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Mitigate fouling in ebullated-bed hydrocrackers
New monitoring tools help track and control asphaltene levels and solubility issues in resid products
Cost optimization in mechanical seal applications
Real-life case studies prove it is possible to make more informed choices that often lead to cost savings
HP Control: Process control practice renewal 2010—performance
In August 2010, I followed Allan Kern’s “Continuous Improvement or Core-Competency editorial”1 with a review of the purposes of process control and IT in the HPI. After 50 years, it is ..
HPIn Europe: How German refiners sped up clean fuels rules to save their heating oil business
European refiners are nearing the end of a decade of rapid change—some might say a revolution—in fuel specifications. For road fuels, at least, sulfur levels have gone from being a political..
HP Reliability: Better equipment selection starts with understanding available upgrade options
It all started with a letter we received from a major multinational petrochemical company: A reliability manager related that he had recently asked each maintenance department within the corporation&#..
HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 2
In Part 2, we will address the slowly developing problems in utility water systems. Too often, water-plant problems evolve slowly. Plant personnel fail to detect the non-conformances and failures occu..
Baker Hughes, Intertek sign global cargo services alliance
Baker Hughes has formed a strategic alliance with Intertek Group plc to provide cargo treatment additive services to the global petroleum industry.
SOCAR & Turcas Aegean refinery to implement Axens technology
SOCAR & Turcas Refining has selected Axens’ hydrotreating technologies for its Aegean refinery project in Izmir, Turkey.
AVEVA responds to customer demand for migration-ready instrumentation solution
This capability enables process plant businesses to more easily upgrade entire instrumentation and control design systems from smart plant instrumentation (SPI/INtools) to AVEVA instrumentation technology.
Conduit body features double coating
The newly designed OCAL-BLUE Type 4X Form 8 conduit bodies from Thomas & Betts offer double-coated exteriors for enhanced protection in corrosive environments, as well as extending the service life of the conduit bodies.
- Allied Biofuels signs PIA with Uzbekistan to advance $6-B biofuels refinery project 4/10
- Nufarm strengthens strategic collaboration to support long term growth in biofuels production 4/10
- Pertamina and CRecTech sign MoU to explore pilot biogas-to-biomethanol facility in SEZ, Indonesia 4/10
- Shell Chemicals and Syensqo partner to deliver low-carbon ethylene oxide solutions 4/10
- HAMR Energy’s nationally significant fuel projects selected for Australian Government’s Investor Front Door Pilot 4/10
- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries builds world's first ammonia-powered vessel 4/10
