Refining
Optimizing for viability—VDU revamp in a brownfield project
Revamping an existing column in an operating plant for higher throughput is a challenge, especially when the column is already operating at its rated capacity.
Successes and challenges installing the first proprietary closed-coke slurry system
The authors’ company<sup>a</sup> licensed a two-drum delayed coking technology process unit to Grupa LOTOS in Gdansk, Poland.
Innovations
Cowan Dynamics has made advancements to its “C-PAC Module” Pneumatic Manifold and launched the C-PAC store.
Smart manufacturing standardization: Driving global interoperability for enabling factories of the future
Smart manufacturing is a topic that has generated considerable discussions within industry and standards organizations.
Unlock margin by interconnecting refinery optimization silos with closed-loop AI
Refineries and chemical processing plants are complicated to model, control and optimize.
Improve reliability and reduce maintenance with advanced analytics
A common misconception in largescale process manufacturing is that minimizing downtime by increasing reliability is the key to increasing profitability.
Data historian-based machine condition monitoring
Machine condition monitoring has been playing an increasingly important role in industrial asset healthcare for many years.
Reduce OPEX and improve sustainability through digital energy optimization strategies
Oil and gas companies are looking for quick ways to reduce OPEX amid the pandemic and oil and gas market crises.
Avoid costly stockouts through inventory sharing
Inventory sharing, per se, is not a new concept; rather, it is a popular practice in the wholesale and distribution business.
Benefits of using a master station for actuator supervision and control in metering skids
Valve automation in metering skids for the oil and gas industry is a challenging task.
- KBR to provide technology for mega-scale ammonia plant in Angola 11/25
- Air Liquide strengthens partnership with TotalEnergies through renewable H2 project in France 11/25
- Hexagon collaborates with Microsoft to enhance industrial operations 11/25
- China issues extra crude oil import quota to teapot refineries 11/25
- McDermott achieves ISO 50001 Certification for energy management at four fabrication yards 11/25
- DNV certifies first CO2 storage site in Middle East for ADNOC CCS project 11/25
