Pumps
Pump sealing for low-temperature hydrocarbons and liquefied atmospheric gases
Pumping of low-temperature and cryogenic fluids requires specific and unique engineering technologies for the shaft sealing system.
Case study for a high-performing refinery loss control program
Most refineries have some sort of mass balance and loss control program in place for accounting, planning and scheduling, as well as for financial and operational evaluation purposes.
Cloud-based condition monitoring solutions optimize reliability of rotating equipment
Hydrocarbon processing (HP) companies are seeking opportunities to improve productivity, optimize equipment availability and increase process uptime.
Equipment reliability: Critical to protecting margins in a volatile environment
For any hydrocarbon processor, margin is king.
Understand net gas compressor control logic from a process engineering standpoint
In a refinery or petrochemical plant, certain equipment can create “gray areas” between process engineers and instrument engineers.
Digital: Three steps to implement a 21st-century disaster recovery plan
In the wake of Hurricane Florence, businesses across the US had another reminder of how unpredictable and unavoidable disasters are when they strike.
Viewpoint: Shifting safety from cost to value for oil and gas companies
In today’s business and regulatory environment, controlling a refinery or other high-hazard processing plant is increasingly demanding.
Reliability: Things to ponder when specifying sensor technology for pumps
The application of wireless sensors to monitor process pump hydraulic performance and defect progression in the power end of pumps is of interest to pump users.
Resolving vibration problems in a crude booster pump
The pumps referred to in this article are 2,600-HP vertical pumps utilized as booster pumps for the shipment of crude oil.
It’s not double trouble—it’s digital twingenuity
Much ink has been spilled over the concept known as the “digital twin.”
- Russia's Ryazan oil refinery restores crude processing to 60% of pre-attack level 3/28
- Global refinery capacity totaling 3.6 MM bpd at high-risk of closure 3/28
- More than 20% of global oil refining capacity at risk, analysis finds 3/28
- SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals advances major ethylene project with Lummus technologies and services 3/28
- Singapore fuel oil stockpiles slip to two-week low 3/28
- Sri Lanka minister says Sinopec to start work on refinery by June 3/28