Europe
Jacobs wins engineering package from Borealis on Belgium chemical sites
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs’ scope of work includes study, engineering, procurement, construction management, and personnel support services on a variety of projects.
Metso opens services center in Eastern Germany for valves, field devices
The new service center supports the company's strategy to grow its valve and field device service business globally and strengthens Metso's service capabilities within the German region.
BP picks Emerson technology for leak detection at Belgium chemical facility
The wireless technology provides a reliable, affordable way to gather information from hydrocarbon sensors that continuously monitor storage tanks, valves and pipelines throughout the plant, and to deliver that information to the control system so operators can be notified of any leaks.
Borealis awards work to Jacobs for polyethylene expansion in Sweden
Jacobs is working to debottleneck an existing XLPE compounding and soaking train and raise the intermediate storage capacity of the XLPE base resin in the upstream polymerization plant.
Micro-alloyed steel: New standard for reformer tubes
Reformer furnace tubes are designed to operate under high temperature and pressure. Historically, these tubes exhibit improved creep resistance at higher temperatures. The improvements in creep resist..
What every refiner should know about nitrogen generation and delivery
Generating N2 on-demand is a sustainable and energy-efficient approach.
IRPC 2014: Defining the course of the global HPI
Leading hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) executives and technical experts will come together June 24–26 in Verona, Italy, to share ideas, innovation and vision for the global downstream indu..
Use dynamic models when designing high-pressure vessels
By definition, a pressure vessel is a closed container that is designed to hold gases and/or liquids at pressures substantially different from ambient conditions. They are used in many applications su..
Innovative catalyst solution mitigates FCC operational issue
Marathon Petroleum Co.’s (MPC’s) Catlettsburg fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) experienced a catalyst circulation constraint due to partial blockage of an intra-regenerator standpipe. Th..
HP Reliability: Make equipment decisions with up-to-date technical information
Answering lube practice-related questions is important. These questions provide insight on the status of education and technology, along with trends in understanding equipment reliability, safety and ..
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