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Considerations for blast-resistant electrical equipment centers

Lectrus Corp.: Cole, D.  |  Austin, D.

Guidelines explore protecting critical systems from disaster

Safe detection of small to large gas releases

General Monitors: Naranjo, E.  |  Baliga, S.
Gassonic: Neethling, G. A.
Safety Consulting and Process Engineering Analysis: Plummer, C. D.

Look at these advantages in using ultrasonic leak detectors

Going ‘green’ with FCC expander technology

GE Oil & Gas: Carbonetto, B.  |  Pecchi, P.

New options recover waste gas energy as steam and electricity for plant use

HP Control: Process control practice renewal—select CVs

Clifftent Inc.: Latour, P. R.

I followed my April 2010 call for renewal of process control and IT practice with editorials on purpose in August, performance in October and consequences in December. Now I turn to selection of contr..

HPIn Europe: European consumers mull their options as

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Wright, Tim L.

Although I’ve watched it coming, it still feels like a historic moment to see the oil industry pack up its things and leave. If you sell catalysts, pumps, inspection services, display ads or anti..

HP Integration Strategies: MPC vs. ARC—Not an ‘either/or’ decision

ARC Advisory Group: Hill, D.

Overview.In the 35 years since they introduced distributed control systems (DCSs), automation system suppliers have provided the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) and other customers with far more..

HP Reliability: Packing not best practice for firewater pumps

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Bloch, Heinz P.

Statistics show that for every 1,000 pump failures in hydrocarbon processing plants, there will be a fire. Fig. 1 shows a typical visible outcome, and the final bill for remedying such disastrous resu..

HP Innovations: HPInnovations

New alternative technologies for oil spill cleanupC.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, exhibited at Clean Gulf 2010 and featured its latest..

Repsol receives first Q-MAX shipment from Qatar under multi-year contract

On December 23, Repsol received the first shipment of LNG from Qatargas, under a multiyear agreement which secures supply for the Canaport LNG terminal in St. John, Canada.

Saudi Aramco and CNPC vow to strengthen cooperation

Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia by a CNPC delegation headed by CNPC President Jiang Jiemin.