Hydrocarbon Engineering Podcast

Rasmus Rubycz, Market Manager for New Energy at Atlas Copco Gas and Process, considers how heat pumps as an industrial technology are gaining greater attention as a result of the increased drive for sustainability and the challenges and opportunities of electrification of process heat. He also introduces different technologies and considers how they perform in comparison to hydrogen and direct ele...

Peter Davidson, CEO of the Tank Storage Association (TSA), joins us to discuss the essential role that the tank storage sector has to play in ensuring supply security and resilience, as well as in facilitating the energy transition. Peter discusses how new technologies are evolving for the tank storage sector, and what the possible implications are for the workforce. He also offers his thoughts on...

Dr Klaus Brun, Global Director of Research & Development, Ebara Elliott Energy, joins us to discuss the progress that is being made towards adapting centrifugal compressors for high-speed hydrogen compression. Klaus talks us through some of the challenges of the transition to carbon-free energy by 2050, and the important role that hydrogen will have to play. We discuss the benefits of high-spe...

In this episode, Alan Gelder, Senior Vice President of Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets at Wood Mackenzie, provides a review of downstream markets in 2024 and looks ahead to what 2025 may hold for the sector. This episode of the podcast covers: Reflections on the downstream sector in 2024 Predictions for a new Trump presidency Oil demand growth Supply and demand dynamics in 2025 Refining margin...