Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining
HomeMaintenance & Reliability

Maintenance & Reliability

Siemens wins turbine maintenance deal for Santos LNG venture in Australia

News 5/11/2012 12:00:00 AM
Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Asia/Pacific

Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to provide long-term maintenance services for the pioneering Santos GLNG project in Queensland, Australia. The agreement will help to ensure predictable reliability and maintenance costs for the SGT-400 gas turbines at the Santos GLNG project.

Who should you call for process pump repair?

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Compressors / Drivers / Engineering & Design / Europe / Middle East / Motors / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Treating

Amid pump industry consolidation, independent shops can provide upgrade and repair services for key process equipment.

Consider updating your lubricant system

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Lubrication Systems Company: Ehlert, D.
Maintenance & Reliability / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Drivers / Europe / Middle East / Motors / Pumps / Rotating Equipment

Oil mist extends equipment life over other lube methods

Improve seal designs for ‘dirty’ services

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
AESSEAL plc: Grove, T.
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Carbon Management / Construction / Corrosion / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Europe / Greenhouse Gases / Loss Prevention / Middle East / Piping / Pumps / Rotating Equipment

Amid regulatory legislation issues, a compliance strategy can drive solutions to optimize reliability of rotating equipment.

When good pumps turn bad

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Pumpcalcs: Perez, R. X.
Maintenance & Reliability / Pumps / Rotating Equipment

A straightforward methodology deals with troublesome pumps

Control DEA corrosion in a gas refinery

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Sarkhoon & Qeshm Gas Treating Company: Atash Jameh, A.
Sarkhoon and Qeshm Gas Treating Company: Gharaghoosh, A. Z.
Sarkhoon & Qeshm Gas Treating Co.,: Rashidfarokhi, A. R.
Shiraz University: Pakshir, M.  |  Paydar, M. H.
Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Acid Gas Removal / Corrosion / Hydrogen / Middle East / Natural Gas / Piping

Corrosion inhibitor selection and protective scales are key to prevention

Case 68: Pneumatic testing dangers

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.
Environment & Safety / Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Project Management / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Construction / Corrosion / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Loss Prevention / Management / Middle East / Rotating Equipment

Use caution on what defines a true ‘safe distance’

Control moisture problems in slurry-based polyolefin operations

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
University of Newcastle: Mitra, S.
Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Catalysts / Construction / Corrosion / Drying / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Middle East / Polymers / Pumps / Reactors / Rotating Equipment / Valves

Proper moisture removal from the polymerization-reaction medium is key to successfully operating a HDPE plant designed on low-pressure, slurry-process technology.

HP Reliability: Avoid unnecessary developments

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Control / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Compressors / Corrosion / Drivers / Economics / Engineering & Design / Europe / Information Systems / Middle East / Motors / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Safety / Turbines

Innovative thinking is appropriate in the hydrocarbon processing industry, and tremendous forward movement has occurred over the past 30 years. Innovation is to be commended, unless we invent or disco..

HP Innovations: HPInnovations

Hydrocarbon Processing / May 2012
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Maintenance & Reliability / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Catalysts / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Greenhouse Gases / Hydrogen / Information Systems / Middle East / Natural Gas / Polymers / Sulfur

Catalyst boosts H2 output, cuts costsHaldor Topsøe recently introduced a low-methanol, low-temperature shift (LTS) catalyst, LK-853 FENCE, which presents new opportunities for hydrogen and ammoni..