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Bottomless refinery: Improve refinery economics

GE Energy: McKenna, P.  |  Sheikh, F.

Integrating gasification process with residue upgrading can produce high-value multiproduct streams while decreasing total refinery emissions

Spiral-wound or kammprofile gaskets?

Chevron Richmond Refinery: Reeves, D. W.
Garlock Sealing Technologies: Yoder, C.

There appears to be a shift toward the latter, but the choice isn’t always clear. Here’s where best to apply each type.

Managing projects in a global environment

Poddar & Associates: Poddar, S. K.

What does it take to facilitate projects in several time zones away?

Stratco to design plant for PT. Pertamina

Stratco, Inc. has added PT. Pertamina , the state oil company of Indonesia, to its growing roster of international customers in a deal for the design of a modern grease manufacturing plant in Jakarta

Jacobs recruited for new Serbian hydrogen plant

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract from Heurtey Petrochem SA, France to provide engineering services for a new hydrogen plant generation unit at the Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) refinery. The NIS refinery is located in Pancevo, Serbia and is under a license from Haldor Topsoe

ABB to fix the juice at Saudi petrochem complex

ABB has won a $20 million contract from Saudi Petrochemical Co. (Sadaf) to implement a power factor correction and power management solution at the company’s Jubail manufacturing complex.

Financing secured for new Egyptian refinery

The Egyptian Refining Co. (ERC) has signed a debt package of $2.6 billion to finance construction of its $3.7 billion second-stage oil refinery in the greater Cairo area of Egypt.

Shaw on board for base oils plant in Abu Dhabi

The Shaw Group Inc. has a contract with Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co. (Takreer) to provide project management consultancy services during the engineering, procurement and construction phase of a base oils plant at the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Flowserve green lit for Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu' project

Flowserve Corp. has received final approval from Saudi Aramco on a master purchase agreement to supply pumps, valves and services for the Yanbu' export refinery project (YERP).

Eastman to expand hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin production

Eastman Chemical Co. plans to expand production of hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins at both its Middelburg, The Netherlands, and Longview, Texas, facilities.