Hydrocarbon Engineering

Comprehensive coverage and technical insights for industry professionals

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Hydrocarbon Engineering is a leading publication for professionals in the industry. Published regularly, the magazine delivers essential technical content, industry analysis, and expert insights.

Each issue features in-depth articles covering the latest technologies, operational best practices, and market trends.

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February 2026

The February issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering 2026 begins with Contributing Editor, Nancy Yamaguchi, considering how oil is distributed across the Australasian market and dynamics between the territories in the Southwest Pacific. Further articles offer exploration and technical discussion on compressors, turbomachinery, gas processing, sulfur, safety, cybersecurity, and many more.

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February 2026

January 2026

The January issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering 2026 opens with a review of the downstream sector throughout 2025 by Wood Mackenzie, with a focus on dynamics of markets in surplus for the year ahead. Further articles offer technical discussion with detailed case studies covering alternative fuels, sulfur, emissions control, flaring, digital innovations, water management, process control, instrumentation, and automation, and many more.

December 2025

The December issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering opens with a keynote from Euro Petroleum Consultants (EPC) who explore how CCUS technology can be used by refiners as a tool for decarbonisation. Further articles offer technical discussion with detailed case studies covering mass transfer, separation technology, gas processing, heat technology, corrosion, digital technologies, AI, robotics, corrosion, insulation, and many more.

November 2025

This November issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering opens with a keynote from Euro Petroleum Consultants (EPC) who consider how innovation among European refiners could lead to the scale-up of green hydrogen, laying the foundations for a sustainable future. Other articles offer detailed, technical consideration on a variety of topics such as catalysts, hydrocracking, process control, water management, distillation units, insulation, safety, and much more.

October 2025

This issue highlights market turbulence in the Middle East alongside innovations in sulfur removal, emissions control, advanced monitoring, and efficiency solutions that help downstream operators balance reliability with low-carbon goals.

September 2025

The September issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering begins with an examination of the relations between the US, Canada, and Mexico, with Gordon Cope primarily considering how pressure from the US administration has impacted the North American energy infrastructure. This issue is also packed full of features on catalysts, maintenance and reliability, heat technology, separation and filtration technology, corrosion, and much more.

August 2025

This month’s issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering opens with a review of Africa’s petroleum sector from Nancy Yamaguchi, considering opportunities for expansion and growth over the coming years. This issue also includes a variety of features covering compressors, turbomachinery, artificial intelligence, machine learning, catalysts, corrosion, fouling, pumps, valves, and much more.

July 2025

The July 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering begins with a keynote on digitalisation brought to you by EPC as Miro Cavkov discusses the role of artificial intelligence in guiding the downstream industry through digital transformation. This brand new issue also includes several comprehensive features on gas processing, sulfur, LNG, insulation, hydrogen, filtration, and much more.

June 2025

The June 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering begins with Gordon Cope’s insight into the most recent developments that have shaken the oil and gas industry across Central and South America during the last few months. This brand new issue also includes several comprehensive features on catalysts, pumps, heat transfer, petrochemicals, chemical recycling, separation technology, corrosion, and water treatment.

May 2025

The May 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering begins with a thought-provoking exploration of the turbulence in the Asian oil and gas markets while simultaneously considering the future prospects of the industry, as exposited on by Ng Weng Hoong. Our brand new issue also includes several insightful features on valves, compressors, software, hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, and gas processing.

April 2025

The April 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering opens with an insightful examination into the geopolitical pressures and economic variables facing the oil and gas sector in the Middle East and North Africa, courtesy of Gordon Cope. This new issue also includes technical features on sulfur, safety, cybersecurity, refining technologies, advanced materials, process control, instrumentation, and automation.

March 2025

The March 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering opens with a dynamic and insightful overview of how the US oil market has recovered in a post-pandemic world, courtesy of Nancy Yamaguchi. This new issue also includes features on catalysts, process optimisation, petrochemicals, heat technology, digital technology, and sustainability. This issue also features a cover story from UNICAT in which Kathy Picioccio details how optimised pressure swing adsorption systems solutions, paired with premium adsorbents, can enhance unit performance.

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