Automating the Petroleum Industry, from Wells to Wheels

July 25, 2019

Crude oil price pressures and the Great Crew Change drive automation to lubricate nearly every link of the petroleum supply chain. An automation capability framework that is defined by nine core capabilities advances a company’s ability to become digital. Oil-field services chemicals, equipment, and transport can be optimized with inventory control, journey management and predictive maintenance. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) — as represented by sensors placed on oil-field services trucks, chemical additive totes and other equipment — provides the infrastructure needed to facilitate the automation of truck logs, delivery manifests and invoices.

Spotlight

PQ Corporation

From its beginnings in 1831 as a soap and candle business, PQ Corporation has evolved into a global leader in providing customer solutions through its expertise, innovation, and manufacture of specialty inorganic performance materials, high-end specialty catalysts, and specialty glass materials. PQ is a leader in providing megatrend solutions through products designed to enhance sustainability and safety in a variety of end-use applications. PQ serves key industries including water treatment, chemical, petroleum, construction, personal care, and food and beverage. Other key business segments include detergent and pulp & paper, transportation safety, mining, polymer additives, metal finishing, and conductive particle markets. .

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
news image

THE ROLE OF AI IN THE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

The parts of the world that lack robust chemical manufacturing sectors are nevertheless intimately linked to the chemical industry. They depend mightily on a variety of imported goods provided by chemical producers: plastics, fuel, lubricants, fertilizer, pesticides and much more. Disruptions in the industry, leading to shortages or price hikes, pose a major threat to the economy and wellbeing of many communities throughout the world.

Read More
news image

Chemical Safety and Biosafety

whitePaper | November 29, 2019

The Hazard Assessment Programme is concerned with the hazard assessment of industrial chemicals. The current focus of the programme is on the development and application of Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) and the exchange of experience on new hazard assessment methodologies.

Read More
news image

Mechanical Vapor Recompression key to steam energy upgrade within a polyolefin plant

whitePaper | September 14, 2022

Reducing energy costs and creating more sustainable local energy sources is a familiar challenge across many industries. Polyolefin process plants, for example, require a considerable amount of energy, often in the form of steam.

Read More
news image

Empowering Operators and Frontline Process Engineers with AI-Powered Operational Analytics

whitePaper | April 12, 2021

Today’s industries face mounting challenges in assuring the best operational performance of assets, both mechanical and process. Managing asset performance is the key element of controlling the operational risk that varying situations can present.

Read More
news image

Technology options for CO2- emission reduction of hydrogen feedstock in ammonia production

whitePaper | February 19, 2022

Ammonia is a focal point for the development of the hydrogen economy. As the main intermediate product used in fertilizer production, ammonia is also the main building block for mineral fertilizers.

Read More
news image

CLIMATE AND ENERGY IMPLICATIONS OF CRYPTO-ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES

whitePaper | September 12, 2022

The U.S. National Climate Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) show that reducing global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG).

Read More

Spotlight

PQ Corporation

From its beginnings in 1831 as a soap and candle business, PQ Corporation has evolved into a global leader in providing customer solutions through its expertise, innovation, and manufacture of specialty inorganic performance materials, high-end specialty catalysts, and specialty glass materials. PQ is a leader in providing megatrend solutions through products designed to enhance sustainability and safety in a variety of end-use applications. PQ serves key industries including water treatment, chemical, petroleum, construction, personal care, and food and beverage. Other key business segments include detergent and pulp & paper, transportation safety, mining, polymer additives, metal finishing, and conductive particle markets. .

Events