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HP Industry Perspectives: 2012: Is it over yet?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

According to a year-end report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the global economy is still stumbling three years after the “great recession of 2008.” The Euro area is challenged t..

HP Impact: Increased operating costs in the Asia-Pacific region could derail growth

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Rising operating costs will be the biggest barrier to oil and gas companies’ growth in Asia-Pacific next year, according to a 2013 outlook for the industry by GL Noble Denton. While the sector&#1..

CB&I to build Esso Australia gas conditioning plant

CB&I’s work scope includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of the Longford gas conditioning plant, which is designed to handle 400 million cubic feet/day of gas from the Kipper, Tuna and Turrum fields in Bass Strait. The deal is worth about $550 million.

Shell to collaborate in FLNG with Technip, Samsung

The agreement between the firms builds on the existing relationship, formed in 2009, to ensure the companies can capitalize on insights gleaned from the design and construction of Shell's Prelude FLNG facility in Australia and expand their technology offerings to the global energy market.

SNC-Lavalin signs hydrocarbon engineering pact with Kuwait, Saudi venture

The five-year contract will have SNC-Lavalin carry out a range of front-end studies, perform preliminary and detailed engineering, and provide procurement and construction management support for onshore and offshore hydrocarbon and industrial projects.

Reliance taps Jacobs to build West India MEG plant

Jacobs was awarded the engineering and procurement assistance services contract for the construction of a mono ethylene glycol (MEG) plant in Gujarat on India's west coast. The new MEG plant is part of Reliance's massive expansion project for its refining and petrochemical facilities.

How do HPI innovations and best practices transform process engineering?

Aspen Technology: Dhole, V.
Aspen Technology Inc.: Beck, R.

The cross-discipline integration of modeling and analysis tools can help select the best design options and ensure the safe and profitable operation of process plants.

Intelligent indexing is key to 3D CAD plant modeling

Reliance Refinery: Saha, S.
Reliance Ports and Terminals Ltd.: Nair, A.

Indexing is a key activity in CAD modeling. Arbitrary indexing of the models invariably leads to problems, as discussed in this article.

Consider coal gasification for liquid fuels production

Due to faster depleting natural gas reserves and more abundant coal reserves, coal gasification and CTL are solutions to produce liquid fuels over the long term.

Consider 'lean' engineering model to fast-track mega projects

AVEVA Solutions Ltd.: Bennett, S.

Lean construction can raise competitiveness for an EPC business, thereby increasing its profitability and improving its delivery success rate and brand image.