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Advanced chemical process for treating sour gas

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Gas Processing/LNG / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Middle East / Natural Gas / Treating

Technology avoids huge capital investments while speeding up results

Consider different alternatives for enriching lean acid gases

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Semnan University: ZareNezhad, B.
Gas Processing/LNG / Process Optimization / Refining / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Biofuels / Construction / Crude oil / Desulfurization / Diesel / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Equipment / Europe / Gas to liquids (GTL) / Gasoline / Hydrotreating / Middle East / Octane / Sulfur / Treating

New developments improve operation of Claus sulfur recovery units

Case 60: Socket-weld failures

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Consulting Engineer: Sofronas, A.
Maintenance & Reliability / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Compressors / Construction / Corrosion / Drivers / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Middle East / Motors / Piping / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Safety

A risk analysis can determine which critical welds to repair

What are the strategies for sustainable chemical production?

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Special Secretary to Government of Kerala, and Chairman, Chemical Engineering Division Board of the Institution of Engineers: Nair, M. P. Sukumaran
Environment & Safety / Petrochemicals / Process Optimization / Refining / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Carbon Management / Catalysts / Desulfurization / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Europe / Greenhouse Gases / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Management / Middle East / Safety / Treating

New environmental challenges require a new way of thinking by the hydrocarbon processing industry

Considerations for blast-resistant electrical equipment centers

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Lectrus Corp.: Cole, D.  |  Austin, D.
Environment & Safety / Process Control / Process Optimization / Refining / Americas / Analyzers / Asia/Pacific / Engineering & Design / Environment / Europe / Information Systems / Loss Prevention / Middle East / Safety

Guidelines explore protecting critical systems from disaster

Safe detection of small to large gas releases

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
General Monitors: Naranjo, E.  |  Baliga, S.
Gassonic: Neethling, G. A.
Safety Consulting and Process Engineering Analysis: Plummer, C. D.
Environment & Safety / Gas Processing/LNG / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Europe / Loss Prevention / Middle East / Piping / Safety

Look at these advantages in using ultrasonic leak detectors

Going ‘green’ with FCC expander technology

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
GE Oil & Gas: Carbonetto, B.  |  Pecchi, P.
Environment & Safety / Process Optimization / Refining / Acid Gas Removal / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Carbon Management / Compressors / Drivers / Economics / Engineering & Design / Environment / Europe / Greenhouse Gases / Loss Prevention / Middle East / Motors / Pumps / Rotating Equipment / Turbines

New options recover waste gas energy as steam and electricity for plant use

HP Control: Process control practice renewal—select CVs

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.
Process Control / Process Optimization / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Construction / Economics / Engineering & Design / Equipment / Europe / Information Systems / Management / Middle East

I followed my April 2010 call for renewal of process control and IT practice with editorials on purpose in August, performance in October and consequences in December. Now I turn to selection of contr..

HPIn Europe: European consumers mull their options as

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.
Refining / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Biofuels / Crude oil / Diesel / Economics / Europe / Gasoline / Management / Middle East / Octane

Although I’ve watched it coming, it still feels like a historic moment to see the oil industry pack up its things and leave. If you sell catalysts, pumps, inspection services, display ads or anti..

HP Integration Strategies: MPC vs. ARC—Not an ‘either/or’ decision

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2011
ARC Advisory Group: Hill, D.
Process Control / Americas / Asia/Pacific / Economics / Engineering & Design / Europe / Information Systems / Management / Middle East

Overview.In the 35 years since they introduced distributed control systems (DCSs), automation system suppliers have provided the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) and other customers with far more..