Construction
HP Automation Safety: MTTR: Reality vs. calculation
Many reliability engineers trained before IEC 61508 know the acronym MTTR as “mean time to repair.” I certainly learned that definition. Naturally, I think of the time it takes to repair som..
Shell selects Wood Group for engineering services on Scotland gas, NGL plants
Wood Group employs around 500 people under this contract and provides project management, engineering, construction, commissioning, maintenance support and supply chain management services. Wood Group will also be providing fabric maintenance services, as part of the new contract.
ICA Fluor to revamp Mexichem, Pemex VCM plant
ICA Fluor will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and commissioning services to bring the VCM facility to its nameplate capacity of 405,000 tpy, up from its current rate of 200,000 tpy. The project is planned to be completed in the 2015 fourth quarter.
Wison wins construction work on PdVSA refinery deep conversion project
Wison Engineering was awarded a procurement and construction contract by PdVSA for the site preparation for the Puerto la Cruz oil refinery deep conversion project in Venezuela. This represents the largest oil refinery PC project in Latin America acquired by Chinese enterprise to date.
Chevron Phillips approves new Texas cracker, awards EPC contracts
A joint venture with JGC and Fluor will build the ethane cracker in Baytown, while a partnership of Technip and Zachry Industrial will work to develop the new polyethylene units in Old Ocean.
Improve your choice of process control algorithms
This algorithm, when properly tuned, can greatly reduce the quantity of off-spec material made from a process upset. It can be the largest contributor to the benefits captured by improved process control.
Improve inline blending with advanced analyzers
Due to tough economic conditions, refiners are pressed to improve profitability. There is greater pressure to optimize gasoline and diesel blending. What are the options to improve processing of trans..
HP Reliability: Why users must update design contractors’ understanding
In early 2012, a rotating equipment engineer was involved in a machinery quality assessment (MQA).1 Located halfway around the globe, this engineer’s new job was to oversee the engineering, procu..
HP Integration Strategies: Could remanufactured control components place HPI plants at risk?
The hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) must address a number of potentially catastrophic safety issues. One issue, in particular, is the growing use of remanufactured equipment and components from ..
HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: Etileno XXI—The first step in privatizing Mexican petrochemicals?
Mexico is constructing the first major private-sector petrochemical project in 20 years. Etileno (Ethylene) XXI is a $3.2 billion (B) greenfield petrochemical complex being built in Nanchital near Coa..
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