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Process Optimization

ExxonMobil, Honeywell form licensing alliance for hydroprocessing, engineering

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. (EMRE) and Honeywell’s UOP have formed a joint marketing and licensing alliance for lube and advanced fuels hydroprocessing and engineering capabilities to companies in the refining sector.

Honeywell UOP to design, provide technology for China propylene project

Honeywell’s UOP has been selected by Zhejiang Julong Petrochemical Co. Ltd (ZJLPC) to provide key technology for a new unit to produce propylene at its facility in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. UOP will provide engineering design, technology licensing, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, staff training and technical service for the project, it said.

Shaw awarded pipe fabrication services deal for US manufacturing facility

US-based engineering and construction firm The Shaw Group signed a multi-year contract with a private company to provide pipe fabrication services for a new $1 billion domestic manufacturing facility, officials said on Tuesday.

Avoid failures with pump power-end upgrades

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Designing-out maintenance and failure risk starts with simple upgrading measures, culminates in re-thinking entire bearing housing configuration

Consider life-cycle costs in specifying control valves

Samson AG: Kiesbauer, J.  |  Vnucec, D.

Latest approach improves sizing valves while also incorporating total ownership investment

Reevaluate the activity of your catalyst system

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd.: Choudary, N. V.  |  Gokak, D. T.  |  Ravichander, N.  |  Voolapalli, R. K.
Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.: Siddiqui, M. A.  |  Chiranjeevi, T.

Selecting optimum conditions for fluid catalytic cracking requires micro activity testing through an improved method

HP Water Management: Be a saavy buyer of water treatment chemicals

MarTech Systems, Inc.: Huchler, L. A.

Suppliers for water treatment chemicals are a critical part of managing the reliability of utility water assets. In the petrochemical industry, the water treatment supplier provides chemical additives..

HP Construction: North America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Air Products will supply Valero Energy Corp. with a combined additional 200 million scfd of hydrogen for Valero’s refineries in St. Charles, Louisiana, and Port Arthur, Texas. As part of this awa..

HP Construction: South America

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Argentina’s second liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, a joint development between YPF S.A., ENARSA and Excelerate Energy, GNL Escobar (GNLE), began receiving cargoes on May 24, 2011, an..

HP Construction: Europe

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Meche, Helen

Alfa Laval has received an order for compact heat exchangers from a refinery in Russia. The order value is about SEK 70 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012. The heat exchangers will be used in ..