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Five key innovation concepts to impact frontline engineers in 2020

Posted March 10, 2020 •

Gas processing, liquefaction, oil refining, bulk petrochemicals and chemicals plants represent a large population of frontline engineers and technical...

Augmented reality in the oil and gas sector

Posted March 3, 2020 •

At first glance, this is probably not a startling number—not when you consider the size of the entertainment industry and how immersed AR has become...

How digital tools improve access to device information

Posted February 24, 2020 •

The plant runs fully automated; robots glide silently back and forth, ensuring an optimized process; and your maintenance technician—with a few keystrokes—can...

Executive Viewpoint: Fuels and petrochemicals will continue to help humanity thrive

Posted February 19, 2020 •

A 15-yr rise in U.S. exports of refined products continued in 2019 with the nation exporting more than ever, underscoring the importance of these products...

EPC 2030: Five vital characteristics that will define the EPC firm of tomorrow

Posted January 29, 2020 •

According to conferences and various media, the digital revolution is largely underway. However, many EPC executives say that their companies have experimented...