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Refinery configurations: Designs for heavy oil

CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum: Garg, M. O.  |  Kumar, S.  |  Nanoti, S. M.  |  Sharma, Y. K.

Conceptualization and economic models looked at scenarios to process clean gasoline, diesel from domestic feedstock

HP Reliability: Suction specific speed choices have consequences

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

A refinery engineer was in a quandary over requests from a project group. High volume/pressure/temperature pumps in hydrocarbon service were involved and the refinery’s standards had, in 2007, be..

HP Integration Strategies: Automation-related lessons learned from March 11 disasters in Japan

ARC Advisory Group: Kai, Shin

On July 22, four months after the unprecedented earthquake and tsunami struck the Pacific Coast side of eastern Japan, Japanese engineers from various process and other industries gathered in Tokyo to..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Fluor Corp. has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by SAPCo, a joint-venture company being formulated between Saudi Acrylic Acid Co. and Evonik Industries, for it..

Axens technology picked for Saudi Aramco refinery

Axens' technologies have been selected by Saudi Aramco for use in its Jazan refinery and terminal project, the company said on Friday. The refinery, scheduled to be commissioned in December 2016, will have a capacity of 400,000 bpd.

Strategic buyers lead chemical M&A revival - report

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the global chemicals industry surged following the recession, driven by interest from strategic buyers in the specialty chemical sector, according to a report issued Wednesday from Fitch Ratings.

Alfa Laval to supply heat exchangers for refinery in Kazakhstan

Alfa Laval has won an order to supply its Packinox heat exchangers to a refinery in Kazakhstan, the firm said on Wednesday. The order value is approximately SEK 55 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

EIA sees $125/bbl oil in 2035 amid rising demand from China, India

Global oil prices are likely to remain high, but oil consumption should continue to grow, with both conventional and unconventional liquids used to meet rising demand, according to the International Energy Outlook (IEO2011) study released Monday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Sasol plans gas-to-liquids project in Uzbekistan

South African energy and chemicals group Sasol signed an investment agreement with the Uzbekistan government to develop a gas-to-liquids (GTL) project in Uzbekistan. The agreement was completed with project partners Uzbekneftegaz and PETRONAS, according to Sasol officials.

Foster Wheeler wins EPC deal for Sasol expansion in South Africa

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Sasol to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for the Sasolburg utilities expansion project at Sasolburg, South Africa.