Special reports

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.

In the October issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Nancy D. Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, explores the market turbulence across the global oil and gas industry, considering the effects for major producers and refiners in the Middle East.

At the 7th National Alkane Dehydrogenation Industry Innovation and Development Forum in Ningbo, China, on 26 August 2025, Rezel Catalysts Corp. announced the successful first industrial application of its independently developed chromium-based fixed-bed propane dehydrogenation (PDH) catalyst.

McKinsey’s Global Energy Perspective finds energy transition momentum may be slowing due to growing affordability gap and diverging regional energy mixes.