Asia/Pacific
Fine-tune diesel hydrotreating operations
This refinery used a simulator to train operators effectively
Find benefits in automating boiler systems
Dynamic models unravel potential problems in high-pressure steam production and consumption
Process gas chromatography: Avoid the iceberg of hidden expenses
Total cost of ownership can quickly add up for field analytical equipment
Consider model-based inferential properties for reformers
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
Major olefin producer uses new process control to fine-tune energy consumption
Refinery configurations: Designs for heavy oil
Conceptualization and economic models looked at scenarios to process clean gasoline, diesel from domestic feedstock
HP Reliability: Suction specific speed choices have consequences
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..
HP Integration Strategies: Automation-related lessons learned from March 11 disasters in Japan
On July 22, four months after the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami struck the Pacific Coast side of eastern Japan, Japanese engineers from various process and other industries gathered in Tokyo to..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) in Queensland, Australia, has selected Meridium, Inc. as the platform for its enterprise-wide APM initiative. The GLNG plant, which began construction earlier th..
Shell shuts down large Singapore refinery after fire
Shell is in the process of shutting down its 500,000 bpd refinery in Pulau Bukom, Singapore, following the recent fire at the facility, company officials said on Thursday. The fire, which began on Wednesday and may have been started during maintenance work, has been extinguished. However, there are still traces of fuel vapor, according to Shell officials.
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- About 2 MMbbls of Venezuelan oil being shipped to Spain's Repsol for refining 2/5
- Aster to complete Singapore refinery expansion, berth works in 2H 2026 2/5
- India exports first fuel to Europe since ban on Russian crude-derived products 2/5
- Indonesia discussing oil refinery plan with India's Essar Group 2/5
- Nigeria's NNPC in talks with Chinese company on refinery rehabilitation initiatives 2/5
