In early June, Hydrocarbon Processing and Eni—an Italian multinational oil and gas company—hosted the annual International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) in Milan, Italy. The two-day event, which focuses on technical solutions for downstream processing operations, featured insightful keynote presentations on the global hydrocarbon processing industry. These talks regarded global issues such as supply and demand, capital construction projects and how electric vehicles (EVs) will affect oil demand and challenges meeting the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) global sulfur cap standard, as well as regional issues, such as the state of the European refining and chemical industries.
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