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The Main Column podcast, brought to you by Hydrocarbon Processing, stands as the premier audio destination for professionals in the downstream oil and gas industry seeking the latest insights and trends. Each episode delves into critical topics, including technology advancements, sustainability, energy transition, and operational excellence. With expert interviews and high listener engagement, this podcast delivers significant value, offering listeners thought-provoking discussions that enhance understanding and drive industry innovation. Whether you're seeking to stay ahead of the curve with the latest industry news, deepen your professional knowledge, or explore emerging technologies and strategies for sustainability and efficiency, The Main Column podcast is your essential resource for all things downstream. Join us as we navigate the industry's complexities, offering valuable perspectives and insights that empower professionals to make informed decisions and lead confidently.
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Building a strong data foundation: Breaking down silos
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May 03, 2024 |
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Navigating hydrocarbon logistics with PSC Group
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May 02, 2024 |
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Balancing energy security, affordability and sustainability: Are digital technologies a solution?
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Asset performance management: How digital solutions are optimizing operations and maintenance
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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William E. Preston on KP Engineering's growth and industry trends
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Unpacking LOHC's role in the future energy landscape
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Navigating the future of safety with AI insights from Detect Technologies
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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FCC propylene production, catalysts technologies and new solutions for the processing industries
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Preventive maintenance checks and optimization
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Digital transformation in specialty chemical production
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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The Urgent Need for Industrial Cybersecurity in Oil & Gas
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Maximizing Efficiency and Safety in Combustion Processes
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Nine steps for effective preparation of planned shutdowns
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Riding the wave of transition to a sustainable chemical industry
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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How traders can capture value in sustainable fuels
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Global E&C: Challenges and solutions through peer engagement
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Automation technology supports growing demand for green diesel
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Refinery transactions: A window of opportunity?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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The propylene production gap is an opportunity for integrated downstream players
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Simplify oil and gas predictive modeling
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Live at GSTC: Unpacking the nuances of carbon intensity and subsidies
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: Renewable fuels and their future global impact
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: Craft labor, transferrable skills and key elements in today's workforce
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Blue hydrogen: Production pathways, technologies and its importance in the global energy transition
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Seven questions to consider about hydrogen hubs
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Converting refineries to renewable fuels is no simple switch
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Unlocking the potential of clean ammonia production
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: FCC catalysts: The global market, industry challenges and future demand
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: Boosting safety onsite with operations monitoring and reporting software
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Don't just survive: Thrive with advanced process control
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The ins/outs of gas distribution systems: Recent trends, safety, best practices and optimization techniques
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Connected workers can be empowered by digital transformation
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Making accident investigations water-tight
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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How to successfully coordinate a global megaproject
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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HFC detection using OGI increases safety/efficiency while reducing emissions
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Take the anxiety out of plant turnarounds
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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The future in gas processing membranes technology: A discussion with Evonik
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Reimaging reliability analytics
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Energy transition, regulatory credits, flow-schemes and technology selection: How EPCs are helping optimize project management/development
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Manage the new risk profile of energy transition projects
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Direction of cost-effective carbon capture and storage technologies
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The future of emissions reduction: Monitoring, optimizing and reducing
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Emissions forecasting, managing and abatement: A novel technological solution
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May 31, 2023 |
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Sustainable aviation fuel: The drivers, incentives, regulations and technologies to decarbonize the skies
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May 30, 2023 |
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Sustainability, the circular economy, cracker technology and the future of petrochemicals: A discussion with SABIC's Dr. Bob Maughon
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May 18, 2023 |
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Carbon capture in syngas-based projects: Technology considerations for a successful undertaking
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May 18, 2023 |
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Managing the new risk profile of energy transition projects
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May 11, 2023 |
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Select the right capacity control technique for centrifugal compressors: Refinery case studies
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May 04, 2023 |
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Powering the future of oil and gas: Electrification, renewables and microgrids
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: Optimizing the future of refining and petrochemicals: A discussion with Honeywell UOP
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Optimizing plastics recycling: A conversation with Aduro Clean Technology's COO Gene Cammack
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: Expansion, energy security and decarbonization: Cenovus Energy's outlook on refining
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Motion amplification: What is it and how can it optimize plant operations?
