November 2010

Special Report: Plant Safety and Environment

HPI Viewpoint--Stretch in technology and gaps in process safety

Oil and gas are contributing enormously to the quality of our lives in the 21st century, just as they were throughout the 20th century. With the economies in the various parts of the world expanding s..

Mannan, M. S., Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University System

Oil and gas are contributing enormously to the quality of our lives in the 21st century, just as they were throughout the 20th century. With the economies in the various parts of the world expanding significantly, more energy sources are required by our society, and in the previous several decades, people have switched to offshore deepwater hydrocarbon reservoirs. Besides politics, current exploration and production are limited by the technology, for deeper wells, higher pressure reservoirs or crudes that are difficult to recover because of higher viscosity. Innovative offshore technology must be developed to carry out deepwater production and operations. At the same time, these hazardous

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