Engineering & Design
Irving Oil unveils $200-million upgrade for Saint John refinery in Canada
Together, pipefitters, electricians, boilermakers, and other skilled workers will work the equivalent of 800 annualized jobs, as they make substantial upgrades to numerous areas of the refinery's operations.
Evaluate selection criteria for double-pipe and multitube heat exchangers
Double-pipe and multitube (also called hairpin) heat exchangers, with their compactness and ability to optimize thermal performance without compromising maintainability, are finding increasing accepta..
Hybrid polymer coating protects flanges in two steps
In June 2014, the plant maintenance manager of a chemical plant in southern Louisiana contacted an industrial services company for an alternative flange corrosion protection solution.The plant had a 5..
Protect tanks with pilot-operated vent valves
A number of devices are available for protecting low-pressure American Petroleum Institute (API) tanks against overpressurization. A case study demonstrates the need for the designer to analyze the en..
HP Refining: Peru: Modernization of the Talara refinery
The mega-project expansion at the Talara refinery is the foundation of Petroperu’s new strategic plan to increase refining capacity and reduce the sulfur content in refined products.
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Russian blending facility utilizes advanced control technologyLUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez gasoline blending facility in Kstovo, Russia, will integrate Honeywell software, which is designed ..
Maire Tecnimont wins EPC work for upgrade of Poland’s Gdansk refinery
The deal includes the implementation of a delayed coking unit, a coker naphtha hydrotreating unit, a hydrogen production unit (licensed by KT) together with ancillary units at the Gdansk refinery.
Use advanced automation and project management to simplify refinery construction
Process automation in oil refineries is undergoing major changes, driven by customers frustrated by what they consider to be slow and incremental advances from the main automation OEMs in the industry.
US liquefaction projects to drive global expansion of LNG trade
Hydrocarbon Processing spoke to Andrew Slaughter, executive director for the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions, about the state of the LNG industry and how trade patterns and project slates could change in the upcoming years.
Better risk-management methods ensure project success
Management of project risk is a challenge under normal times, and this crucial activity is exasperated in complex projects as a result of the shale gas revolution.
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