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Middle East Oil: back to the present

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses why oil producers in the Middle East are aiming to recapture traditional strengths in the oil and gas industry before they look to move beyond fossil energy.

 
 

Thriving in the era of decarbonisation

Oliver MacSorley, Howden, a Chart Industries company, discusses the company’s work at Shell’s clean energy project in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

 

Automation to the rescue

Michael Gaura, AMETEK Process Instruments, USA, considers how it is possible to manage sulfur recovery unit (SRU) upsets with automation.

 
 
 

Bringing decarbonisation to life

Pablo Jimenez-Asenjo, Federico Neira and Nicolas Visuara, KBC, alongside Rafael Rebouças de Araujo, Joana Variani and Juan Carlos Moreno, Acelen, explore how real-time emissions monitoring drives decarbonisation.

 

AI must gain trust of the energy sector

The energy sector must overcome a lack of trust in artificial intelligence (AI) before the technology can be effectively used to accelerate the energy transition, a DNV report has found.

 

Cybersecurity: a life cycle, not a destination

Tim Gale, 1898 & Co., USA, explores how a broader cybersecurity programme is required to protect critical process control and safety systems in the oil and gas industry.

 

Maintaining a focus on physical security

Nelson Duran, Director of Operations for the Protected Design Group, ABS Group, outlines the importance of maintaining a focus on physical security in a cyber-focused world.

 

The future of heat is digital!

Discover how MAN Energy Solutions supports the whole product life cycle of its heat pump systems with digital solutions.

 
 

Control valve selection for SAF production

Increasingly, refineries are starting to retool their infrastructure to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). However, new processes are required, creating challenges for control valve selection. Scot Bauder and Janelle Prusha, Emerson, discuss.

 

Answering the burning question of our time

Mark Naples, Umicore Coatings Services, discusses the urgency of climate change, and suggests gas detection measurement as one way to reduce emissions from the oil and gas industry.