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.

This month's front cover is brought to you by Integrated Global Services, Inc. (IGS).

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Australasia: oil flows to the last mile
Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses how oil flows across the Australasian market, with a focus on the interaction between the major territories and the various island nations that make up the region.

Bridging security and safety
Ton Beems and Mark Hellinghuizer, Yokogawa Europe, consider the relationship between safety and cybersecurity within the downstream sector, and the importance for operators to invest in strong systems.

A new rate-based model for sulfur removal in liquid treaters – part 1
In the first part of this two-part article, Prashanth Chandran and Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc., present case studies on the effect of solvent selection.

Optimising LPG mercaptan removal – part 2
In the second part of this two-part article, Muhammad R. Tariq and Taib B. Abang, Saudi Aramco, discuss LPG mercaptan sweetening technologies and present their findings.

Maximising flexibility
Ulrich Nanz, IPCO, considers how multiple systems operating in parallel can be used to manage fluctuating throughput rates of liquid sulfur at refineries and post-refinery processing facilities.

Advanced monitoring solutions
Irene Lara-Ibeas, Kunak, explores how refineries, petrochemical plants, and biogas facilities can adopt sensor-based monitoring systems to target different pollutants, alongside providing real-time analytics for operators.

Revitalising legacy assets
Tomás Sanchez, Brian Stewart, and Jeffrey Jacob, Ebara Elliott Energy, consider how compressor rerates and motorisation projects can help to reduce emissions, optimise performance, and boost return on investment.

Sustaining asset performance beyond turnarounds
Al Geraskin, Integrated Global Services (IGS), Czech Republic, considers how advances in out-of-turnaround maintenance can help to support continuous reliability.

Rapid turnaround of ageing refinery pumps
Kevin Fletcher, ClydeUnion Pumps, USA, and Eric Ford, Graphalloy, USA, highlight the importance of pump servicing solutions for rapid turnaround of ageing refinery units.

Robust and reliable
Konstantinos Fakiolas, Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group, Germany, considers how efficient and robust fuel gas supply systems can be installed on ships to facilitate the use of LNG as part of the energy transition.

Q&A with IGS
Hydrocarbon Engineering talks to Colin Bateman, Director of Technical Sales and Strategic Accounts at Integrated Global Services (IGS), about asset integrity management and surface protection, and how facilities can balance operational reliability and environmental responsibility going forward.

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