Engineering & Design
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Advanced hydrocracking technology upgrades extra heavy oil
New hydrogen-addition process yields middle distillates while zeroing fuel oil and coke production from vacuum residue
Executing a standard plant design using the 4X model
Case study: A low-sulfur gasoline project on four identical process units
Case history: Benchmarks achieved in a residue upgrading project
This energy company aggressively implemented a mega-project safely and under budget with a new approach
Consider advanced multi-promoted catalysts to optimize reformers
Improved catalyst systems strike a new balance to increase yields with greater selectivity for end-products
Biorefineries: Fact or fiction?
Technology advances facilitate building integrated chemical complexes based on renewable feedstocks that can cost-effectively process ethylene derivatives
Consider practical conditions for vacuum unit modeling
A good simulation model is a tool that reveals critical operating conditions and can be applied to daily operations
Laser-scanning technology improves plant quality, safety and training
Costs can be reduced due to 75% fewer field trips as well as 50% fewer fit-up welds and field changes
Project execution risk management for addressing constructability
Use construction knowledge, experience and efficiency in a structured and systematic way throughout the design and execution planning stages
Understanding basic project management
Practice the four basic elements to ensure a successful outcome
- 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
