March 2010

New field diagnostic profiles will benefit a wide range of automation stakeholders

Having them share a common platform offers several advantages

Here's how the Mathura Refinery's data reconciliation and yield accounting project was implemented

New principles of molecule management dictate the best economics when upgrading residuum

Amine plants treating gas containing H2S will have iron sulfides in the system. Here's where they help and hinder plant operation

Consider implementing this criteria to accurately document the process

This editorial takes issue with a claim by Mr. Greg Shinskey that distillation dual-composition control cannot be done effectively by a multivariable predictive controller (MPC), but can be done effec..

In a US trade journal, someone recently observed that "successful lean implementation needs reliable equipment to prevent disastrous consequences. Together, they increase production capacity, decrease..

Although it seems like old news to me, I have recently read articles describing an eminent engineering talent shortage. It could be real, especially considering the economic pain of the present enviro..

Bill Bosler, Guest columnist       Comments? Write: bill_bosler@msn.com  The current worldwide construction an..

With all the handwringing over downstream losses for the end of 2009, it's been interesting to note the absence of what is often the first barricade that a CEO will duck behind. Apparently, this bad n..

Mass spectrometer offers improved sensitivityState-of-the-art BenchTOF-dx mass spectrometer is said to be unlike conventional technology. This new compact reflectron time-of-flight (TOF) instrument ge..

BILLY THINNES, News Editor       Comments? Write: BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.com ConocoPhillips has announced the second phase ..

BILLY THINNES, News Editor       Comments? Write: BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Topsøe has a contract supplying technolog..

BILLY THINNES, News Editor       Comments? Write: BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has a contract f..

BILLY THINNES, News Editor       Comments? Write: BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.com Qatar Petroleum (QP) and ExxonMobil Chemical Q..

Transfield Worley Services has contracts to provide brownfield project and maintenance services to Woodside Energy's offshore gas production and onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing faciliti..

There is a growing demand for propylene in the world today. Without the development of new technologies for the production of "on-purpose" propylene (OPP), demand will always outpace supply. Nextant's..

Benzene emissions from US refineries have decreased since 2000 (Fig. 3). This issue is explored in a report released from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) (www.environmentalintegrity.org). Th..

Over 700 oil and gas professionals massed at Microsoft's Global Energy Forum held in Houston in late January. The daylong event was heavy on technology ses..

 Selected by Hydrocarbon Processing editors     Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comRecommended practice for inspecting weld corrosionHOIS, ESR Technology'..

Business is looking up The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions rebounded in January, rising near..