Engineering & Design
HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: India’s refining capacity expands to satisfy surging demand
Both public and private refiners are planning or have already commenced major expansion and upgrade projects, with several working to develop new grassroots facilities.
HP Viewpoint: Brief overview of India’s upstream
Over the last few decades, the Indian upstream sector has evolved through three different regulatory regimes—nomination, pre-new exploration licensing policy (NELP)/limited bid rounds and, finall..
HP Automation Safety: Maintenance capability: Does it matter in the long term?
I remember working in a test department, where a particular technician, known as Mike, seemed to destroy a significant percentage of the equipment he worked on. Since he reported to me, I tried extra ..
HP Industry Perspectives: Marine fuels: Not clear sailing ahead
Major changes are unfolding that will impact the marine shipping industry. Within the next decade, tighter environmental rules will be in place, changing fuels used to propel international and domesti..
India’s thirst for energy to be addressed at IRPC
International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) 2013New Delhi is an international city with numerous attractions. It is the home of the Qutub Minar, the tallest minaret in India. The c..
Technip wins work for UAE coke calcination project
This new unit is part of the carbon black and delayed coker project being implemented adjacent to Takreer’s existing Ruwais refinery located in the United Arab Emirates. The unit will consist of two trains and is designed to process 700,000 tpy of superior-quality anode green petroleum coke.
Linde Group to build large Russian ammonia plant
Linde's engineering division will construct the new plant, designed to deliver exceptional levels of energy efficiency, according to project officials. The plant will have a production capacity of 1,340 tpd of ammonia. Construction work is scheduled for completion in 2016.
Petronas, Japex pick engineering contractors for Canada LNG export project
The contractors are Bechtel, a joint venture comprised of KBR and JGC Corp., and the Technip/Samsung Engineering/China Huanqiu joint venture. The awards represent an important step towards Pacific NorthWest LNG designing and constructing a world-class LNG export facility in British Columbia.
Bechtel to open UAE engineering solutions hub
Bechtel officials say the new center, to be located in the UAE, will allow them to provide customers with innovative engineering solutions more efficiently and cost effectively.
Gazprom awards FEED work to Foster Wheeler for Moscow refinery upgrade
The project is part of the implementation of Gazpromneft's OJSC Moscow refinery revamping and upgrading program, under which the refinery will be expanded until 2020 to process an additional 6 million tpy of crude oil and produce transportation fuels to Euro-V standards.
- China's first coal-to-chemicals project with green hydrogen starts commercial operations 11/20
- Norsk e-Fuel and Braskem partner to turn captured carbon into long-lasting products 11/20
- Nigeria's Dangote refinery delays CDU maintenance to end of January 2026 11/20
- Technimont attends ground-breaking ceremony of Tengiz Gas separation Complex in Kazakhstan 11/20
- 42% of U.S. energy/critical infrastructure providers exposed to weaponized AI and email attacks 11/20
- EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall on higher demand, fuel inventories rise 11/20
