Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine

Dover Fueling Solutions® (DFS), part of Dover Corp., has announced the launch of ProGauge MagLink AnywhereTM. The new automatic tank gauge (ATG) mobile app is designed to give fuel retailers reliable, real-time access to critical tank and console data from anywhere. As fuel retailers look to improve inventory control and make faster decisions across one or multiple sites, access to accurate tank data is becoming increasingly important.

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Nikkiso CE&IG) has launched the next generation of its submerged motor pump to deliver higher performance and greater reliability for a range of markets. The SMP 34 has been specifically designed to meet the needs of the widest application range in the market, including power generation; bunkering and import/export terminals; trailer loading and offloading; peak shaving, and fuel supply systems.

Published by Ellie Brosnan, Editorial Assistant Hydrocarbon Engineering, Tuesday, 07 July 2026 10:00 The crisis in the Middle East should be a wake-up for the global chemical industry to end its dependence on fossil fuels for feedstocks and consider sustainable alternatives, according to Scottish green chemicals firm Celtic Renewables. Iran’s closure of the Hormuz Strait in early March in response to military strikes by the US and Israel has choked off global oil and gas supplies.

Worley Limited has been awarded, as part of a pool of 11 contractors, a long-term agreement by Aramco to support projects within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Importantly, this agreement supports Aramco to ensure critical infrastructure for ongoing energy, chemicals and resources supply for the domestic market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as global markets.

In the July issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Naomi Baker, BCCK, USA, explains why nitrogen removal is increasingly critical in natural gas processing and how cryogenic distillation provides an effective large scale solution by delivering high methane recovery, meeting stringent specifications, and enabling economically viable treatment of high-nitrogen gas streams.

Published by Ellie Brosnan, Editorial Assistant Hydrocarbon Engineering, Monday, 06 July 2026 09:00 In this special report, Marco Ayala, ABS Consulting, explores how oil, gas, and chemical facilities can map their tolerable risk state to sustain uptime amid supply chain and cyber vulnerabilities. The digital threatscape is widening across the energy value chain.

The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has unanimously agreed for Nigeria to join the IEA Family as an Association country. The move deepens the IEA's cooperation with Africa’s most populous nation in a major advance in global energy governance. Home to over 240 million people and one of Africa’s largest economies, Nigeria is a major producer of oil and natural gas and is one of the continent’s most dynamic renewable energy markets.

Published by Callum O'Reilly, Senior Editor Hydrocarbon Engineering, Friday, 03 July 2026 10:30 Axens has announced that it has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to acquire its methanol to olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP)™. This addition expands Axens’ sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) portfolio through Axens’ Jetanol® process chain, offering its customers an end-to-end solution for SAF production through the Methanol to Jet pathway (MTJ).

IMI has been awarded a new contract to supply a wireless vibration monitoring solution for a major refinery operator in Oman, designed to reduce unplanned downtime. The contract covers the engineering, supply and deployment of over 500 IMI TWTG NEON battery-powered triaxial vibration sensors in ATEX Zone 0 / Class 1 Div 1 applications, battery-powered triaxial vibration sensors, and SolidRed condition monitoring software across two refinery plants.

The coatings transaction between Carlyle and BASF announced on 10 October 2025 was completed on 30 June 2026, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The enterprise value of the transaction amounted to €7.7 billion.