Europe
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.
INEOS, Solvay to merge European PVC businesses
The new INEOS-Solvay business will have 5,650 employees and combine operations across the chlorvinyls chain, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chlorine and caustic soda. The merged enterprise would have combined net sales of €4.3bn ($5.7bn), based on 2012 results.
Nigeria's national oil company denies reports of pipeline protection agency
NNPC said that it has no plan to set up an agency to protect pipelines in the country. A NNPC spokeswoman, said that the corporation and its subsidiary Pipelines and Produce Marketing Co. aren't privy to any plan by the federal government to up the agency or a commission to protect the pipelines.
Shell extinguishes fire after 'tube burst' at Pernis refinery in Netherlands
Shell said it had put out a fire caused by a "tube burst" at its Netherlands refinery. The company added that the fire had a limited effect on operations at its 400,000 bpd Pernis refinery, one of its largest.
Avoid hidden costs of suction-specific speed in pumping
More than 30 years ago, a landmark study observed a relationship between suction-specific speed and the probability of pump failure that changed the way pumps are selected. This observation created th..
Rerating rotating equipment optimizes olefins plant performance
Rerating your installed compressors and steam turbines can become a cost-effective, time-saving solution for increasing throughput without having to invest in new equipment.
Investigate power limitations in a large steam turbine
An investigation was carried out to rectify power limitations for a steam-turbine driver of a cracked-gas compressor (CGC) in a world-class ethylene plant.DescriptionThe turbine is a nine-stage, impul..
Seal safety may require going beyond typical standards
Top industry professionals believe users must reach beyond typical standards in applying safer mechanical seals when hazardous and toxic chemicals are involved.
Prevent methane hydrate formation in natural gas valves
The discussion here focuses on the thermodynamics involved and on the requirements for a successful natural gas valve application in which the incidences of hydrate formation and icing of the valve are reduced.
Consider both actual and virtual spare parts inventory
Globally, hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) facilities operate hundreds of thousands of fluid machinery assets. The various service-specific internal components of these assets are supported by ma..
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