Process Optimization
Discover new trends in oily wastewater reclamation
Refiners can find profits by ‘upgrading’ treatment and recycling process water
Automation improves asset reliability for refiners
Several case studies illustrate how automating boiler systems can yield tremendous improvement in equipment uptime and lower total operating costs
HP Reliability: Not ready for 29-year-old pump packing
In 2009 we were informed about “a nuclear plant that was never commissioned after its original construction. This plant has been sitting idle for 29 years and is only now starting up.” The o..
HP Integration Strategies: The three dimensions of energy management
While we’ve seen many examples of good practices in energy savings and efficiency initiatives, and hear much discussion about the merits of energy-management systems (EMSs), energy management lac..
Advice for 2011: Be dynamic, be flexible; more pain to come
“Analyze this” is the fad quote and action that actor Robert De Niro famously demands of his unwilling therapist in the film of the same name. Playing Paul Vitti, a New York gangland supremo..
KBR and Petrobras come together for ammonia project
KBR has a contract with Petrobras to provide licensing, basic engineering and extended basic engineering, and technical consulting services for the development of a grassroots ammonia plant in Tres La..
Mustang selected for North Dakota refinery study
Mustang, is partnering with Corval Group to study the feasibility of increasing oil refining capacity in North Dakota.
KBR and SK Energy Co. Ltd. form joint venture
KBR has formed a joint venture, SK-KBR Technologies Pte. Ltd. (SK-KBR), with Korean-based SK Energy Co., Ltd. (SK Energy).
How will carbon emissions regulations revise energy conservation economics?
Including the cost of carbon in refinery project economics has the potential to convert previously marginal energy projects into more attractive options
Low-cost advanced process control project captures energy savings in utilities area
This low-cost project resulted in over $300,000 per year in benefits
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