Contents
March 2026
2 Artificial intelligence: a frontier technology powering India’s oil refining revolution Manoj Sharma
5 Transitioning refinery hydrogen systems from grey to green Ishita Bansal Expert on Energy Transition & Digital Transformation
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AI as a strategic catalyst Sujoy Choudhury The Chatterjee Group (TCG)
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Transforming process safety and efficiency in modern refineries Gregory Yakhnin, Ariel Kigel, Gadi Briskman, Parul Varma, and Ravi Krishnamoorthy Modcon Hydrogen blistering in rich amine flash drum of VGO HDS unit Avinash Sankpal, Arun Kumar, Aman Kumar Sahoo, Prashant Nandanwar, and Abdul Quiyoom Kochi Refinery, BPCL
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Utilising process simulation to reduce SOx emissions Ganank Srivastava Bryan Research & Engineering, LLC
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Understanding heat integration losses in refineries Tania Guha Engineers India Limited
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Accelerating energy transition through sustainable process Arun Kuniyil, Bhanu Prasad S G, Pramod Kumar, Sriram S, and V.K. Maheshwari HP Green R&D Centre, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
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Emerging technologies for low-carbon intensity syngas: Part 1 Ajay Misra Sr. Consultant (Fertilizers & Petrochemicals)
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Benefits of high-performance Pt-based isomerisation catalyst Vimal K Upadhyay, Pushkar Varshney, Satyen K Das, Atul Ranjan, RK Kaushik Singha,
and Alok Sharma Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Chaitanya Sampara Viridis Chemicals Pvt Ltd
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End-to-end digital enablement of petcoke gasification complex Saswat Panda and Vijay Sastri Reliance Industries Limited
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