Engineering & Design
India’s thirst for energy to be addressed at IRPC
International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) 2013New Delhi is an international city with numerous attractions. It is the home of the Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in India. The c..
Technip wins work for UAE coke calcination project
This new unit is part of the carbon black and delayed coker project being implemented adjacent to Takreer’s existing Ruwais refinery located in the United Arab Emirates. The unit will consist of two trains and is designed to process 700,000 tpy of superior-quality anode green petroleum coke.
Linde Group to build large Russian ammonia plant
Linde's engineering division will construct the new plant, designed to deliver exceptional levels of energy efficiency, according to project officials. The plant will have a production capacity of 1,340 tpd of ammonia. Construction work is scheduled for completion in 2016.
Petronas, Japex pick engineering contractors for Canada LNG export project
The contractors are Bechtel, a joint venture comprised of KBR and JGC Corp., and the Technip/Samsung Engineering/China Huanqiu joint venture. The awards represent an important step towards Pacific NorthWest LNG designing and constructing a world-class LNG export facility in British Columbia.
Bechtel to open UAE engineering solutions hub
Bechtel officials say the new center, to be located in the UAE, will allow them to provide customers with innovative engineering solutions more efficiently and cost effectively.
Gazprom awards FEED work to Foster Wheeler for Moscow refinery upgrade
The project is part of the implementation of Gazpromneft's OJSC Moscow refinery revamping and upgrading program, under which the refinery will be expanded until 2020 to process an additional 6 million tpy of crude oil and produce transportation fuels to Euro-V standards.
Dow picks Fluor for engineering on planned Texas ethane cracker, PDH unit
Fluor’s scope includes the engineering, procurement and construction of a propane dehydrogenation unit, an ethane cracker, and associated power, utilities and infrastructure facility upgrades to support each unit. The facilities will be built at Dow's Oyster Creek facility in Freeport, Texas.
Avoid hidden costs of suction-specific speed in pumping
More than 30 years ago, a landmark study observed a relationship between suction-specific speed and the probability of pump failure that changed the way pumps are selected. This observation created th..
Rerating rotating equipment optimizes olefins plant performance
Rerating your installed compressors and steam turbines can become a cost-effective, time-saving solution for increasing throughput without having to invest in new equipment.
Investigate power limitations in a large steam turbine
An investigation was carried out to rectify power limitations for a steam-turbine driver of a cracked-gas compressor (CGC) in a world-class ethylene plant.DescriptionThe turbine is a nine-stage, impul..
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