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Spiral-wound or kammprofile gaskets?
There appears to be a shift toward the latter, but the choice isn’t always clear. Here’s where best to apply each type.
HP Control: APC application ownership
Advancec process control (APC) requires skilled control engineers, and where such engineers are not available, even well-implemented APC applications quickly become ineffective. That much is known and..
HP Integration Strategies: Sustainability program management with EAM
Moving to a sustainable manufacturing model requires significant changes throughout the enterprise. Some HPI companies use a top-down approach in which senior managers set targets to which engineers a..
HP Reliability: Eccentric reducers and straight runs of pipe at pump suction
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
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
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
What does it take to facilitate projects in several time zones away?
Axens technology selected for re-refining plant
PDVSA Intevep selected Axens’ and Viscolube Revivoil technology for its waste oil re-refining plant to be located in San Juan de los Morros or Amuay, Venezuela.
New fuel economy labels proposed by US EPA and DOT
As a new generation of cars and light trucks start appearing on the market, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels consumers see on the window of every new vehicle in dealer showrooms.
Imperial obtains oil sand process rights to Canada
Imperial Petroleum, Inc. has purchased the exclusive rights to Canada for the development of a process designed to recover bitumen or heavy oil from tar and oil sands.
- Europe's chemical industry seeks a lifeboat to stay in business 7/21
- BlackRock-led group set to invest in $10 billion Aramco Jafurah infrastructure deal 7/21
- Yara announces possible new ammonia projects in the U.S. 7/21
- Zambia plans 60,000-bpd oil refinery in copper belt 7/21
- U.S. firms to develop Syria energy masterplan after Trump lifts sanctions 7/18
- Russian seaborne diesel exports for July 1–15 fall 6% month-on-month 7/18
