August 2016
Special Report: Fluid Flow and Rotating Equipment
Hydrodesulfurization units are used in a petroleum refinery to process a variety of feeds to alter composition via the addition of hydrogen.
An aging ethylene plant historically suffered from plant run length limiting compressor fouling that resulted in a loss of polytropic efficiency and intercooler backpressure buildup.
The requirement for additional sulfur recovery unit capacity in a refinery may stem from hydroprocessing operations; a refinery expansion project; a shift from lighter to heavier, sourer crudes to improve margins; or the need to remove extra sulfur content to meet tighter environmental regulations.
Bonus Report: LNG
As demand for natural gas remains high, the development of offshore stranded gas fields via floating liquefied natural gas production technology will aid sustained growth.
Process Engineering and Optimization
The efficient operation and design of any reactor depends on the know-how regarding the chemical reaction and the hydrodynamics inside the reactor.
Distillation is the most often used means to separate two or more components, exploiting the physical properties of different boiling points.
Maintenance and Reliability
Many scholarly articles have been published on the design, selection and fabrication of pressure vessels.
Process Control and Instrumentation
Distillation is one of the most used separation operations in the chemical and petroleum industries.
Water Management
A number of conversion processes, both hydrogen-addition-based and carbon-rejection-based, crack heavy oil into lighter hydrocarbon products.
Environment and Safety
Oil in water is one of the most common types of water pollution.
Hazardous area classification (HAC) is carried out while performing basic design engineering, and HAC drawings are produced as one of the deliverables.
Heat Transfer
The long-term viability of a plant depends on maintaining continuous output and reducing production costs.
Columns
These are unprecedented times in the oil and gas industry.
As we move into the second half of 2016, we take stock of new project activity in the global downstream processing industry.
Follow our discourse with a reliability professional employed by an owner-operator with a number of ammonia and urea plants in locations where blinding sandstorms are prone to occur.
Innumerable articles and training programs have been written on the subject of networking.
Trends and Resources
In mid-July, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> held its inaugural Petchem Tech Forum.
Capital-intensive investments are being made in every sector of the hydrocarbon processing industry, in every region.<br>
Asia refining margins fell despite strong regional demand.
New downstream project announcements have continued to decrease since April.
Turning methane into a high-value chemical was achieved by German chemical company Grillo after years of intensive research.
Courtney McShane has joined Willbros Group Inc. as director of business development for the Marcellus Shale region and Eastern Seaboard.
- China's March jet fuel exports jump 77.4% from a year earlier 4/18
- Nigeria strikes deal with Shell to supply $3.8-B methanol project 4/18
- Singapore fuel oil stockpiles rebound to 8-week high on higher imports 4/18
- Clariant launches new CATOFIN 312 propane dehydrogenation catalyst 4/18
- Solvay inaugurates new blowing agent production unit in Rosignano, Italy 4/18
- Meridian Energy Group’s Davis Refinery Project in North Dakota (U.S.) will be the world’s first net-zero carbon refinery 4/17
