Environment & Safety
Valero shuts FCCU at Port Arthur refinery in Texas following weekend fire
The fire stemmed from a hole in the FCCU's fractionator, Reuters reported, citing company sources. The time needed to repair and return the unit to normal operations was unknown.
Shell opens Quest CO2 capture project in Alberta
Quest draws on techniques used by the energy industry for decades and integrates the components of CCS for the large-scale capture, transport and storage of CO2.
Improve alkylation operational safety using operator training simulators
Although simulators have been deployed widely in process industries, unique thermodynamic and physical phenomena are involved in the process that made modeling such systems very difficult in the past.
Effectively track personnel in hazardous environments
This article describes the strengths and weaknesses of various tracking technologies and their efficacy in a metallic equipment environment.
Case study: Refinery mercury chemical decontamination in preparation for decommissioning
Initial mercury management strategies began in 2010 at a US refinery processing approximately 200 Mbpd of North Slope crude oil.
HP Refining: Maintain plant production with temporary heat exchangers
Of all the process operations in a refinery or petrochemical plant, heating and cooling streams are perhaps the most pervasive.
HP Water Management: Phosphorus elimination in cooling tower treatment program
A heightened focus on environmental sustainability is apparent in today’s industry, and for a good reason.
HP Viewpoint: Air quality: The devil you don’t see
As the global population and the demand for more and more energy has grown, so too has the detrimental impact on the air we breathe and, as a consequence, public health.
HP Innovations
Ingersoll Rand debuted its TURBO-AIR NX 8000 integrally geared centrifugal compressor at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia show in Houston, Texas in September.
Wabash River coal-gasification project celebrates 20 years of operations
The Wabash River IGCC project repowered an aging pulverized coal power plant with the installation of a gasification facility and new combined cycle, 262-megawatt power plant—demonstrating world class, low-level emissions for coal-fired power generation.
- TA’ZIZ awards $1.99-B EPC contract to build one of the world’s largest PVC complexes 11/5
- Borouge launches first "Made-in-UAE" low-density polyethylene for medical applications 11/5
- MOL Group urges Europe to unite behind a new industrial agenda 11/5
- Synergen selects Topsoe's dynamic ammonia loop technology for 210,000-tpy green ammonia plant 11/5
- Blue Circle Olefins secures funding/site for 100% circular olefins production facility 11/5
- Carbon Clean and SAMSUNG E&A to accelerate global deployment of carbon capture solutions 11/5
