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Efficient process removes C2 from natural gas TOYO Engineering Corp. has developed COREFLUX (Cold Reflux) new technology to extract NG liquids (NGLs) from natural gas (NG) and/or liquefied NG (..
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Advanced condition monitoring system The LEWA CMS monitors the function of components and parameters that are critical to correct operation of reciprocating diaphragm pump heads. Impact sound sensors ..
HP Construction: North America
Cheniere LNG, Inc., has a contract with Invensys Process Systems to implement a terminal operations management system (TOMS) for the company's Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal. The complex is being ..
HP Construction: South America
Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) is using Invensys Process Systems to implement Triconex triple modular redundant technology (TMR) for safety instrumented systems applications. The TMR technolo..
HP Construction: Europe
Essent and ConocoPhillips completed a feasibility study for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Eemshaven in the North Groningen municipality of Eemsmond, The Netherlands. The compan..
HP Construction: Africa
CB&I has a lump-sum contract to provide a gas processing and treating complex in Cabinda Province, Angola, for Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd. (CABGOC), a wholly owned Chevron subsidiary. CABGOC operates Bl..
HP Construction: Middle East
CB&I has a lump-sum turnkey contract exceeding $150 million to engineer and construct multiple tanks to store liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gas condensate. The project is located in Ras Laffan Ind..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Yara International ASA has opened what is claimed to be the world's largest greenfield ammonia plant in Burrup, Western Australia. The facility has a 760,000 metric tpy liquid ammonia production capac..
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Stud bolts and ring gaskets Dan-Loc Bolt & Gasket offers a full range of stud bolts and ring-joint gaskets. The company's manufacturing approach includes rigid testing and quality procedures. Stud bo..
HP In Brief: HPIn Brief
Summer energy price outlook Rising crude oil prices have slowed world petroleum demand growth, neverth..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Aromatics: global economics impact pricing trends
Worldwide, reforming accounts for 35% of benzene production; 20% is produced from toluene, of which 80% is reformate based. Nearly 87% of xylene production is extracted directly from reformate, and 10..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Imports still critical for Asia-Pacific aromatics markets
The state of the aromatics industry in Asia-Pacific was featured in a recent outlook by Bert de Guzman of DeWitt & Co. Assessing how long imports will prevail, he examined the region country-by-countr..
HP Impact: HPImpact: CO2 capture race highlight of European conference
Will Europe or the US build the first commercial gasification project to produce power from solid hydrocarbons and capture and store the CO2 underground? That question was posed at the European Gasifi..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New coal pricing policy in China off to lumpy start
Coal in China has had two types of prices since 1993. One is the market price, which applies to coal bought and sold in the market. The other is the price for coal that is used for power generation, w..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Ethanol-blended fuels may foul some underground tanks
With the introduction of ethanol alcohol to replace MTBE in gasoline comes the problem of storage tank compatibility. Gasoline blended with 10%, 15% and now 85% ethanol may not be compatible with many..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Europe's independent oil companies seek competitive strategies
In many EU countries, there are no surviving national oil headquarters. "Decisions are made from an international perspective with a decreasing influence of local conditionals. Therefore, more regiona..
HP Impact: HPImpact: South American markets heating up for plant equipment
The demand for Brazilian ethanol and Chilean metals are two of the reasons that healthy growth is forecast for process and environmental equipment in Latin America. The market for pumps will grow from..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Survey tracks higher demand for intelligent control devices
A new survey of manufacturing engineers and engineering management reveals that respondents expect to continue to enhance their control systems. This will be accomplished by adding predictive maintena..