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Environment & Safety

Keystone oil pipeline leaks in S.Dakota, as Nebraska weighs XL

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — TransCanada Corp shut part of its Keystone oil pipeline system after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the company said on Thursday, four days before neighboring Nebraska was set to decide on the company's long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.

Emergency triggers halt in Petrobras refinery operation

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) — A refinery belonging Brazilian state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA was shut down for an emergency on Wednesday for the third time in less than 30 days, a labor union said in a press release.

One worker dies in fire at Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery

MOSCOW (Reuters) — One worker has died and another was injured when a crude oil distillation unit at an oil refinery in the Russian city of Yaroslavl caught fire on Wednesday, the refinery said.

Innovations

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Andrew, Bob

ABB has introduced a new MID/OIML R117 certified high-accuracy CoriolisMaster Coriolis mass flowmeter for custody transfer applications in the oil and gas industry (FIG. 1).

Safety: Process safety and risk management— An industry view

Petrotechnics: Jones, S.

In 2017, Petrotechnics released its process safety and risk management (PSM) survey.

Business Trends: Preparing for a sea change in global refining

Boston Consulting Group: Follette, C.  |  Ruiz-Cabrero, J.

The global oil refining industry has been buffeted by many events in recent years.

Editorial Comment: Ingenuity out of necessity

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

One of the main focal points in this issue of Hydrocarbon Processing is the environment.

Connecting rod failure in a new reciprocating gas compressor

TurboTech Consulting Corp.: Zardynezhad, S.

Compressor failure in an oil refinery can have severe consequences on health, safety and the environment.

Case histories of amine plant equipment corrosion problems–Part 1

INEOS Oxide GAS/ SPEC Technology Group: Daughtry, J.  |  Teletzke, E.

Lost production from corrosion costs the oil and gas industry more than $1 B/yr.1

Comparing DNBP replacement options in styrene production

Dorf Ketal: Ondyak, J.  |  Noland, J.  |  Ramaswamy, P. N.

The manufacturing of styrene commonly uses 2,4-dinitro-6-sec butylphenol (DNBP) as a retarder to protect against styrene polymer formation.