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Diagnostics for early warning of abnormal conditions Emerson Process Management has advanced diagnostics on its industry leading Rosemount 3051S series of instrumentation for pressure, flow and level ..
New Developments
Self-test technology for gas leak detectors SENSSONIC self-test technology is said to provide reliable and failsafe operation for Gassonic ultrasonic gas leak detectors. In field instrumentation, part..
HP Construction: North America
CB&I has a $75 million upgrade contract at a Caribbean oil refinery. CB&I is providing engineering, procurement, construction and management services as well as fabrication services associated with re..
HP Construction: South America
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. brought the Cidade do Rio de Janeiro floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) online. The FPSO is located in the Espadarte field in the Campos Basin. The vessel-..
HP Construction: Europe
Technip has a services contract with BP to expand production capacity of a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant located in Geel, Belgium. The agreement, which covers the engineering, procurement and..
HP Construction: Africa
Foster Wheeler South Africa (PTY) Ltd. has an engineering and project management consultancy contract with Globeleq to expand the Songo Songo Island gas processing facility in Tanzania. Contract value..
HP Construction: Asia Pacific
Aker Kvaerner has a letter of intent with Aker Floating Production ASA to deliver a complete subsea production system for a customer in India. Aker Kvaerner will also deliver the marine installation o..
Free Literature
Pressure/temperature switches and more United Electric Controls' new short-form catalog summarizes its electronic and electromechanical pressure, differential pressure and temperature switches, temper..
HP In Brief: HPInBrief March 2007
China: tech's springboard The newest improvements in pumps, valves, filters, fans and other process eq..
HP Impact: HPImpact: EU chemicals industry in 2007 forecast to see 3% volume growth
The year 2006 was very favorable for the European chemicals industry. The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) expects output by the industry (excluding pharmaceuticals) to tally a 2.5% growth i..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Global refining: demand to outstrip capacity to 2010, says new study
Refining has been transformed into an industry that is once again attracting significant investment. Demand is expected to outstrip capacity additions for the next three years, thus maintaining the cu..
HP Impact: HPImpact: President Bush's new energy plan targets US gasoline use
The 2007 State of the Union Address from Pres. George W. Bush contained program initiatives regarding energy sources and applications that directly affect the US refining industry. Pres. Bush urged Co..
HP Impact: HPImpact: World catalyst demand forecast to rise 3.6%/yr to 2010
After experiencing robust growth in recent years due to rapidly rising prices, catalyst demand will moderate in the near term due to falling raw material and energy costs. Further out, growth will re-..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Panel offers proposals for preventing process safety accidents
On March 23, 2005, the BP Texas City refinery experienced a catastrophic process accident. One of the most serious US workplace disasters of the past two decades, the accident resulted in 15 deaths an..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Benefits of coal liquefaction technology
A new report researched by Energy Business Reports examines how coal liquefaction offers environmental benefits, cost savings and energy security. Road trials of coal-based fuels have shown that signi..
HP Impact: HPImpact: US natural gas output lagging despite prices
A new analysis tracks productivity for one of the HPI's major feedstocks. A key finding from the study is that rising production costs are causing diminishing returns for US natural gas producers. Des..