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Saudi Aramco, Dow see “significant progress” on chemical venture

The establishment of Sadara Chemical Company, a planned joint venture under formation between Dow Chemical and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), is making significant progress following the authorization by both companies in late July, officials from Dow said on Tuesday.

Axens to design, license technology to Iraq refinery

Iraq’s State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), part of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, has awarded Axens the basic design and license contracts for the construction of the new refinery in Nassiriya, Iraq.

Foster Wheeler wins management deal for Egypt compression project

Foster Wheeler has received a contract from Apache Khalda Corp. to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services to oversee the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Qasr compression project in Egypt.

Fine-tune diesel hydrotreating operations

Hyperion Systems Engineering, Modeling and Simulation: Harismiadis, V. I.  |  Chaitanya, K.  |  Deshpande, A.

This refinery used a simulator to train operators effectively

Find benefits in automating boiler systems

WorleyParsons: Bourji, A.  |  Ballow, D.  |  Choroszy, M.

Dynamic models unravel potential problems in high-pressure steam production and consumption

Process gas chromatography: Avoid the iceberg of hidden expenses

Emerson Process Management: Gaura, M.

Total cost of ownership can quickly add up for field analytical equipment

Consider model-based inferential properties for reformers

AspenTech: Beautyman, A. C.
Eni: Biroli, S.  |  Autuori, A.
Aspen Technology: Lodolo, S.

A European refiner opts to apply embedded multivariable predictive controllers as part of an advanced process control system

Intelligent severity optimization project pays off in two months

East China University of Science and Technology: Wang, H.  |  Wang, Z.  |  Du, W.  |  Wang, D.  |  Qian, F.
Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co. Ltd.: Tang, Z.

Major olefin producer uses new process control to fine-tune energy consumption

Refinery configurations: Designs for heavy oil

CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum: Garg, M. O.  |  Kumar, S.  |  Nanoti, S. M.  |  Sharma, Y. K.

Conceptualization and economic models looked at scenarios to process clean gasoline, diesel from domestic feedstock

HP Reliability: Suction specific speed choices have consequences

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A refinery engineer was in a quandary over requests from a project group. High volume/pressure/temperature pumps in hydrocarbon service were involved and the refinery’s standards had, in 2007, be..