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Asia/Pacific

PETRONAS and BASF looking at Malaysian chemicals project

BASF and PETRONAS today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to undertake a joint feasibility study to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia, a move that would extend the two parties’ existing business collaboration in the country. The partners are considering a potential joint investment sum of approximately €1 billion.

GE gas engines used in Philippines’ gas power plant

Bacavalley Energy Inc. and GE have inaugurated the first landfill gas power plant in the country to feature GE’s Jenbacher gas engines.

Three orders placed with Graham totaling $4.8 million

Graham Corp. has been awarded three orders totaling approximately $4.8 million for specialized condensers, liquid ring pump packages and ejector systems to be installed at facilities in North America and Asia.

Best practices in treating liquefied petroleum gas are defined

Energy Industries Engineering and Design Consultant Company (EIED): Ardalan, B.  |  Khorsand Movaghar, M.  |  Maleki, M.

Advantages of removing H2S before the LPG unit and energy optimization of the LPG splitter

Maximize return on capital projects

Fluor: Humphries, J.

How to achieve all of your major capital investments objectives on budget and schedule

Consider new coatings for maintenance turnaround

SemCrude: Karner, C.
Sherwin-Williams: Toews, B.

Epoxy system provides speed of application as well as environmental benefits for large storage tanks

Improve engineering via whole-plant design optimization

Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.: Matzopoulos, M.
Repsol (Technology Unit): Martín Rodríguez, H.
Process Systems Enterprise, Inc.: Cano, A.

New simulation methods identify cost-effective advantages early

Viewpoint: Project engineering—myth and reality

MWKellog: Moulik, S.

Today, the term project engineer is used in a very wide spectrum in the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) industry. Starting from an assistant to the project manager, engineering manager..

Convert waste heat into eco-friendly energy

WorleyParsons: Bourji, A.  |  Barnhart, J.  |  Winningham, J.  |  Winstead, A.

New developments, such as the organic Rankine cycle, help operations go ‘green’

Optimize heat exchanger installations

Fluor Daniel India (1): Mandal, M.

This case study proves that a systematic approach for thermal design can identify substantial savings in projects