Safety
How to properly apply a plant asset management strategy
Facilities employing leak-detection and custody-transfer systems receive many benefits with this program
Keys to successful alarm management
Here are the features you want in alarm management software
HP Reliability: Tutors can provide answers
As you read this column, much additional data on the nuclear disaster on the east coast of Japan’s main island will have become available. But, the terms safety and reliability will still be on o..
HP Construction: Inauguration of the Ras Laffan Olefins Co. (RLOC) Cracker, Qatar
A joint venture between Qapco1 (63.63%), Total Petrochemicals France (36.36%) and QP (Qatar Petroleum)2 (0.01%) was established in June 2002 to implement the Qatofin project. This project includes participation in one of the world’s largest ethane crackers in Ras Laffan, a linear-low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant in Mesaiseed and the related ethylene pipeline linking both sites.
Innovation drives new catalyst developments
Future challenges in environment and product specifications involve more sophisticated catalyst systems
Global demand for catalysts to exceed $17 billion in 2014
World demand for chemical synthesis, petroleum refining and polymerization catalysts will rise 6%/yr to $17.2 billion in 2014, reflecting a combination of healthy volume and price growth from a weak 2..
Flare stack structure revamp: A case history
An innovative approach was used to repair an older flare structure online without an extensive shutdown
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard turns four: What’s next?
An in-depth look at the standard
Process safety: Blind spots and red flags
Improving safety for organizations involve more than technological solutions; understanding processes and plant interactions are a must
HP Reliability: Oil mist and electric motor windings
We often get questions relating to oil mist and how it affects electric motor windings. For a quick answer, contact us at Gulf Publishing via e-mail. We’ll steer you in the right direction by exp..
- Brazil's Petrobras to invest $4.8 B in integration between Reduc refinery and Boaventura complex 7/8
- Braskem completes first sale of circular polyethylene in South America 7/8
- bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana (U.S.), reported flaring due to operational conditions 7/8
- UK's insolvent Lindsey oil refinery secures some crude supply to keep running for now 7/8
- Brazil's energy minister hints at possible fuel price cuts 7/8
- Marathon Galveston Bay refinery (U.S.) hydrotreater to remain shut until September 7/8
