery, the gradual control of fuel prices and the long-term oil market outlook.

Tim Gale, 1898 & Co., reveals why a change in the culture of engineering is required to achieve security of industrial control systems.