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YASREF selects Intergraph’s SmartPlant solutions to run Saudi refinery

The implantation team not only gathered large amounts of accurate data but has also validated and audited the data prior to final handovers by EPCs, the company said.

Intergraph, eVision to align on safety solutions

The integration between Intergraph's asset life cycle information solutions and eVision solutions supports improved effectiveness for safety critical operations work processes.

Emerson Process Management acquires software group Energy Solutions

ESI’s integrated suite of operational management applications for pipeline modeling, leak detection and scheduling, together with their commercial applications for transactional accounting and inventory management, are recognized for improving both operational efficiency and financial profitability.

Consider using a main automation contractor for your next capital project

Based on the experience of execution, design, engineering and construction of an LNG complex in Asia, the author outlines key considerations that contribute to project success.

HP Automation Strategies: Manufacturing execution systems can help ‘onboard’ the next generation of workers

ARC Advisory Group: Abel, J.

Population dynamics, including the impending retirement of the “baby-boomer” generation of workers and the associated need to quickly “onboard” the next generation of workers in the downstream industries are driving new demand for collaborative production systems/manufacturing execution systems solutions.

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

UAE FCC catalyst manufacturing facility completes Phase 1W. R. Grace & Co. and JV partner Al Dahra Agriculture Co. marked the commissioning of a new catalyst logistics silo terminal (pictured) and the..

HP Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

US refinery utilization rates have returned to summer operating levels. Crude oil pricing supports higher cracking margins for gasoline in US and European markets. Asian margins fell as increasing sup..

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Air Liquide will build the world’s largest air separation unit (ASU) in Secunda, South Africa. An essential component of the 5,000-metric-ton-per-day ASU will be the AIRMAX compressor solution from MAN Diesel and Turbo, which will be the largest-dimension compressor constructed to date.

HP New Developments

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Aspen Technology’s aspenONE Engineering and aspenONE Manufacturing and Supply Chain Version 8.8 software was developed for firms in the oil, gas, chemicals, engineering and construction, and other process industries.

Improve measurement of heavy oil viscosity

University of Calgary: Sundararaj, U.  |  Sadeghi, S.  |  Sadeghi, F.

This work will study the viscosity behavior of bitumen and its blends with diluent at different temperatures, as well as evaluating simulations for prediction of viscosity of the blend.A blend of bitu..