May 2010

Case histories describe a variety of failures and solutions

Here are the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods

This case history analyzed the failure and makes recommendations to prevent future failures

Tests show it is superior to grease lubrication

Some simple calculations can guide the way to improved performance

Dr. Hans Jürgen Wernicke    Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comWhen the first AchemAsia opened its gates more than 20 years ago, the move to China, albeit met ..

Carlos A. Cabrera    Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comAs the developed world emerges from the economic downturn and the developing world continues to experience s..

Asia is becoming the main power pushing the global development of the hydrocarbon processing industry

The "analysis phase" is the most important step for engineering and designing a suitable system

Adopt these principles from a refinery revamp project

Follow these protocols for a safer workplace

Massive new processing additions will impact operations in this region as well as in the global market

This modeling method can help eliminate chronic problems caused by feed mal-distribution and poorly designed feed devices

Release No. 2004-08-I-NM (http://www.csb.gov), issued in October 2005 by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, addresses an incident at an oil refinery with a history of repeated pump..

In 2007, the governing board of the Cooling Technology Institute (CTI) formed a committee to craft a new standard, "Legionellosis Related Practices for Evaporative Cooling Water Systems" (CTI STD-159)..

Procedures govern the world of process automation. While we like to refer to the process industries as being largely "continuous," in actuality, process manufacturing is constantly in flux. Whether yo..

Selected by Hydrocarbon Processing editors     Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comFlow switch/monitor optimized for process analyzers and sampling systems ..

Saipem has a contract from PEMEX for two desulfurization units and two amine regeneration units to be built at two of PEMEX's refineries. The scope of work will consist of the engineering, procurement..

CB&I has a contract to supply a cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Malvinas, Peru, as part of an expansion of the Camisea gas project. CB&I's $45 million contract is with Pluspetrol Peru Corp. ..

Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest €150 million in a new production plant for toluene diisocyanate (TDI) at Chempark Dormagen in Germany. The new plant will have a capacity of 300,000 tpy and ..

BILLY THINNES, News Editor     Comments? Write:BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.comSaudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co. (SASREF) recently inaugurated an ultra-low-sulfur diesel unit a..

Kentz Corp. Ltd. has a site-wide specialist instrumentation contract for the Pluto LNG project on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia. This brings Kentz's combined value of work secured on the p..

 Selected by Hydrocarbon Processing editors     Comments? Write:editorial@HydrocarbonProcessing.comExpanded training center in SwitzerlandBurckhardt Compression has moder..

Fallout from Tesoro accidentTesoro Corp. has temporarily curtailed operations at its Anacortes, Washington, refinery by shutting down crude processing treating capacity involved in the recent explosio..

 Billy Thinnes, News Editor     Comments? Write:BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.comCEDIGAZ (www.cedigaz.com) recently released a report on global underground gas storage (UGS). ..

We live in an uncertain world. Natural disasters, terrorist attacks and unforeseen economic collapses all lurk somewhere in the nebulous future, possibly near term or possibly long term. Each of these..

A recent paper from Wood MacKenzie suggests the current global and US market environment for refiners is very challenging, with the industry suffering low utilizations (due to the economic crisis redu..

 Billy Thinnes, News Editor     Comments? Write:BT@HydrocarbonProcessing.comThe worldwide medium voltage motor drives market was estimated to be worth $2.17 billion in 20..

 Over Out in the Arizona desert during the waning days of March, the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) gathered its members for its 108th annual meeting. The assembled repres..

These strategies can effectively deliver sulfur to the marketplace