Engineering & Design
Technip awarded engineering contract for Australia gas complex
Technip was awarded a reimbursable contract for engineering work and services related to procurement and construction management for the Macedon gas project located near Onslow in northwest Australia.
Construction markets show promise, poised for second-half recovery – Foster Wheeler
Global engineering and construction (E&C) markets are showing signs of strengthening, with industry revenues likely to rise in the second half of 2011, the interim chief executive of contractor Foster Wheeler said on Tuesday.
Technip awarded €100mn EPC contract for Canada oil sands project
France-based Technip said it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract worth approximately €100mn for the Horizon oil sands project in Fort McMurray, Canada.
LyondellBasell likely to raise US ethylene capacity, may build new cracker - CEO
Global petrochemicals major LyondellBasell is likely to raise its ethylene capacity at two US sites and is considering building a new cracker, CEO Jim Gallogly said on Monday.
Deferred maintenance causes upsurge in pump failures
Not addressing the root cause of a failure puts resources and employees at risk
Avoid costly engineering faults, missteps and miscalculations
Experience does count, especially in achieving success in capital and revamp projects
Consider new materials for ethylene furnace applications
An innovative metallurgy solves maintenance issues
Spiral heat exchanger in desalter service solves fouling issues
Technology offers problem-free operation along with considerable maintenance savings
Case 62: Useful shaft stress equations to remember
Committing several equations to memory can be useful
Update on designing for high-fouling liquids
A critical analysis of shell and tube exchanger systems looks at ‘clean and dirty’ service performance
- Lummus and Sumitomo Chemical announce commercial availability of PMMA chemical recycling technology 2/4
- ExxonMobil ceases production at Fife ethylene plant 2/4
- Vietnam's Binh Son refinery signs energy MoUs with U.S. partners 2/4
- European oil refinery maintenance to rise in March 2/4
- Poland's Gdansk refinery plans cyclical maintenance from month-end 2/4
- China's Nanshan Group plans 100,000-bpd refinery in Indonesia 2/4
