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Considerations for blast-resistant electrical equipment centers
Guidelines explore protecting critical systems from disaster
Safe detection of small to large gas releases
Look at these advantages in using ultrasonic leak detectors
Going ‘green’ with FCC expander technology
New options recover waste gas energy as steam and electricity for plant use
HP Control: Process control practice renewal—select CVs
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
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
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..
HP Reliability: Packing not best practice for firewater pumps
Statistics show that for every 1,000 pump failures in hydrocarbon processing plants, there will be a fire. Fig. 1 shows a typical visible outcome, and the final bill for remedying such disastrous resu..
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
New alternative technologies for oil spill cleanupC.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, exhibited at Clean Gulf 2010 and featured its latest..
Gushan Environmental Energy to assess impact of new Chinese consumption tax exemption
Gushan Environmental Energy, a producer of biodiesel in China, announced that it is currently in the process of assessing the effect of a recently issued notice on consumption tax from the Chinese Ministry of Finance and the Chinese State Administration of Taxation.
Saudi Aramco and CNPC vow to strengthen cooperation
Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia by a CNPC delegation headed by CNPC President Jiang Jiemin.
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- Formosa Petrochemical extends Taiwan cracker shutdown due to weak derivative margins 1/15
- Cargill advances maritime Decarbonization with delivery of first green methanol dual-fuel vessel 1/15
- Key U.S. energy, power trends at home and on world markets 1/15
