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HP Water Management: Best practices for RO operations

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Widespread use of reverse osmosis (RO) technology in industrial applications began in the late 1980s, following the introduction of polyamide materials that had a significantly higher permeate flow an..

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

US, Norway seek to improve CO2 capture The US and Norway have announced their commitment to support the global carbon capture and storage (CCS) test center network. In a joint release, the two co..

HP News: Process safety pioneer passes away

Granherne: Edwards, D. W.

   Trevor Kletz was a giant   in the field of process safety.  One of the founders and leaders of process safety in thought and practice, Professor Trevor Kletz, died on ..

Chemical-grade operation—or not?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

The quality of transportation fuels has evolved. Earlier, the fuel quality was based on octane to power larger engines for automobiles and cetane for commercial trucks. As lead was phased out of gasol..

Kuwait picks Honeywell automation technology for new Al Zour refinery

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

Honeywell has been selected by KNPC to provide its integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for the new 615,000-bpd Al Zour refinery complex built in southern Kuwait.

Aramco picks Foster Wheeler to engineer Fadhili gas processing program

Foster Wheeler will execute the FEED for the grassroots Fadhili gas plant, which has a planned total processing capacity of 1.5 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD) of non-associated gas.

Methanex sells 10% stake in Egypt methanol JV

HP Editorial Staff: HP News

This deal increases APICORP's ownership in the joint venture to 17%, while Methanex will remain the operator and majority owner of EMethanex with just over 50% ownership.

Amec awarded services pact for Kuwait refineries

Amec will be responsible for a range of engineering and management services including feasibility studies, front end engineering design, project management consultancy services and training of Kuwaiti engineers.

Honeywell to automate, provide FEED work on new mega-refinery in Kuwait

With a planned capacity of 615,000 bpd, the new Al Zour refining complex being built in southern Kuwait will be Kuwait’s fourth refinery and the largest refinery in the entire Middle East.

Optimize relief loads with dynamic simulation

CPECC East China Design Branch: Xie, C. L.  |  Wang, Z. G.
SimTech Beijing Ltd.: Qin, Y. F.

Pressure relief analysis is a critical task at the engineering design stage of a grassroots oil refinery project. Relief loads must be determined so that the process units and plant flare systems can be designed.