Middle East
Offshore logjam breaking as oil field services sector rebounded in 2010
Strong oil prices and rising E&P budgets leading continued strong oil field services activity and improving financial performance is predicted in 2011.
CERAWeek 2011 begins in Houston today
In Houston, Texas, energy executives worldwide have gathered for the 30th CERAWEEK conference.
Foster Wheeler and consortium partners sign GES+ contract with Saudi Aramco
Foster Wheeler AG announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group together with the subsidiary’s consortium partners comprising A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co., (SOFCON) and Saudi Consolidated Engineering Company- Khatib & Alami (SCEC K&A) have signed a contract with Saudi Aramco for the provision of services associated with Saudi Aramco’s General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative for a duration of five years with options available for extensions.
BP speaks up at CERAWeek
Robert Dudley, Chief Executive, BP plc, addressed the 2011 CERAWeek congress with a message of a new era and new responsibilities for the energy industry.
CB&I has FEED contract for Sohar refinery in Oman
CB&I has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $40 million by the Oman Refineries and Petrochemical Company for the front end engineering and design (FEED) and project management services for the Sohar refinery expansion project in Oman.
Foster Wheeler studying ZADCO in the UAE
Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has received a contract from Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), to perform an availability and reliability study in connection with the expansion of the Zirku oil processing facilities in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Improving pH control mitigates corrosion in crude units
Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections
Avoid brittle fracture in pressure vessels
Key points identify effects from auto-refrigeration on steel vessels
Flare stack structure revamp: A case history
An innovative approach was used to repair an older flare structure online without an extensive shutdown
Process safety: Blind spots and red flags
Improving safety for organizations involve more than technological solutions; understanding processes and plant interactions are a must
- Hydrocarbon Processing launches AI platform to accelerate decisions in the downstream sector 7/7
- Digital Feature: The critical interdependency of relief valve analysis and flare system considerations during HAZOP 7/7
- Trafigura to use Babcock's ammonia fuel supply system onboard gas carriers 7/7
- Lotte Chemical Titan secures $3-B ethylene supply deal in Indonesia 7/7
- Diesel East-West price spread nears 1.5-yr high amid supply concerns West, stable East 7/7
- U.S. Gulf Coast fuel oil imports at record low as refiners opt for heavier crude 7/7
