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Loss Prevention

A brief guide to fire zone analysis

IBI Chematur Engineering: Kadam N.

Every process plant has a dedicated disposal system to ensure that gases from equipment, instruments and pressure safety valves are flared to follow environmental norms for the gases vented to the atmosphere from the flare stack.

No excuse for cutting corners on monitoring corrosion

Cosasco: Yule, P.

Corrosion is a major challenge and risk to contain for any oil and gas operator.

How APM in LNG operations can lower TCO and boost ROI

Siemens: Bailie, B.  |  Russell, M. T.

As the world’s hydrocarbon appetite continues its rapid turn toward lighter fare (e.g., natural gas for power generation, transportation and industry), massive, near-term investments in global, capital-intensive, fully digitalized LNG infrastructure are needed.

Better practices for tank overfill prevention

Carmagen Engineering, Inc.: Blundell, R.

The 2005 Buncefield and 2009 CAPECO terminal explosions are two of the most significant storage tank incidents in history.

What are the financial savings from a refinery cybersecurity program?

Honeywell Process Solutions: Ayral, T.
Liberty International Underwriters: Fligner, M.

Recently, the authors developed a first-pass financial estimate of the savings resulting from the implementation of a cybersecurity program for a 100-Mbpd refinery.

Digital: Looking to boost safety? Reliable operations are the key

Emerson Automation Solutions: Carugo, M.

Equipment failures are the thorn in every industrial plant’s side.

Simplification reduces risks and cuts costs

Victaulic: Bozick, A.

A facility’s ability to operate safely is the determining factor in its success or failure.

Digital: Maximize return on capital investment with predictive maintenance

AVEVA: Newton, M.

Oil and gas professionals are well aware of the pressures companies face in the market.

Reliability: Preserve what worked well in 1980

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

The second CCC implementation strategy involved so-called “shirt sleeve seminars.”

Editorial Comment

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Each May, Hydrocarbon Processing focuses on the topic of maintenance and reliability.