Foreword: Greg Lewin, President of Shell Global Solutions International BV
The world’s climate is changing and the world is using more energy than ever before. This is a trend that is not going to change.
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Technology & innovation - Hydrocarbon Processing
Special supplement to Hydrocarbon Processing
Table of contents
CO₂energy assessment: Making optimal use of carbon emissions
Understanding the science of climate change has now become an important part of any business. How to develop technology and hydrocarbon resources in an environmentally friendly way has become more important.
Fuel flexibility: Greater demand for renewable fuels
An overview investigates second-generation fuels including biofuels. Where will renewable and alternative fuels become increasingly important? Shell is committed to reducing CO₂levels and developing new technology.
Innovation and technology: New technologies encourage growth
How are new ideas, solutions and creative methods vital not only to stay ahead of the competition, but also to encourage sustainable and profitable growth?
Licensing technologies: Operating experience provides foundation
The licensing of Shell technologies and processes to third parties in the downstream sector involves leading-edge developments such as innovative, field-tested technologies, including hydroprocessing catalysts.
Sustainability and refining: MERIT delivers sustainable asset value
How can businesses focus on sustainability and increase the reliability of assets, in addition to improving availability and optimising maintenance costs? A fundamental part of Shell Global Solutions’ maintenance and reliability programme is business risk management, facilitated via an holistic approach to asset management to maximise value creation.
Asset integrity management: The key to operational excellence
What is asset integrity? The importance of effective asset integrity management becomes critical as the industry infrastructure matures. How can you start to preserve asset integrity and what are the potential impacts on operations and, ultimately, business productivity?
Better performance: Drive for continuous improvement
Implementation is a difficulty confronting many businesses, while the aim is to keep delivering better products and services for society and to manage more effective and efficient organisations. The key to working for improvement is unlocking this potential.
Benchmarking and best practices: Experience creates more value
Benchmarking is a method that assists companies in identifying opportunities for improving performance. By making comparisons and learning from others’ experiences, companies can adopt best practices to identify short and longer-term opportunities for improvement.
HR talent management: New tools for talent management
The oil and gas industry is a people business at heart. Scientists and technicians have years of experience that are harnessed to boost productivity of existing fields and to develop new resources. How can the industry attract and maintain professional talent in a tightening recruitment market?