Hydrocarbon Processing

⚙️ Atlas Copco is driving efficient, reliable CCUS applications across the value chain through advanced rotating equipment solutions 🌍

Compressor and expander technologies are critical to improving process performance, reducing energy consumption, and enabling more sustainable operations. Key applications include:

🔧 CO2 compression
💨 Flue gas handling
♻️ Energy recovery via expanders and companders
🔥 Heat pump integration and heat recovery solutions, including district heating concepts

Integrally geared compressor (IGC) technology adds further flexibility, efficiency, and compact system design 🚀

With extensive global project experience, Atlas Copco delivers tailored solutions that optimize CCUS processes and maximize overall system performance ✅

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The 2026 EnergyAI Users Group Annual Conference program is set, and it reflects exactly where the industry stands right now: past the pilot stage and into the far more demanding work of deploying AI at scale across real operations.

This year's agenda brings together engineers, data scientists, and technology leaders from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Google, NVIDIA, Aramco, and more than 20 additional sessions, all built around one central question: what does it actually take to make AI work in energy?

You will hear from the operators running production AI today, the service companies embedding intelligence into the equipment itself, and the technology platforms making enterprise-wide transformation possible. Every session is practitioner-led and implementation-focused.

September 28, 2026 | Thompson Hotel, Houston, TX

Early bird pricing closes August 28. Spots are limited and this event sells out. If you are serious about where AI in energy is headed, we would love to see you in the room.

Full agenda and registration: houstonenergy.ai/conference

The plant managers who approve the budget and the process engineers who write the specifications are registering for IRPC 2026. They arrive in Houston on October 8 with two full days on the schedule and direct access to the exhibit hall during every break.

Exhibiting at IRPC 2026 puts your team face to face with technical decision-makers from companies including Saudi Aramco, CITGO, Valero, LyondellBasell, KBR, Indian Oil, Petrobras, NuScale Power, and more. These are operators and engineers with active technology evaluation cycles and real purchasing authority.

Session sponsorships, networking break sponsorships, the drinks reception, and the VIP dinner are available. Exhibit hall space is still open. The time to lock in your presence is before the attendee list fills.

Put your brand in front of the decision-makers. Contact Melissa Smith at [email protected] or visit https://hpirpc.com/sponsors/

October 8-9, 2026 | Hyatt Regency Houston West | Houston, TX

Refining and petrochemical operations are navigating a new level of scrutiny around emissions, environmental accounting, and sustainability performance. The expectations are clear. The data, the processes, and the tools to meet them often are not.

Sphera has spent years helping industrial operators close that gap, and we are glad to have them at IRPC 2026 as Gold Sponsor.

Their presence at this event reflects a broader shift in the industry: environmental performance is no longer a compliance function that runs parallel to operations. It is embedded in how decisions get made, how assets get managed, and how companies demonstrate accountability to regulators, stakeholders, and the communities they operate in.

Interested in joining Sphera and our other sponsors at IRPC 2026? Visit https://hpirpc.com/sponsors/ to learn about available sponsorship opportunities.

Early Bird registration is open through August 28. Register now and save: https://hpirpc.com/registration/

IRPC 2026 | October 8 and 9 | Hyatt Regency Houston West | Houston, TX

🚨 PFAS Treatment: Cutting Through the Noise 🚨

With so many PFAS treatment and destruction technologies on the market, how do you know which one actually fits your situation? 🤔

Here's the catch: it's often not just the PFAS itself that makes treatment hard — it's the other components in the water. That complex water matrix is what drives up cost and complexity 💧⚗️

This presentation dives into:
🔍 The real challenges of treating PFAS within complex water matrices
📊 Data from a commercial-scale pilot showing what it takes to manage the full solution, not just the PFAS

Understanding the whole picture is key to getting treatment right ✅

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AI isn't just changing upstream oil and gas. It's redefining what's possible. As World Oil Editor-in-Chief Kurt Abraham writes:

"Perhaps nothing in the last 40 years of upstream technology can rival the impact that Artificial Intelligence is having on the global oil and gas industry."

From predictive maintenance and faster seismic interpretation to real-time drilling optimization, AI is delivering measurable results, including reducing drilling days by up to 30%.

The companies moving beyond AI pilots to operational deployment will shape the future of the industry.

That's the conversation happening at the Energy AI Users Group Annual Conference on September 28 in Houston, where energy leaders will share real-world AI applications and proven results.

Read the article, then join us in Houston! https://worldoil.com/news/2026/7/30/from-seismic-interpretation-to-autonomous-drilling-ai-s-upstream-impact/?oly_enc_id=

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New greenfield refinery construction in the United States is rare. America First Refining is building one in South Texas, and the technical, economic, and operational dimensions of that project represent one of the most significant downstream stories in the country right now.

Tom Ramsey, Chief Commercial Officer at America First Refining, will deliver the Day 1 luncheon keynote at IRPC 2026 with a technical overview of the capital-intensive refinery build in South Texas.

For refining and petrochemical professionals, engineering contractors, technology licensors, and equipment suppliers, this session addresses scale, process selection, and the realities of bringing a major refining asset online in the current environment.

Register early at https://hpirpc.com/registration/

October 8-9, 2026 | Hyatt Regency Houston West | Houston, TX

Lummus Technology, Lummus Digital, and Chevron Lummus Global are bringing serious weight to IRPC 2026 as Silver Sponsors, and the program reflects it.

Ujjal Mukherjee, Chief Technology Officer of Lummus Technology, will present "Transforming downstream industry with advanced AI approach" in the Digital Transformation track on October 8.

Raman Jhutti, Hydroprocessing Technology Specialist at Chevron Lummus Global, will present "Upgrading Fischer-Tropsch wax into high-value products" in the Refining Optimization track, also on October 8.

And on October 9, Lummus takes the stage as the Luncheon Keynote. Details to be announced soon.

Sponsors like Lummus are what make IRPC the kind of event it is: a forum where the companies actually driving progress in refining and petrochemicals show up, share what they know, and engage directly with the professionals putting it into practice.

Learn more about sponsorships for your company to be represented alongside them: https://hpirpc.com/sponsors/

Register early and save: https://hpirpc.com/registration/

IRPC 2026 | October 8 and 9 | Hyatt Regency Houston West | Houston, TX

The strength of the Houston Energy AI Users Group comes from the organizations driving innovation across the energy industry.

From industry leaders like ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and Dell Technologies, and many more, our member companies are helping shape the conversation around how AI is being deployed to solve real operational challenges across the energy value chain.

The Energy AI Users Group Annual Conference is where energy practitioners, data scientists, and technology leaders come together to share proven AI implementations, measurable results, and best practices that are moving the industry forward.

The conference agenda drops next week! Get ready for a full day of real-world case studies, technical insights, and practical strategies from leaders at the forefront of AI adoption in energy.

🎟️ Register now to lock in early bird pricing! Individual delegate passes are just $700 through August 28, with additional savings available for team registrations.

We can't wait to share what's in store.

Learn more: https://houstonenergy.ai/conference