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Importance of Debottlenecking in Downstream Operations
At a glance Part 2 of 2 on debottlenecking for downstream oil and gas—discover the importance of debottlenecking for refinery operations. Economic benefits: Effective debottlenecking decreases life-of-asset costs ROI improvements: Debottlenecking improves returns on...
Debottlenecking: What It Is and How It Can Help Optimize Downstream Processes
At a glance Part 1 of 2 on debottlenecking for downstream oil and gas—learn the basics of debottlenecking for refinery operations. Debottlenecking: What it is and why it’s important Strategic approach to debottlenecking: Evaluate and upgrade-retrofit-replace Safety...
Common Key Performance Indicators in Oil and Gas
At a glance Key performance indicators—Definition, basic overview, and applications for any business Oil and gas industry—KPIs to lower costs, improve safety and productivity, and meet clean energy objectives Onshore—Asset utilization, workforce productivity, and...
How the Inflation Reduction Act Is Rewarding Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Initiatives
How the Inflation Reduction Act bill rewards carbon capture initiatives with tax credits Signed into law in August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act bill (IRA) (ref. 1) includes approximately $360 billion to incentivize clean energy projects. The EPA believes these...
The Path to Net Zero: Accelerating Carbon Capture Deployment in the Energy Sector
At a glance Carbon capture and storage—Definition, basic overview, and applications Three carbon capture technologies—Post-combustion capture, pre-combustion capture, and oxy-fuel combustion Mission possible—Achieving decarbonization in oil and gas Getting to net zero...
Responding to Disaster: How to Rebuild Energy Infrastructure When Catastrophe Strikes
Partnering with a proven disaster response provider is crucial to getting essential infrastructure back online safely following a catastrophic event. Disasters happen. From winter storms to floods and hurricanes, extreme weather events can cause damage, unplanned...
Converting Farm Methane Emissions into Clean Energy: How Renewable Natural Gas Transforms Agriculture and the Environment
Methane capture from farm waste is not just low-hanging fruit but essential to our clean energy future. Key Points: Waste from large-animal farms is both a potent source of greenhouse gases and a source of pipeline-quality renewable natural gas. By capturing...
Blue or Green Hydrogen? The Clean Hydrogen Evolution to Decarbonization
There is increasing global interest in how hydrogen can play a significant role in accelerating the energy transition to decarbonization in the energy, power, and industrial sectors. The attraction to hydrogen is clear – hydrogen is the most abundant element in the...