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Carbon capture: Cost, challenges and solutions--An open dialogue with Shell
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Live at AFPM: Advancing ethylene and acetic acid processing technologies, a discussion with KBR
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Fast ion chromatography analysis for determining biofuel sugars
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Sustainable aviation fuel: New product launches to increase market demand
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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How can digitalization increase energy efficiency and help companies meet carbon emissions goals?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Alternative feedstocks, FCC co-processing, and how the energy transition is affecting refiners and petrochemical producers
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Shell's evolution in carbon capture and storage projects and technologies
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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As global petrochemicals demand increases, how can refiners respond to this opportunity?
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Carbon capture and storage: The market, technologies and its future
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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LNG production and pre-treatment technologies
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Decarbonization and the conversion to renewable energy
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Live at AFPM: Sustainability and petrochemicals integration: The HPI of the future
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Methods to prevent corrosion under insulation in the HPI
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Live at AFPM: New technologies and the evolution of the processing industries
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Women in the Downstream: Leading processing technologies, an interview with Laura Leonard
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Live at AFPM: Instituting a program for advanced process safety
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Live at AFPM: What is biofilm and how is it a threat to your facility?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Live at AFPM: Incorporating solar power to supplement refining energy
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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History of the HPI: The 2000s: Net-zero, environmental regulations, capacity acceleration and digital transformation
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Women in the Downstream: A profile on Kendra Lee, Chairman/CEO, Merichem
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Best practices in incorporating sustainability and overcoming challenges in supply chains
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Edge computing: What is it, how is it being deployed and where can it take the processing industries?
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Layering up to avoid the cold realities of asset performance silos
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Fouling in hydrogen recycle gas compressors
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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The effects of highly corrosive fluids on valves and disasters that can be avoided
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Case study: MVR compressor key to steam energy upgrade at Terneuzen polyolefin plant
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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History of the HPI: The 1980s: Oil spike/collapse, liquid crystals, conducting polymers and the rise of AR/VR
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Enabling a circular economy delivery model through truckable modularization
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Axens: Chemical recycling of polymers
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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History of the HPI: The 1970s: Crises, clean air, plastic bottles and the DCS
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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SaaS solutions for flexibility and sustainability
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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CO2 compressor technology for a decarbonized energy economy
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May 26, 2022 |
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Innovative recycling, driving circularity while decarbonizing the petrochemical industry
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May 25, 2022 |
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Staying ahead of environmental, social and governance goals
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May 06, 2022 |
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Blockchain and the downstream segment: Increasing efficiency through technology
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May 06, 2022 |
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History of the HPI: The 1950s: Capacity expansion, HDPE/PP, polycarbonate, computers and rocket science
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May 06, 2022 |
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High risk, high stakes: Why digitalization is critical for hydrocarbon processing
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May 06, 2022 |
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Building resilience: Why now is the time to invest in natural hazard risk management
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May 06, 2022 |
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The EPC executive’s challenge and opportunity: Navigating the sustainability shift in capital projects
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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History of the HPI: The 1940s: Global conflict, FCC, 100 octane, synthetic rubber—Wartime necessitates advancing technologies
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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How hydroprocessing feed filtration system design impacts process reliability and efficiency
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Digitally uncover profitable pathways to net-zero
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Industry updates: Hydrocarbon Processing February news brief
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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SPONSORED: Digital technologies: A path to increased production and decarbonization
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Comparing green fuels for marine engines-Part 1
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Shrinking the carbon footprint: A digital transformation roadmap for green fuel producers
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Executives’ focus on lean management leaves companies exposed to risk during crises
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Improved methods for trace element analysis of challenging petrochemical samples
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Digital and AI solutions for APM and predictive maintenance: A conversation with ABB
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Optimizing natural gas treating: A discussion with H2SZero
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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How advanced, AI-powered scheduling can optimize refinery turnarounds and maintenance
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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PO, contract or purchase agreement: Which is best for your procurement strategy?
