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Process Optimization

HP Integration Strategies: Standards needed for laboratory system integration

ARC Advisory Group: Hollywood, Paula

Organizations in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) and elsewhere frequently underestimate the value of the analytical laboratory to the enterprise. The perception is that the lab is a cost cen..

HP Construction: North America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Gevo, Inc. has plans with South Hampton Resources, Inc., a subsidiary of Arabian American Development Co., to build a hydrocarbon processing demonstration plant at its facility just outside of Houston..

HP Construction: South America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

As of 2013, Braskem will reportedly have yet another alternative feedstock source. In addition to sugarcane ethanol, which is used to make green plastic, the company will begin using naphtha made from..

HP Construction: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Süd-Chemie, a member of the Clariant Group, has started construction of what will reportedly be the largest German plant for manufacturing climate-friendly biofuel cellulosic ethanol from agricul..

HP Construction: Middle East

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Morgan Thermal Ceramics has a contract to supply Superwool 607 HT Pyro-Bloc Modules as part of a world-class refinery being constructed by the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co. (SATORP..

HP Construction: Asia-Pacific

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Stamicarbon, the licensing and IP center of Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., has signed a license agreement with Hengang Huahe Coal Chemical Industry, Ltd. for a urea plant with a capacity of 1,860 metric tpd...

HP Construction Profile: Eni starts slurry technology project at Italy refinery

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: DuBose, Ben

Italian oil and gas major Eni has started work on applying Eni Slurry Technology (EST) at its Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi refinery, located near Pavia in northern Italy.EST is Eni’s proprietary ..

Foster Wheeler wins engineering design deal for hydrogen unit at Kazakhstan refinery

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract for the basic engineering design of a new hydrogen production unit, based on the company’s Terrace-Wall steam reforming technology, to be built at the Atyrau refinery in Kazakhstan.

Fluor, NAEP awarded mine construction contract at Canada oil sands

North American Energy Partners (NAEP) has been awarded a $127 million heavy civil construction contract with Fluor Canada at Syncrude’s Base Mine. The new contract at Syncrude is the first of several large construction contracts to be let relating to the mine train relocations at Syncrude's Base and Aurora Mines.

UOP begins construction on Hawaii biofuels plant

Honeywell unit UOP has begun construction in Hawaii of a biofuels demonstration unit that will convert forest residuals, algae and other cellulosic biomass into green transportation fuels.