July 2011

This approach to modeling and economics cuts through the complexity of project capital investment

Compact design is efficient and economical

Models are highly detailed and predictive

‘Best available technology’ is a must for backup systems

Follow these tips to boost efficiency and avoid failures

Older refinery seeks better method to be leak-free

It is important to know the amplitudes of vibration away from resonance

This technology increases hydrocarbon recovery

New view strips away the myths over automation technology

Most people would classify multi-variable control—or advanced process control (APC)—over the past 20 years as a “slam dunk” in terms of process control, automation and optimization..

The economic pressures that have progressively ring-fenced oil products for the transportation sector over the last 40 years are about to get a significant boost from Europe’s new world-spanning ..

The benefits of using hydraulic fracturing (HF) to stimulate gas and oil flow from both new and existing wells are obvious. However, the downside is that this technique consumes huge quantities (along..

From a recent sequence of correspondence, we discern that certain rulings were being made years ago, although the rationale used to make these rulings has not been explained. This example involves a r..

US biodiesel market The US biodiesel industry will grow to support more than 74,000 jobs throughout the economy by 2015 while creating some $4 billion in household income, more than doubling current l..

CB&I has been awarded an additional project, valued at approximately $50 million, for storage tanks at an oil-sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. CB&I’s scope of work includes the ..

CB&I has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of $40 million, by Bahamas Oil Refining Co., Intl., Ltd. CB&I’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication and..

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has received a contract from Goteborg Energi AB for the GoBiGas project, a 20-MW biomass gasification and methanation project in Goteborg, Sweden. Officials estimate the ..

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded the Ras Tanura Refinery Clean Fuels and Aromatics Project, the first major project to be awarded under the Saudi Aramco general engineering and project m..

Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Thai Oil Public Co., Ltd. for the basic design engineering package and engineering, procurement and co..

Three-year, $2.2-billion refinery project includes 50,000-bpd coker, 55,000-bpd vacuum distillation unit and the 64,000-bpd distillate hydrotreater

A recent report from IHS CERA analyzed the role of Canadian oil sands in the US market. Currently, the US is practically the only market for Canadian crude oil. Although Canadian oil is exported to ma..

The market for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems and replacement catalyst will reach a record $7.6 billion this year (Fig. 2). This is according to the latest forecast published by the McIlv..

China became the world’s largest energy consumer in 2010, overtaking the US during a year that saw the rebound in the global economy drive consumption higher and at a rate not seen since the afte..

The mega-gathering known as the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is primarily focused upstream and offshore, but there are nuggets of information that seep out from its yearly proceedings that hav..

Kink-resistant hose provides longer service lifeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics (SGPPL) has introduced a high-performance solution for transferring bulk corrosive chemicals. A superior flexible and ..

Lean process flow and optimized automation control METTLER TOLEDO offers solutions to streamline production lines, improve equipment effectiveness, increase functionality with no additional cost,..

Instrument offers superior selectivity and best-in-class sensitivity  The Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantum XLS Ultra reportedly delivers increased matrix selectivity for applications requiring lower..

Investigation finds root cause for polymer formation in Horton spheres