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Process Optimization

HP Reliability: Eccentric reducers and straight runs of pipe at pump suction

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Questions relating to proper reducer application in centrifugal pump suction lines date back many decades. Until his death (at age 84, in 1995), world-renowned pump expert Igor Karassik frequently cor..

HP Water Management: Utility water boot camp for process engineers—Part 1

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

The refining and petrochemical industries employ a large number of process engineers. Plants often assign newly graduated engineers to the utility water area. Process engineers in each operating unit ..

HP Construction: Garyville refinery major expansion facts

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Completed on schedule during the fourth quarter of 2009, the Garyville Major Expansion (GME) units are fully integrated with the original refinery operations. With the expansion, the refinery’s r..

Managing projects in a global environment

Poddar & Associates: Poddar, S. K.

What does it take to facilitate projects in several time zones away?

Mustang’s MSA in Colombia

Ecopetrol S.A. has awarded Wood Group’s Mustang a two-year master service agreement (MSA) to provide pipeline engineering expertise and related services in order to optimize engineering design and maximize operating efficiencies, with the goal of increasing Colombia’s oil and gas production transmission capacity and safety.

Stratco to design plant for PT. Pertamina

Stratco, Inc. has added PT. Pertamina , the state oil company of Indonesia, to its growing roster of international customers in a deal for the design of a modern grease manufacturing plant in Jakarta

Fluor to aid Cobalt in commercializing biobutanol

Cobalt Technologies has signed an agreement with Fluor Corp. Under the agreement, Fluor will provide engineering consulting services as Cobalt gears up to commercialize its biobutanol production technology. Additionally, Fluor will offer a broad range of EPCM services for Cobalt’s demonstration and commercial-scale butanol production plants.

Lummus Technology involved with PDH plant in China

Lummus Technology has a contract with Tianjin Bohua Petrochemical Co. Ltd. for the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit to be built in Tianjin, China.

How the inertia number points to compressor system design challenges

SNC-Lavalin Inc.: Ajdari, I.  |  Kapadia, M.  |  Tellez-Schmill, R.

It facilitates predicting compressor system performance

Gas refineries can benefit from installing a flare gas recovery system

Consultant: Mokhatab, S.
University of Tehran: Vatani, A.  |  Zadakbar, O.

Take a look at these environmental and economic paybacks