technology

Gauging industry digitization: capital projects turn to innovation, recruitment teams

Jul 12, 2018

Market surveys reveal the downstream industry lags other sectors in adopting digital technology to boost productivity, but significant capital investment is pushing innovation and changes to education faster than ever before, executives told Petrochemical...

Steel tariffs could delay projects; Greenfield Nitrogen to build Ammonia plant; Shell forecasts possible LNG shortage; Chemical digital spending climbs

Mar 8, 2018

Our pick of the latest petrochemical news you need to know

Petrochemical firms save millions by automating maintenance files

Jan 26, 2018

Turnarounds and capital projects are more complex than ever, and incur significant financial risks, but some owners are finding multimillion-dollar savings by automating manual paper-based processes.

US Gulf develops automated systems to improve container availability

Nov 16, 2017

Growing oil and petrochemical exports from the U.S. Gulf and an intensified shortage of container availability have triggered the use of the first cohesive automated network between port, trucking and cargo shipper in Houston, executives told Petrochemical...

Downstream technology is more effective when owners connect the human chain - analyst

Jul 26, 2017

Petrochemical project leaders are turning to advanced sustainment and lean operation methods to fill the communication gaps left by high-level process mapping and performance objectives, an industry analyst told Petrochemical Update.

Bechtel uses tech and business tools to offset impact of tight skills market

Apr 21, 2016

Business and technological innovations such as setting up specialty welding companies and a new mobile field-supervision software platform are helping Bechtel offset the impact of the tight skills market, and better train and retain its existing workforce,...

Project owners use lean methods, reverse-phase schedules to cut risk

Mar 24, 2016

Petrochemical owners can reduce the volatility of the current business environment on the scope of their projects by maximizing their front-end planning (FEP) and implementing lean principles in engineering and construction, according to a panel of experts...

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