Process Optimization
Technip, Sasol form engineering alliance on GTL
Technip and Sasol, the owner of the world’s leading gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, have established an alliance for front-end engineering services on future projects.
Rosneft, ExxonMobil line up contractors at Russian Far East LNG project
Capacity of the LNG project to be located on Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East is expected to be 5 million tpy, subject to further expansion. The liquefaction plant, the launch of which is scheduled for 2018, will receive natural gas from Rosneft’s reserves in the Far East and other Sakhalin gas reserves.
Foster Wheeler wins top UK award for health, safety performance
The RoSPA program recognizes commitment to accident and ill-health prevention and is open to businesses and organizations of all sizes from both the UK and overseas.
NCRA to expand Kansas refinery, picks Technip to upgrade hydrogen plant
The project will utilize Technip's top-fired steam reformer to produce high-purity hydrogen and export steam and the latest nitrogen oxide reduction technology to ensure minimum emissions. The contract covers engineering, fabrication, supply, installation, pre-commissioning and start-up assistance.
LSB lets contract for new Arkansas ammonia plant
LSB Industries reached an agreement with SAIC Constructors to build a 375,000 tpy ammonia plant at an LSB site in El Dorado, Arkansas. The deal provides for SAIC to provide certain engineering services and to manage the construction of the ammonia plant and associated facilities.
Linde opens new Houston engineering offices
With the recently announced $200 million investment to build a large air separation unit (ASU), a new gasification train and supporting equipment and facilities in La Porte, Texas, the new offices provide space to support activities surrounding those projects, according to Linde officials.
Technip wins engineering for new China LNG plant
The contract covers the conceptual engineering study, the basic engineering design for its processes, BED and detailed design of the LNG storage tank, and procurement of key equipment.
KBR wins FEED work to raise US refinery's capacity to handle heavy crudes
During the feasibility phase, KBR’s expertise will focus on determining the optimum economic configuration to increase overall heavy crude processing capability and flexibility. The refinery currently processes light sweet crudes and aims to take advantage of fluctuations in the crude oil pricing market.
Enterprise chooses Foster Wheeler for engineering on Texas PDH project
Foster Wheeler was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract by Enterprise Products for a propane dehydrogenation unit (PDH) and associated power, utilities and infrastructure at Mont Belvieu, Texas. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Optimize your compressor maintenance program
One deviation alone might not be enough to bring on a compressor failure, but, when several more deviations combine, the failure risk is known to increase exponentially.
- Ketjen introduces new breakthrough catalyst that mitigates the effects of iron poisoning in FCCUs 8/20
- Sumitomo Chemical achieves scale-up of its process for producing propylene directly from ethanol 8/20
- EcoCortec, Jakob Schober GmbH awarded sustainability award for closed-loop circular films solution 8/20
- Addverb reinvents its factory automation development with Siemens Xcelerator 8/20
- Sanctions-hit Indian refiner Nayara turns to ‘dark fleet’ 8/20
- EIA: Crude and gasoline inventories fall, distillates rise 8/20
