July 2009

Here's how to evaluate technological and commercial issues of these units

Combined technical expertise for onshore and offshore LNG facilities reduces risks and capital costs for new installations

A rational approach investigates methods to protect equipment and infrastructure from liquefied natural gas releases

High profits are realized with accurate vapor pressure testing

Why some are very elusive

Consider using this second-generation hybrid solvent for treating

Taking care of these basics can enable businesses to move out of bureaucratic quagmire onto a path of measurable results

The problem is more complicated because of the two-phase flow

My last month's editorial proposed that since our advanced process control (APC) applications are by and large under-maintained, these applications should be designed in the simplest possible way. The..

Fact: An oil refinery in the Western US achieves a pump mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) of over nine years. The facility has 1,200 pumps and, in a given year, repairs 130 of them. Fact: An oil refine..

While recently analyzing failure records from different petrochemical plants, some interesting trends emerged from the information. A particular instrument model experienced significantly different fa..

Just outside the archipelago here, the Danish shipping operator, Maersk, has applied for permission to conduct ship-to-ship transfers to and from large crude carriers at anchor. There's a lot more of ..

Safe, quick method to remove coked refractory from risers The risks involved to workers using traditional methods for removing coked refractory in confined spaces can be avoided by using a new system...

Mustang has a contract with ConocoPhillips for a distributed control system (DCS) modernization project at ConocoPhillips' San Francisco refinery in Rodeo, California. The project scope includes the ..

  ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing, LLC has an agreement with Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) to license ExxonMobil's tubular high-pressure low-density polyethylene (HPPE)..

Mustang has entered a joint venture with Petronas and MISC Berhad to develop integrated floating LNG liquefaction, storage and offloading solutions, using Mustang's LNG liquefaction technologies. The..

NOCs forge ahead with investments The world's largest national oil companies (NOCs) and super majors are planning on delivering over $375 billion o..

LNG players are living in a time of falling gas demand, plunging prices and a world awash with LNG. In 2008, global LNG trade reached 171.1 million metric tons (MMton), which represented a 0.4% (or 0...

The need in a downturn is an actionable plan with strong leadership and a commitment to carry it out. So said Paul Newman, global manager for service and implementation with Shell Global Solutions. Sp..

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