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Evaluate selection criteria for double-pipe and multitube heat exchangers

Fluor Daniel India: Pramanik, R.  |  Srinath, N. R.

Double-pipe and multitube (also called hairpin) heat exchangers, with their compactness and ability to optimize thermal performance without compromising maintainability, are finding increasing accepta..

Hybrid polymer coating protects flanges in two steps

Belzona Polymerics Ltd.: Jucquois, A.

In June 2014, the plant maintenance manager of a chemical plant in southern Louisiana contacted an industrial services company for an alternative flange corrosion protection solution.The plant had a 5..

Protect tanks with pilot-operated vent valves

Engineers Australia: Labhasetwar, S. G.

A number of devices are available for protecting low-pressure American Petroleum Institute (API) tanks against overpressurization. A case study demonstrates the need for the designer to analyze the en..

HP Refining: Peru: Modernization of the Talara refinery

Contributing Writer: Nogarin, M.

The mega-project expansion at the Talara refinery is the foundation of Petroperu’s new strategic plan to increase refining capacity and reduce the sulfur content in refined products.

HP News

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

Russian blending facility utilizes advanced control technologyLUKOIL’s Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez gasoline blending facility in Kstovo, Russia, will integrate Honeywell software, which is designed ..

Maire Tecnimont wins EPC work for upgrade of Poland’s Gdansk refinery

The deal includes the implementation of a delayed coking unit, a coker naphtha hydrotreating unit, a hydrogen production unit (licensed by KT) together with ancillary units at the Gdansk refinery.

Use advanced automation and project management to simplify refinery construction

Yokogawa Corp. of America: Spiropoulos, E.

Process automation in oil refineries is undergoing major changes, driven by customers frustrated by what they consider to be slow and incremental advances from the main automation OEMs in the industry.

US liquefaction projects to drive global expansion of LNG trade

Deloitte Services: Slaughter, A.

Hydrocarbon Processing spoke to Andrew Slaughter, executive director for the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions, about the state of the LNG industry and how trade patterns and project slates could change in the upcoming years.

Better risk-management methods ensure project success

Linde Engineering North America, Inc.: Shahani, G.  |  Rentschler, C.

Management of project risk is a challenge under normal times, and this crucial activity is exasperated in complex projects as a result of the shale gas revolution.

HP Global: Investment in Egypt’s downstream on the rise

Contributing Editor: Oirere, S.

Egypt is adopting a mix of investment strategies in refinery upgrades and construction of new capacity to meet the nation’s target for more high-quality light and middle distillate products and a reduction of transportation fuel imports.