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Converting to renewable power: An interview with MEGlobal's Oyster Creek Site Leader Scott Daigle
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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How to achieve industrial autonomy in the refining and petrochemical industries
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Decarbonizing ethylene production and the HPI's energy transition
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Enhanced unit monitoring enabled by digital twin
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Evolution of capital projects: A chat with S&B Engineers and Constructors
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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LPG sector poised for sustainable fuel transition
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Patents provide a unique insight into oil and gas blockchain opportunities
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Emerging technologies: Building the clean fuels of tomorrow
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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IRPC Rewind: The future of the Technology Licensor
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Achieve three efficiencies in mixed-refrigerant compressors for small-scale LNG
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Specifying trip valves is critical for LNG service
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Control software drives sustainable performance and production
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Keeping fugutive emissions costs down with low-E valves
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Why EPC firms are accelerating digitalization
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Mid-year market update
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Reliability: Exploring better compressor sour seal oil traps
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Process control reimagined
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Taking on petrochemical plant hurdles with networking smarts
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Attracting digital talent for petrochemicals: You need a new brand strategy
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Safety, simplicity and productivity provide the value needed in plant operations
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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ISOALKY: The future of alkylation?
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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A new solution to optimize LNG pre-treatment
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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SPONSORED: Front-end engineering design: Why is it so crucial to project success?
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May 27, 2021 |
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Evolution and innovation for an increasingly dispersed LNG market
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May 21, 2021 |
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Ensuring safety in dynamic chemical manufacturing environments
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May 19, 2021 |
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How maintenance and reliability in gas analysis supports hydrocarbon processing installations
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May 13, 2021 |
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Challenges and pitfalls in brownfield EPC projects
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May 07, 2021 |
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Open process automation: Adoption and benefits for the processing engineer
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May 05, 2021 |
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Past, present and future of the global basestocks market
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Renewable diesel: The latest buzzword in the downstream sector
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Design considerations when flaring ethylene oxide
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Modular construction: Always considered, now COVID-necessary
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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How EPCs are adapting and evolving operations through digital transformation
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Improving capital projects efficiency through digital technologies
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Converting a petroleum diesel refinery for renewable diesel
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Leading in times of uncertainty
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Advancing crude-to-chemicals technology
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Interconnected neural networks drive breakthrough optimization
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Repair complex petrochemical components with selective electroplating
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Russia looks to double petrochemicals and LPG exports by 2025
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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A perspective on new technology impacts on the chemical processing industry
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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ROI is the secret sauce for sustainable digital transformation
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Steps to selecting the right rotary control valve
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Why technology that powers and augments humans is crucial for 2021 industrial business resilience
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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SPONSORED: Alarm management: Will today's practices work tomorrow?
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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How COVID-19 changed the adoption of digital technologies
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Improve reliability and reduce maintenance with advanced analytics
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Optimize plant turnarounds with AI-powered software
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Data historian-based machine condition monitoring
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Reduce OPEX and improve sustainability through digital energy optimization strategies
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Reliability: Plan startups wisely and involve SMEs
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Are chemical companies ready for the future of work?
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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The tools advancing the HPI into the digital age
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Escaping the "cyclone market" in downstream energy
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Reasons for vibration issues in boilers and furnaces
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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How to support condition monitoring with wireless instrumentation networks
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Address damage done by galvanic corrosion
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Hydrocarbons face the toughest challenge yet
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Do companies have the right tools to make proactive safety decisions?
