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Refining

Reliability: Safe fluid machines are our responsibility

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Early in our training as engineers, we developed the ability to collect and evaluate data.

Editorial Comment: Where some see roadblocks, we see opportunities

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

In the January issue of Hydrocarbon Processing, the editorial comment focused on the roadmap to advancing ideas.

People

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Geoffrey Somary has been named CEO of Ipsen Group worldwide, succeeding Thorsten Krüger, who will move to the company’s advisory board. Since 2005, Mr. Somary has held several senior positions within Ipsen.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Industrial workers can strengthen their grasp of production and make more informed operating decisions with the new Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 5480 controller by Rockwell Automation.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking nearly 1,300 projects around the world.

Selection of cooling water system for gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastline - Part 1

Namvaran P&T: Safamirzaei, M.

Cooling water systems play an important role in today’s industry.

A cost-effective approach to monitoring dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas

Emerson Automation Solutions: Hernandez, J.

Hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) is one of the most common hazards in the oil and gas industry.

Comparative analyses of common project execution alternatives

ShureLine Construction: Shahani, G.

With major projects (FIG. 1), alternatives are generally considered in overall project execution and in construction.

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

All main US products performed positively as refinery product outputs declined considerably and led to a fall in inventory levels, fueling bullish sentiment.

Assess remaining life for heater tubes

Engineers India Ltd.: Patel, R.  |  Singh, J.  |  Ashutosh

Refineries and petrochemical plants form some of the major sections of the hydrocarbon industry and consume much of the fuel that is burned in furnaces (heaters and specialty furnaces, such as reformers and crackers) to meet process heating requirements.