Engineering & Design
Advice for 2011: Be dynamic, be flexible; more pain to come
“Analyze this” is the fad quote and action that actor Robert De Niro famously demands of his unwilling therapist in the film of the same name. Playing Paul Vitti, a New York gangland supremo..
KBR and Petrobras come together for ammonia project
KBR has a contract with Petrobras to provide licensing, basic engineering and extended basic engineering, and technical consulting services for the development of a grassroots ammonia plant in Tres La..
Mustang selected for North Dakota refinery study
Mustang, is partnering with Corval Group to study the feasibility of increasing oil refining capacity in North Dakota.
How to avoid interface engineering problems
Here are several ways to accurately exchange information
Strategize preshutdown work to enhance productivity
Adopt these principles from a refinery revamp project
Consider CFD analysis to support critical separation operations
This modeling method can help eliminate chronic problems caused by feed mal-distribution and poorly designed feed devices
Maintain a competitive edge in the liquefied natural gas industry
Use this integrated approach to optimize construction and operation costs
What are the 10 secrets of successful leaders?
Leadership is about relationships; consider applying these strategies to improve your organization
Advanced hydrocracking technology upgrades extra heavy oil
New hydrogen-addition process yields middle distillates while zeroing fuel oil and coke production from vacuum residue
Executing a standard plant design using the 4X model
Case study: A low-sulfur gasoline project on four identical process units
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