Petrochemicals
Selection of cooling water system for gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastline—Part 2
The main options for the cooling water systems of gas, petroleum and petrochemical plants located on coastlines are studied here, and alternatives are compared with the consideration of several technical and economic parameters.
Optimize transient plant operations with castable-free fired heater
Fired heaters are designed with castable refractory in various sections of the heater.
Cloud-based condition monitoring solutions optimize reliability of rotating equipment
Hydrocarbon processing (HP) companies are seeking opportunities to improve productivity, optimize equipment availability and increase process uptime.
People
Stress Engineering Services Inc. (SES) has promoted Kenneth Bhalla to Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Onsite
Opening Gulf Energy Information’s 2019 Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) in Cyprus was the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry for the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Yiorgos Lakkotrypis.
Innovations
Alfa Laval has introduced wide-opening design plates in its Packinox heat exchangers.
Business Trends: HPI construction: Capital expenditures remain above $1.8 T
As the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) nears the middle of 2019, Hydrocarbon Processing is providing an assessment of the global midstream/downstream processing industries’ capital investments.
Industry Perspectives: The evolution of the downstream
In Hydrocarbon Processing’s April issue, the editorial comment focused on advancing ideas in the downstream processing industries.
Workforce: What is the state of the global petrochemicals workforce?
Since its inception 3 yr ago, the Global Energy Talent Index (GETI) has aimed to deliver valuable insights on the needs, concerns and desires of the energy workforce to enhance recruitment and retention strategies.
Power: Temporary power tips for turnarounds and maintenance activities
Maintenance activities and turnarounds often prove challenging to a facility’s electrical power system.
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