Process Control
HPInternet: West Texas Research Group Economics
If you are a frequent reader of this column, you know that we don't usually recommend company Web sites. This is because there are so many good ones, and we can't cover them all in a on..
HP Control: IT: take a plant-centric approach
ABB Automation Group Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland, held a press conference during the ACHEMA show in Frankfurt (May 22 - 27, 2000). Of course, there was the obligatory pitch of ABB's produ..
HPInternet: Petroleum Association of Japan
This month, let's investigate the downstream industry in Japan (http://www.paj.gr.jp/). But first, a quick lesson in Internet detective work. This site contains valuable information concernin..
HPInternet: Encyclopedia Britannica
For many of us older folks, the main information source in our homes and at school was the encyclopedia. I remember my mother buying one big red book a week with groceries until we had ..
HP Control: HSE highlights Fieldbus Foundation Assembly
The Fieldbus Foundation held its General Assembly March 29 in New Orleans. Several presentations were given to both end users and manufacturers on fieldbus basics, high-speed Ethernet (..
HPInternet: E-commerce in the downstream industry
In March, I had the honor of speaking at a PriceWaterhouseCoopers workshop called "Developing E-Business Strategy for Downstream Petroleum." Then, I stayed the next two days for the "In..
Improve nonlinear soft sensing modeling by combining multiple models
FMM-based methods are shown to give better results
HP Control: Engineering merry-go-round
Like many of you, I work for an engineering company (EC). I've worked for several, and whenever the company has lost a few proposals, the reason is (as always), "Our multiplier is too h..
HPInternet: Oil Refinery Exercises
If you operate in the downstream sector, you need to know about the core of our industry - the petroleum refinery. Because of the vast resources of the Internet and the fantastic work d..
Use safety transmitters to reduce costs and improve reliability
Here’s how transmitters designed for critical use can save thousands of dollars and still provide a high level of plant safety and fewer false trips
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Addis Energy secures $8.3 MM to scale its transformative approach to low-cost ammonia production 12/5
- World Fuel Services supplies cruise line with waste-based biofuels 12/5
- Chevron announced $18 B-$19-B CAPEX budget for 2026 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
