August 2007

This technology is gaining widespread acceptance in the field

Use these steps to set up a spreadsheet to visualize the system behavior

Here are the variables to measure and necessary instrumentation

Rules-of-thumb and experience for optimally scheduling pump overhauls

Accurate steam-to-carbon ratio control provided efficient operation

The data can pinpoint declining turbine or compressor efficiency and increased fuel consumption

Here are the advanced strategies used and project implementation

The three-face design handles severe wet-fluid pumping

Steam-turbine selection involves evaluating heat duty vs. work requirements in critical service units

Using these necessary steps will assure proper analysis of B100

Changes in design code lead to solutions for chronic leaking glycol exchanger

Simple method dynamically optimizes E-catalyst activity in fluid catalytic crackers

This Iranian gas facility debottlenecked its process and increased production

      Steam traps are found in virtually every industrial steam system. They allow separating steam from condensate and are indispensable for equipment reliability and thermally optimiz..

The automation services market is the fastest-growing segment of the business. ARC's recently published study, Automation Supplier Provided Services, shows that the total services market served by the..

I've been sitting through energy industry conferences for the past 10 years, but the one I attended last week was a bit different. At an SKF maintenance conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden, the equi..

Over the past five years, higher prices for pipeline gas now make liquefied natural gas (LNG) a competitively priced alternative. At the same time, technology costs for LNG have fallen by 30%. In term..

In industrial plants, an audit is a systematic review of equipment and/or operating and monitoring practices for a specific purpose. Often, plant personnel use audits to conduct a gap analysis—id..

Resilient flare ignition system rapidly detects outages With the increasing attention given to safety and environmental impacts, flaring and combustion equipment operators want a dependable product th..

Acoustic wave transmitters for various industries The new SULTAN series nonintrusive acoustic wave transmitter features noncontact measurement and low installation costs. The series is claimed to with..

Aker Kvaerner and SKF have established a partnership for condition-based maintenance for the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry. The agreement integrates Aker Kvaerner's expertise in engineeri..

  Fluor Daniel South America Limited has announced it will lead a consortium with J. Ray McDermott to provide program management, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the 4,..

  GE Water & Process Technologies has announced the construction of a new chemical manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The new 7,500-m2 chemical blending plant will bring over 10,000 ..

  GE Energy has a licensing agreement with CJSC Nizhnekamsk refinery to provide gasification technology for a new oil refining and petrochemical complex in Nizhnekamsk, Republic of Tatarstan, Rus..

  Marathon Oil Corporation and its partners announced the delivery of the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from their Train 1 LNG project on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The $1.5 bi..

  GE Oil & Gas has an approximate $80 million contract to provide North West Upgrading Inc. with centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, centrifugal pumps and air coolers for a new heavy oil u..

    Aeration diffuser/mixer  Tideflex Technologies describes its Tubeflex fine-bubble and TFA coarse-bubble diffusers and a patented Combination Aeration System in its eight-pa..

  Japan's energy diplomacy Japan's energy policy always emphasizes the country's goal to reduce its reliance on Middle East oil. "However, geog..

Natural gas accounts for nearly a quarter of the world's energy use, and major growth in gas consumption is forecast. Gas currently accounts for nearly a quarter of all energy use. The International E..

The year 2006 presented another 12 months of high and volatile energy prices. But despite elevated costs, world energy consumption growth remained above average, continuing the trend of recent years..

Chemical company consolidations are expected at high levels in the next one to two years, related to the current profit upcycle in the sector. Corporations intending to participate need to learn from ..

At mid-point 2007, the global economy remains relatively strong and is rebalancing. Much of Western Europe has accelerated, Japan features sustained growth, and China, India and many other emerging ma..

The American Petroleum Institute (API), the national trade association of the US oil and natural gas industry, has issued a new recommended practice that provides guidance for reducing the risk to per..

While the upstream oil industry is amassing revenues, the retail business is fiercely competing for profits. Although many consumers think that their local gas stations are pulling in big profits, thi..

Toyo correction Thank you for including the news regarding our agreement to provide Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. with project management consultant services in the "HPIn Construction" section of the..

Since 1980, American importation of petroleum has ris..