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Equipment

Bringing Industry 4.0 to the terminal

Oceaneering International Inc.: Kessler, R.

The oil and gas industry is no stranger to the power of Industry 4.0 solutions that aggregate sensor and planning/forecasting data into a single shared view, as well as deliver valuable analytics and real-time alerting capabilities.

The benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles in plant inspection services

Spitfire Aerial Services: Smith, M.

As the technology surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones (FIG. 1), continues to advance, so too do the ways they are used.

Process design consideration for a deep-cut vacuum distillation unit—Part 1

In the recent past, many US refineries have been reconfigured to process heavy opportunistic sour crudes.

New cable sealing system offers cost and maintenance savings for processing plants

Industrial Journalist: Røe, M.

Miles of cables of various diameters are routed into new process plants, industrial plants, petrochemical plants, refineries and other industrial applications.

Improve refinery production and efficiency with asset monitoring

Emerson Automation Solutions: Donnangelo, M.

The sheer volume of equipment in a refinery—from vessels, columns, huge structures and mazes of pipes to pumps, valves, controllers and instruments—is staggering.

Onsite

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Jenny Hebert and George Yaluris of Albemarle accept the <i>HP</i> Award for Best Catalyst Technology.

Understand the installation of steam tracing for long-term application success—Part 2

QMax Industries Inc.: Hannah, C. C.  |  Perry, T. W.

One of the most misunderstood and misused components of conductive steam tracing systems is heat transfer compound (HTC).

Importance of welding procedure software

Contributing Editor: Anwer, A.

Welding is an ocean of substance, a technique without which the joining of metals is impossible.

Integrating fire and gas safety with process control systems: Why, what and how

Det-Tronics: Crosley, B.  |  Indgjer, M.

If a fire, smoke or gas leak is detected in a hydrocarbon processing facility, prescriptive actions must be taken by the fire and gas (F&G) safety system, as well as by the process control system (PCS), to mitigate and control the hazard.

Business Trends: Understanding the viewpoints that shape the ever-evolving base oil landscape

ExxonMobil: Walko, T.

In April, ExxonMobil launched its <i>2018 Basestocks Industry Pulse Report.</i>