Environment & Safety
Protect anion resin from biofouling
Good treatment practices can prevent this serious problem
Avoid equipment failure with erosion prediction tools
Advanced computational fluid dynamics models can accurately simulate corrosion incidents for processing equipment
Multi-layered holistic protection promotes plant productivity and safety
A hazard study is not a discrete event, but the starting point to improve overall availability
Process safety concerns can arise when using refurbished or new-surplus equipment
This basic knowledge can help mitigate potential hazards and improve regulatory compliance issues
New developments in portable infrared camera technology
Using these devices can improve facility safety and the bottom line
Digital approaches to safety instrumented systems provide faster ROI
Automated testing and monitoring increase safety and lower costs
Select the best protection method for electrical apparatus in hazardous areas
Here are the trade-offs between safety and cost-of-ownership
Calculating settle-out pressure in compressor loops
Simple procedure can be used to help determine piping and equipment design pressures into process loops
Issues and crisis communications management
For plant owners and operators, the right words and actions can make a meaningful difference
Avoid failures in waterside utility systems
Use these preventive steps to improve operations and reliability of process water treatment units
- Brazil's Petrobras to invest $4.8 B in integration between Reduc refinery and Boaventura complex 7/8
- Braskem completes first sale of circular polyethylene in South America 7/8
- bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana (U.S.), reported flaring due to operational conditions 7/8
- UK's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery secures some crude supply to keep running for now 7/8
- Brazil's energy minister hints at possible fuel price cuts 7/8
- Marathon Galveston Bay refinery (U.S.) hydrotreater to remain shut until September 7/8
