May 2004

Consider these options when typical methods aren't feasible

Here's how synthetic lubricants can achieve these goals

Corrosion coupons and online instruments help diagnose problems

Follow these guidelines to avoid sealing problems

Consider these options to increase capacity

Proper monitoring and chemical dosing can alleviate this challenge

The mechanical aspects for safe design and operation of flaring systems are defined for the first time publicly

Last month's column addressed items 35 to 68. Here we present items 69 to 102. F. Mechanical improvement options continued 69. In lieu of item 68, strongly consider using Vespel CR6100 carbon fil..

Water pretreatment for boilers operating below 1,000 psig (6.89 MPA) requires removal of scale-producing cations (calcium and magnesium) from filtered water. The common term for calcium and magnesium ..

For enterprises in the process industries, the value-added in manufacturing happens to be the cornerstone of business performance. As such, optimizing asset effectiveness is at the forefront of today'..

The European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) was launched in February by the European Commission. EPER is the first Europe-wide register of emissions into air and water from large and medium-sized ..

Measure wet gas up to 5% liquid  Fig. 1   Slotted DP meter accurately measures wet gas with u..

Specialty compounds business sold BASF is selling its specialty polystyrene business, which includes flame retardant and antistatic polystyrene specialty products compounds to Spartech Polycom SAS, ..

Acoustic bubble spectrometer The Acoustic Bubble Spectrometer (ABS) exploits the fact that bubbles strongly affect acoustic wave propagation. It is useful in two-phase flow applications where knowle..

CB&I Matrix, a CB&I subsidiary, has a lump-sum turnkey EPC contract with Valero Energy Corp. CB&I will engineer and construct a new 60,000 bpd gasoline desulfurization unit at Valero's 185,000 bpd ref..

Fluor Corp. is providing engineering and procurement services for a major oil and gas processing facility on Russia's Sakhalin Island. Contract value is $80 million. The agreement is with Exxon Nefteg..

SNC-Lavalin has an agreement with Gulf Farabi Petrochemical Co. Ltd. to construct an n-Paraffin and linear alkyl benzene (LAB) plant in Saudi Arabia. The project is valued at $338 million. SNC-Lavalin..

GE Energy is supplying a gas turbine and additional equipment to expand a power plant in the Karachaganak oil field near Aksai, Kazakhstan. GE will provide Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. (KPO) ..

GE Energy is supplying two compression modules to Petrobras Netherlands BV for a new floating production unit (FPU) to be located in the Campos Basin, off the coast of Brazil. The new FPU will be owne..

Fluor Corp. has a contract with Shell SA Energy and BP Southern Africa for engineering, design, procurement and construction management services. The agreement is for a clean fuels project at the join..

Pneumatic components and systems Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Automation Group has released a new product selection guide and an accompanying electronic catalog on CD for its com..

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Demand for basic petrochemicals and thermoplastics, while growing slowly through the poor economic times, ?is on a relentless path to overwhelming supply,? according to Gary Adams of CMAI, a market re..

The price of propane remains high. Thus, propane demand by the olefins industry has cycled downward beginning in early 2002; the propane was too expensive to crack into ethylene. At the same time, pro..

A market analysis from CMAI forecasts China to account for 20 ? 35% of the growth in the polyolefins, styrenics, vinyls and polyester value chains through 2008. This demand has remained robust even th..

Refining capacity and factors affecting decisions to alter that capacity were issues discussed at NPRA's annual meeting. ?Capacity decisions, by the nature of the assets involved, are influenced by bo..

Owners and operators are on a quest to leverage the automation investments made during design and engineering into the day-to-day operations and maintenance (O&M) activities. Plant operations and ma..

Recommendations for a mandatory greenhouse gas reduction program in the US are detailed in a report by two nonprofit organizations: Aspen Institute and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. After..