October 2022

The October issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering covers a range of topic including sulfur, gas processing & treatment, analysers, flaring, operator training, and asset performance optimisation. This month’s regional report examines how uncertainty in the global energy market has impacted the Middle East’s downstream oil sector.

This month's front cover is brought to you by Honeywell Connected Industrial

Middle East oil: rising but not rushing
Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, explores how the existence of uncertainty in the global energy market has impacted the Middle East’s downstream oil sector.

Process matters
Ulrich Nanz, IPCO, Germany, discusses the opening of Duval’s sulfur processing terminal at the Port of Antwerp, Belgium.

Maximise sulfur recovery, minimise carbon intensity
Ganesh Kidambi, Shell Projects & Technology, and Hans Wijnbelt, Shell Catalysts & Technologies, demonstrate how low-temperature catalyst and solvent technology can help to optimise sulfur recovery and lower the carbon intensity of refining operations.

Boosting performance
Alexandra Markle, Blasch Precision Ceramics, USA, lists the performance benefits of discrete temperature zones in a Claus reaction furnace.

No design the same
Fiona George and Gerrit Bloemendal, Comprimo, provide an overview of how to select the optimum design for an onshore gas processing plant.

A springboard to success
Harry Burton, AMETEK Process Instruments, USA, discusses how integrated analyser platforms can address common hydrocarbon processing and refining challenges.

The geometry of packing
Ralph Weiland, Nathan Hatcher and G. Simon Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc., detail the effects of packing characteristics on gas treating absorber performance.

Improving asset energy performance
Cole Lewis, Honeywell Connected Industrial, USA, discusses how real-time asset performance optimisation can help to prevent operational energy losses and achieve peak performance in downstream facilities.

Tried and tested training
Pekka Qvist, NAPCON, part of Neste, Finland, explains how digital training solutions can help panel operators in fault situations.

Ammonia flaring: today and tomorrow
Kirsten Berg and Adam Herrington, Zeeco Inc., USA, detail what to consider when designing flare systems and ancillary equipment for ammonia waste processes.

Enhancing steam flare efficiency
Sherri Roberts and Zach Kodesh, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion, a Koch Engineered Solutions Company, USA, consider how to improve steam flare efficiency at turndown, using staged steam injection.

Not all water is equal
Lea Clauson, DeZURIK Inc., USA, discusses the importance of elastomer selection for petroleum refinery water.

October 2022

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