Incorporating new technology and tools for catalyst development

Factors affecting advances in catalyst development benefit from a wide range of expertise.

Adding CHP to refinery power infrastructures

CI scores and delivered economic impact at downstream facilities improve when adding CHP units to increase electrical and thermal efficiency.

Cost-driven natural gas vs hydrogen power for generators (RI 2023)

Regulatory policies promoting green hydrogen are accelerating, but natural gas (NG) is far more competitive on a per-cost basis.

Monetisation gas resources through LNG, hydrogen, and ammonia

Capturing profitability in the downstream hydrocarbon processing industry’s transition to net zero emissions weights heavily on leveraging natural gas ...

Co-hydroprocessing renewable feedstocks through hydrocrackers

A wider variety of feedstocks are being processed through hydrocracking units. These units were primarily designed to process heavy crude oil or vacuum ...

Financing refinery expansion

The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) expects record oil demand in 2023, ramping up from its current 100 million bpd to almost 104 million ...

Diversifying the downstream value chain

The deterioration of the economic environment in 2023 could affect demand for most chemical products amid high feedstock and energy costs. Moreover, increased ...