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CB&I wins $50mn deal for Canadian oil sands work

CB&I said Monday that has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of $50 million, for an oil sands project in Canada. The scope of work primarily includes the assembly of coke drums and a fractionator tower, according to the company. Details on the oil sands producer were not disclosed.

Alternate feedstock options for petrochemicals: A roadmap

CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum: Garg, M. O.  |  Ganguly, S. K.  |  Sen, S.

New hydrocarbons will be needed to meet future demand

Optimize olefin operations

Pequiven S. A.: Romero, K.

This operating company used process models to find solutions to poor separation performance

Operational optimization for mixed-refrigerant systems

Lamar University: Li, K.  |  Xu, Q.
Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University: Zhang, J.

Use rigorous simulation to improve process efficiency

Understand multi-stage pumps and sealing options: Part 2

AESSEAL plc: Gooch, L.

As more processes involve high-pressure, toxic, flammable, lethal or explosive pumping services, better knowledge of rotating equipment options can boost productivity.

Use better designed turboexpanders to handle flashing fluids

Energent: Kaupert, K.

New models eliminate vibration problems and improve process reliability

Methanol contamination of naphtha: A case study

Al-Ghurair Energy: Ovaici, F.

Creative problem solving was used to upgrade off-spec export products while minimizing tank storage

HP Automation Safety: The imaginary hacker

exida LLC: Goble, W.

Under recent economic conditions, it is understandable that a control-system cyber-security audit is not the top priority for many plant operators. Less staff due to layoffs and deferred maintenance c..

HP Reliability: Pump alignment saves power

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Awareness of energy efficiency is one of the minimum job qualifications for reliability engineers. In the summer of 1994, Jack Lambley, then an intern at the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Rocksav..

HPInsight: All hydrocarbons have a place in the global market; timing depends on economics

Remaining profitable continues to be a critical issue for hydrocarbon processing facilities. Balancing new technology with government mandates is a thorny problem. Environmental issues add more cost t..