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Applying industry standards to address cybersecurity risk

ARC Advisory Group: Cosman, E. C.

Cybersecurity standards and related practices contain valuable information for both asset owners and solution suppliers.

Coke drum and blowdown system overpressure protection design—Part 2

ExxonMobil Rotterdam refinery: Geronimo, G. DI
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.: Ceary, P. J.  |  Markham, N.

The blowdown (BD) system in delayed coking units (DCUs) receives waste streams generated during the coke drum (CD) decoking process to recover valuable hydrocarbons and water.

Digital: Cloud-based dynamic simulation models amplify operator training and safety programs

AVEVA: Lukman, M.  |  McMullen, J

International oil and gas (O&G) and hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) companies are under great pressure to be profitable.

Editorial Comment: Where some see roadblocks, we see opportunities

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In the January issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, the editorial comment focused on the roadmap to advancing ideas.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Industrial workers can strengthen their grasp of production and make more informed operating decisions with the new Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5480 controller by Rockwell Automation.

Selection of cooling water system for gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastline - Part 1

Namvaran P&T: Safamirzaei, M.

Cooling water systems play an important role in today’s industry.

A cost-effective approach to monitoring dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas

Emerson Automation Solutions: Hernandez, J.

Hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) is one of the most common hazards in the oil and gas industry.

Comparative analyses of common project execution alternatives

ShureLine Construction: Shahani, G.

With major projects (FIG. 1), alternatives are generally considered in overall project execution and in construction.

Coke drum and blowdown system overpressure protection design - Part 1

The blowdown (BD) system in delayed coking units (DCUs) receives waste streams generated during the coke drum (CD) decoking process to recover valuable hydrocarbons and water. In recent DCU designs, the CD pressure relief valves (PRVs) also discharge to this system and then to the flare system via the BD PRVs.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Engineers tasked with finding a green solution to waste gas emissions from hydrocarbon storage tanks during loading and unloading operations will find that the ST100 series thermal flowmeter from Fluid Components International (FCI) supports tank vapor recovery systems, which help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.