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Environment & Safety

Improve your facility's PHA methodology

Jacobs Canada Inc.: MacGregor, R.
Dego Management Services Ltd.: Ego, D.

Engage, motivate and challenge your process safety team

HP Automation Safety: Let the numbers answer the question

exida LLC: Goble, W.

Many companies in the hydrocarbon processing industry are working to understand and implement the new functional safety standards. I am not sure why there is so much interest, but many say they are lo..

Avoid retrofit pitfalls through improved FEED

Parsons International Ltd.: Eskaros, M.

Incomplete front-end engineering efforts can be costly oversights and contribute to project overruns and missed goals

Case history: Fawley FCCU olefins project

Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd.: Payne, J. B.
HP Editorial Staff: Roberts, M. T.
ExxonMobil Engineering Europe Ltd.: Thomas, C. N.

Careful planning enabled the delivery, construction and installation of a replacement 860-ton reactor within a 64-day turnaround

Review fundamentals when retrofitting for ULSD

Mustang Engineering Inc.: Johnson, J. W.  |  Palmer, R. E.

The success of revamps is driven by accurate front-end process design. Performing feasibility studies controls cost estimates and ensures meeting goals for upgrades

Case history: Desulfurization of FCC naphtha

Statoil ASA Research and Technology: Grande, K.  |  Moljord, K.  |  Rosvoll, J. S.  |  Skjolsivk, P. A.
Statoil Mongstad Refinery: Johansen, S.  |  Kuhnle, S.  |  Sorum, P. A.
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.: Roundtree, E. M.  |  Sapre, A. V.

This refiner used pilot-plant testing of actual refinery FCC streams to find the best technology for blending 10-ppm gasoline

Apply new strategies for your clean fuels programs

Valero Energy Corp.: Braeutigam, J. R.
Clean Fuels Clearinghouse: McMartin, C.

Credits and allotments for early compliance with low-sulfur fuels can be effective business tools

Apply online analyzers to monitor 'sulfur-free' fuel

East Greenbush: Beumer, B.  |  Radley, I.

New x-ray fluorescence methods enable real-time detection of low sulfur concentration in hydrocarbons

Plan for success with your clean fuels program

Producing low-sulfur transportation fuels involves more than selecting process options. Here are other vital key issues to consider

Consider integrating refining and petrochemical operations

Converting low-value gas oil streams via hydrocracking yields high-value olefins feedstocks