Environment & Safety
HPIn SHE: The other side of the fence
In one of my lectures on process maintainability, I describe a plant complex: It has storage for large quantities of fuel, lubricants and explosives, all in close proximity; a nuclear power plant; a s..
HP Insight: Are we ready for optimization?
Hydrocarbon Processing sponsored its second annual Process Optimization Conference, March 25?27, 1998, in Houston. As with the first technical meeting, HP created this technical forum to investigate i..
HPIn SHE: Gilding the lily
In my last column, I mentioned attending a conference where some of my expectations had not been met. As conferences go, it was a good one. It provided some good ideas, not all of them directly connec..
HPIn SHE: Great expectations
I recently attended a three-day meeting that took place in a "luxury conference center ... with outstanding views over the city of O***." A single room cost about $300 a night. I was quite looking for..
HP Insight: New refining design focuses on feedstocks, not fuels
More than ever, the HPI must really think outside the traditional framework and break down old barriers. The industry must innovatively use available process technology to its fullest potential. Treme..
HPIn SHE: Animal crackers
An American friend of mine once remarked as the saga of Three Mile Island began to unfold: "Organizing a large-scale disaster is not as simple as it seems." I was reminded of his words one evening in ..
HP Insight: Rationing of energy
The Kyoto conference on global warming has produced several energy-rationing decisions that will impact all nations. No one is completely satisfied. Environmentalists claim that there are too many con..
HPIn SHE: ...but totally useless!
Two women were crossing the U.S. in a hot air balloon. During the night, a violent storm blew, wrecking all their navigational systems. The storm stopped just before dawn, and as daylight came, they f..
HP Insight: What is the true cost to stop global warming?
At this writing, the HPI is greatly concerned over the international global warming policy to be signed at Kyoto, Japan, in December. Over 150 nations will discuss future obligations by developed, ind..
HPIn SHE: An open letter to President Clinton
Two significant events happened recently. First, news came over the Reuters wire that, after five years of wrangling, U.S. President Clinton had agreed to not veto the creation of the Chemical Safety ..
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