Engineering & Design
Project Management: Want your plant to work right? Insist on strong project definition
Project definition is the planning of a project before execution, which begins when engineering is completed, equipment and materials are purchased, and construction of the new or modified plant is performed.
Review of the CSB report on the 2010 Tesoro refinery fire
On April 2, 2010, a catastrophic fire occurred within the naphtha hydrotreating unit in the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington. The final CSB report, including recommendations, was issued in May 2014, more than four years after the incident that resulted in the tragic loss of seven lives. This work critically reviews the CSB analysis of this incident and several of its resulting recommendations.
Case study: Plan and execute a coke drum replacement project
The delayed coking unit is a critical part of a refinery’s crude oil process flow and profitability.
Saudi Aramco and partners’ CAN-15 recognized with JPI award
Saudi Aramco and its research and development (R&D) collaboration partner, JGC Catalysts and Chemicals—a leading catalyst developer and manufacturer in Japan— have been awarded the Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI) 2015 International Technology Exchange Award.
Hyundai Engineering lowers design costs with 3D technology
Hyundai Engineering used 3D technology to increase the efficiency of engineering design on their $2 B petrochemical plant project.
Technip, BTG to build pyrolysis plants for biomass-to-oil production
Technip signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids to provide EPC services for its modular pyrolysis plants.
Meridian Energy selects Axens for refinery tech
Meridian Energy selected Axens North America to license proprietary clean-tech refinery and hydrocarbon processing technology for the Davis refinery.
Veolia to provide wastewater treatment system for LACC ethane cracker and Lotte MEG plant
CB&I has chosen Veolia Water Technologies to engineer and procure a wastewater treatment package for a Lotte Axiall Chemical Company ethane cracker and associated monoethylene glycol plant being constructed in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Wood Group secures new UK contract with petrochemical manufacturer SABIC
Wood Group has been awarded a new contract by petrochemical manufacturer SABIC for engineering design services for the SABIC Teesside complex in Wilton, UK.
Gunvor secures financing for Rotterdam refinery upgrade
Gunvor secured $200 M in financing for the development and infrastructural upgrade of its refinery in Rotterdam.
- Bechtel greenlit for Sabine Pass Liquefaction expansion in Southwest Louisiana (U.S.) 5/29
- Philippines receives rare Iranian crude cargo after wartime disruption 5/29
- Gazprom and Sibur resume talks on possible ethane project to supply additional feedstock to the Kazanorgsintez petrochemicals plant 5/29
- European Commission debates policy shift to protect industry from China 5/29
- Mitsui seeks LNG investments to meet power demand from data centers 5/29
- Kenyan government backs Gulf fuel supply deals after opposition criticism 5/29
