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Process Control

Yokogawa to control new Pemex diesel plant

This project involves the construction of an ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel plant at the Pemex Cadereyta refinery complex, which is located in Nuevo Leon state in northeastern Mexico.

HP Automation Strategies: The promise of cognitive computing

ARC Advisory Group: Gupta, M. S.

The global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) has long been challenged with applying expertise consistently throughout the organization. Demographic trends and new technological advances promise to..

Rockwell to automate LSB ammonia expansion

Rockwell will serve as the main automation contractor, providing a $3.5 million PlantPAx process automation system with electrical, controls and instrumentation services, and a motor control system.

Innovative modeling of heavy crudes provides competitive advantages

Aspen Technology Inc.: Beck, R.  |  Ajikutira, D.  |  Ye, V.
Aspen Technology: Rumyantseva, I.

The increase in heavy crude production, together with the diversity of heavy crude characteristics and sources, leads to technical challenges in accurately predicting production and refining process performance.

HP Automation Strategies: Energy management lessons from Europe

ARC Advisory Group: Güldner, F.

ARC Advisory Group research indicates that, by applying appropriate energy management measures, energy-intensive companies can reduce their energy consumption by 30% to 40% over a 15-year timespan. Th..

HP Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Small-capacity SRUs available for petchemsPrincipal Technology offers sulfur recovery units (SRUs) (Fig. 1) specifically designed for small-capacity petrochemical plants. The SRUs are available in nam..

Honeywell upgrades automation for petrochemical expansion in Qatar

The upgrade will help the plant reduce operating costs and improve efficiencies as it increases production of methanol and MTBE, a key gasoline additive that reduces tailpipe emissions.

Consider high-fidelity online motor fuel characterization

Yokogawa Corp. of America: Trygstad, M.

Motor fuels are complex products. Various diesel fuel and gasoline grades are prepared from a large range of individual blending components whose individual properties may be extremely variable over t..

Maximize LNG carrier efficiency through integrated optimization

Eniram: Guillemin, P.

Officers and engineers aboard an LNG carrier are busy. They require real-time, user-friendly data derived from the vessel’s systems, as well as accurate individual metrics.

HP Automation Strategies: HPI demands higher availability of rotating equipment

ARC Advisory Group: Spada, S.

The performance and uptime of heavy rotating equipment play an important role in business profitability in a wide range of industries, including upstream and midstream gas processing and downstream re..