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Case EPC-2020: Increasing competitiveness and profits
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Industry Focus: Competition for Europe's LNG market
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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The elements of a reliability framework
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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A project manager's challenges in LNG megaprojects
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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HPI spending forecast to reach $491 B in 2021
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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The construction industry's quest to find a skilled workforce
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Driving higher return with fuel-grade butanol at the refinery
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Cybersecurity: Guidelines to help mitigate risks
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Tips to implementing an effective shift handover
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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How digital transformation improves safety and reduces emissions
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Optimizing methanol plant operations through minimal capital investments
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Five lessons to get the most out of remote training and tools
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Why we value engineering data
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Digital twin—Today’s disruptive technology leader
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Extracting business value from digitalization in oil and gas
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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How using digital platforms can improve plant performance and increase customer success
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Siloed to connected: Why the oil and gas industry is going digital
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Hydrogen and clean fuels: An EPC's perspective
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Achieve refinery cost savings with real-time hydrogen monitoring
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Seven imperatives for modern inventory management solutions
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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The role of the technology licensor--Past, present and future
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Zero-based, custom-built, reliability-driven: A new kind of maintenance organization
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Fully autonomous operations by 2030: Is this the future of the HPI?
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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OT/IT integration for profit-driven operation
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Making low-emissions LNG a reality
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Project Management: Reduce installation schedule for column trays
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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How valve upgrades can improve tank and terminal facility operations
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Meeting strict government standards for wastewater reuse and improved water quality
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Five Best Practices for Adopting New Digital Technologies in the HPI
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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The importance of great industrial communication
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Beginning the journey to the self-optimizing plant
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Seven imperatives for modern inventory management solutions
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Improving petrochemical operations with continuous condition monitoring
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Digital twin—Today’s disruptive technology leader
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Base stocks: Market overview, specifications and guidelines
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Selecting the right gas analyzer to optimize monitoring of NOx and other emissions
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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How to develop a successful asset management strategy during the coronavirus downturn
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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How to use AI to take your asset performance management techniques to the next level
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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What if your plant were truly digital
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Data security and privacy: The five questions energy company boards need to ask
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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The latest in measurement optimization for improved efficiency
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Four tips for navigating a shutdown, turnaround or outage successfully
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Refining: Despite decline, Group 1 base stocks are here to stay
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Can you build resilience in uncertainty?
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Maintenance: How to conduct successful turnaround maintenance at refineries
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Highlights from a maintenance and reliability audit
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Safety: Where foresight replaces hindsight: How AI impacts the future of oil and gas safety
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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Supply Chain: Thinking outside the box: Unconventional supply chain planning
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May 26, 2020 |
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Rapid reaction to market volatility
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May 19, 2020 |
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The downstream dilemma: Past, present and future of downstream energy
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May 12, 2020 |
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How to use technology to mitigate job-hopping and retain millennial workers
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May 06, 2020 |
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E&C execs discuss industry work and leadership in the "new normal"
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Industry Perspectives: New petrochemical projects flat year-over-year
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Engineering propylene: Value unlocking with the PDH process
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Apr 14, 2020 |
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Develop more efficient capital projects with an EPC 4.0 strategy
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Hydrocarbon Processing Interview with Meridian Energy
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Business Trends: Rethinking the refining and petrochemicals industries
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Managing dark data and visualizing your digital twin
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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Five key innovation concepts to impact frontline engineers in 2020
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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Augmented reality in the oil and gas sector
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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How digital tools improve access to device information
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Executive Viewpoint: Fuels and petrochemicals will continue to help humanity thrive
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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EPC 2030: Five vital characteristics that will define the EPC firm of tomorrow
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Surviving turbulent times requires deep management changes
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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When digital transformation hits all four sustainability buckets
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Designing electric process heater systems for catalytic regeneration
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Petrochemical data management using cloud-based digital solutions
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Building industrial networks to serve IIoT and digitalization
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Process safety in a connected world
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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HPI spending forecast to reach nearly $440 B in 2020
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Maximize assets with a digital investment framework
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Dec 12, 2019 |