Engineering & Design
Technip awarded €100mn EPC contract for Canada oil sands project
France-based Technip said it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract worth approximately €100mn for the Horizon oil sands project in Fort McMurray, Canada.
LyondellBasell likely to raise US ethylene capacity, may build new cracker - CEO
Global petrochemicals major LyondellBasell is likely to raise its ethylene capacity at two US sites and is considering building a new cracker, CEO Jim Gallogly said on Monday.
Deferred maintenance causes upsurge in pump failures
Not addressing the root cause of a failure puts resources and employees at risk
Avoid costly engineering faults, missteps and miscalculations
Experience does count, especially in achieving success in capital and revamp projects
Consider new materials for ethylene furnace applications
An innovative metallurgy solves maintenance issues
Spiral heat exchanger in desalter service solves fouling issues
Technology offers problem-free operation along with considerable maintenance savings
Case 62: Useful shaft stress equations to remember
Committing several equations to memory can be useful
Update on designing for high-fouling liquids
A critical analysis of shell and tube exchanger systems looks at ‘clean and dirty’ service performance
Review unit-wide impacts on closed-drain drums
API 521 standard helps decipher the correct operating pressure for this system
Design an efficient exchanger network
Advanced heat integration and pinch technology reduces energy consumption
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