Engineering & Design
Improve processing of 'opportunity crudes'
Consider these options to minimize adverse impacts when upgrading low-priced crudes
Control microbial growth in your cooling water
Proper monitoring and chemical dosing can alleviate this challenge
Case history: Revisit fundamentals for blending rules
Refiners use models to optimize operations, but are these models totally accurate?
Consider revamping hydrotreaters to handle higher H2 partial pressures
Most clean fuel programs will reuse existing equipment. A thorough review of pressure ratings can optimize design opportunities
Performance-based contracting
Selecting this strategy for plant services can lower maintenance costs and raise productivity
Plant design team: Think outside the box
Following all the written codes and normal practices does not necessarily ensure a good finished product
Consider tubing solutions to enhance plant efficiency
It is more economical and less prone to leaks in many applications
Migrating digital plant data from design into operations
Here’s an overview of the issues and potential paybacks
Using an integrated approach conserves energy andhydrogen
Applying plant-wide pinch analysis for an existing facility often lowers CAPEX for expansions and retrofits
'MIX' concept links refining operations with power and construction industries
An integrated approach enables establishing base-industries complex for medium-sized plants at lower CAPEX
- INEOS receives €300-million grant to rejuvenate and decarbonize its Lavera plant 2/19
- AGC Vinythai commissions expanded chlor-alkali plant and e-BiTAC electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera 2/19
- BASF launches AdBlue GE (green electricity) to decarbonize mobility value chain 2/19
- Carbon Neutral Fuels select Johnson Matthey, bp and Honeywell UOP technologies for UK SAF plant 2/19
- Orlen plans maintenance at Polish, Czech refineries in 2026 2/19
- India's Bharat Petroleum, HPCL Mittal buy Venezuelan oil 2/19
