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Engineering propylene: Value unlocking with the PDH process

Posted April 14, 2020 •

Propylene is at the core of the petrochemical industry, with the synthesis of its numerous derivatives finding greater application in industries from...

Develop more efficient capital projects with an EPC 4.0 strategy

Posted April 7, 2020 •

Digital technologies are being widely adopted across nearly every industry. Industrial companies are moving as far away as possible from manual, document-centric...

Hydrocarbon Processing Interview with Meridian Energy

Posted March 30, 2020 •

Meridian Energy Group is building two new refineries in the U.S. These projects will be in the Bakken and Permian shale region. Hydrocarbon...

Business Trends: Rethinking the refining and petrochemicals industries

Posted March 25, 2020 •

Crude oil has been the fundamental element of transportation fuel for many decades. However, market factors are changing this dynamic, creating incentives...

Managing dark data and visualizing your digital twin

Posted March 17, 2020 •

Today’s tools are often specialized for a certain type of task; however, they often lack the connectivity that would enable the easy comparison and...