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Linde to build large hydrogen plant with China JV

Linde will build and operate a large hydrogen and synthesis gas plant in the Chongqing Chemical Park in western China in a joint enterprise with Chongqing Chemical & Pharmaceutical Holding Co. (CCPHC), the engineering and technology firm announced.

Siemens wins supply contracts for topside solutions on FPSO project in Brazil

Siemens Energy has been awarded several contracts for the supply of topside solutions including power generation, water injection and power distribution packages for a Brazilian FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) project.

Deferred maintenance causes upsurge in pump failures

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Not addressing the root cause of a failure puts resources and employees at risk

Avoid costly engineering faults, missteps and miscalculations

Alon USA: Sanghavi, K.

Experience does count, especially in achieving success in capital and revamp projects

Nickel recycle: Extending service life for reformer tubes

Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.: Kunte, S. B.

Case studies investigate methods to conserve high-nickel tubes for fertilizer facilities

Consider new materials for ethylene furnace applications

Manoir Industries: Verdier, G.  |  Carpentier, F.

An innovative metallurgy solves maintenance issues

Testing and repair options for critical dry-gas seal: Updates

AESSEAL plc: Carmody, C.

Do your research when sending compressor seals out for renovations

How to justify root-cause failure analysis for pumps

Flint Hills Resources, L.P.: Perez, R. X.

New method uses annualized risk to determine RCFA analysis levels

Spiral heat exchanger in desalter service solves fouling issues

Alfa Laval: Wajciechowski, C.

Technology offers problem-free operation along with considerable maintenance savings

Optimize reordering of critical raw materials and parts

University of Mondragon: Goti, A.  |  Zabaleta, N.
Polytechnic University of Madrid: Garcia, A.  |  Ortega-Mier, M.
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava: Uradnicek, J.

New models evaluate the ‘total’ costs in receiving and storing materials for a refinery