Middle East
Chemical-grade operation—or not?
The quality of transportation fuels has evolved. Earlier, the fuel quality was based on octane to power larger engines for automobiles and cetane for commercial trucks. As lead was phased out of gasol..
Kuwait picks Honeywell automation technology for new Al Zour refinery
Honeywell has been selected by KNPC to provide its integrated control and safety system (ICSS) for the new 615,000-bpd Al Zour refinery complex built in southern Kuwait.
Aramco picks Foster Wheeler to engineer Fadhili gas processing program
Foster Wheeler will execute the FEED for the grassroots Fadhili gas plant, which has a planned total processing capacity of 1.5 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD) of non-associated gas.
Methanex sells 10% stake in Egypt methanol JV
This deal increases APICORP's ownership in the joint venture to 17%, while Methanex will remain the operator and majority owner of EMethanex with just over 50% ownership.
Amec awarded services pact for Kuwait refineries
Amec will be responsible for a range of engineering and management services including feasibility studies, front end engineering design, project management consultancy services and training of Kuwaiti engineers.
Honeywell to automate, provide FEED work on new mega-refinery in Kuwait
With a planned capacity of 615,000 bpd, the new Al Zour refining complex being built in southern Kuwait will be Kuwait’s fourth refinery and the largest refinery in the entire Middle East.
Optimize relief loads with dynamic simulation
Pressure relief analysis is a critical task at the engineering design stage of a grassroots oil refinery project. Relief loads must be determined so that the process units and plant flare systems can be designed.
Mitigate heat exchanger corrosion with better construction materials
Better materials can provide optimal equipment service life, reduce maintenance, mitigate contamination by corrosion products and minimize heat loss due to fouling.
Mitigate fouling in crude unit overhead—Part 3
CASE STUDYThe basis for this case study is shown in Fig. 18; it is a crude unit with overhead heat integration. This is a one-drum overhead system with heat integration and no water wash. In an attemp..
Rethink the hazards in your process
In designing process safety systems, “more” is not necessarily better. Advanced technology has created a mindset to over-install hardware to prevent or to reduce the risk of failure in hydro..
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