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Utilities

Advanced biological treatment removes benzene, phenol from refinery wastewater

Veolia Water Americas: Dale, C.  |  Ekenberg, M.  |  Wenta, R.

Historically, US regulators have not required benzene and phenol monitoring for wastewater from oil refining, petrochemical processing, coking or coal gasification operations.

Conceptualizing a mega-integrated refinery and petrochemical complex: A case study

Fluor Daniel India (1): Chaudhuri, S.  |  Dass, T.

<i>Integration</i> is the new keyword for sustainability and profit in today’s oil and gas market scenario.

Improve refinery production and efficiency with asset monitoring

Emerson Automation Solutions: Donnangelo, M.

The sheer volume of equipment in a refinery—from vessels, columns, huge structures and mazes of pipes to pumps, valves, controllers and instruments—is staggering.

Getting onboard with modernization

Schneider Electric: Robling, D.

While electrical equipment typically has a lengthy lifespan, it is not meant to last, or be relevant, forever.

Business Trends: A strategic energy solution

Foster Wheeler: Giglio, R.

Refining is the process of separating crude oil into different hydrocarbon groups through distillation.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.

Digital: Looking to boost safety? Reliable operations are the key

Emerson Automation Solutions: Carugo, M.

Equipment failures are the thorn in every industrial plant’s side.

Digital: Maximize return on capital investment with predictive maintenance

AVEVA: Newton, M.

Oil and gas professionals are well aware of the pressures companies face in the market.

Configuration study and design of sour water stripper units for a refinery revamp

Fluor Daniel India (1): Das, S.  |  Singh, N. K.

As demand for oil products increases, refiners are expanding the capacity of their crude processing facilities to accommodate higher throughput.

Prevent buckling of tanks with external rafters

Suncor Energy Inc.: Tharakan, J.

Most cone roof tanks are designed with roof-supporting structures inside the tank.