ARTICLES
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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin: part II
Oct-2011
Options to re-orientate a refinery’s production towards middle distillates. European refineries currently produce a surplus of gasoline and insufficient ...
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Optimal tonnage industrial gas plants
Oct-2011
Detailed examination of industrial gas needs is required to develop the most cost-effective industrial gas plant configuration
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Claus sulphur recovery options
Apr-1997
This article examines some Claus modifications which can alleviate operational difficulties and improve overall sulphur recovery
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Removal of NOx from FCCU regenerator vent gases
Apr-1997
Design of FCCUs has traditionally been aimed at optimising process yields and heat recovery, but legislation on emissions from refineries requires changed ...
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Managing construction projects using welding coordinator software
Jun-2008
This article describes the construction of LNG facilities by CB&I and how the Welding Coordinator software developed by TWI helped CB&I manage the construction ...
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Beating pressure drop with a trash baskets redesign
Jan-2001
Unscheduled turnarounds of hydrotreaters can be expensive in terms of catalyst and manpower costs, as well as the value of lost production
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Reducing refinery heater revamp costs
Oct-2005
This article discusses the importance of being able to deliver a safe, cost-effective heater revamp, in the shortest possible shutdown
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Choose the right hose: a practical guide to hose selection
Mar-2013
The right hose keeps your process performing safely and cost effectively. The wrong hose could undermine your process, put personnel at risk and compromise ...
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Are there alternatives to an expensive overhaul of a bottlenecked flare system?
Jan-2010
Changes in regulation or the revamp of an existing plant need not require an upgrade to a refinery’s flare system configuration
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May-2008
The Shell Claus Offgas Treating (SCOT) process has been developed to remove sulphur compounds from Claus tail gas to comply with even more stringent emission ...
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Specifications — importance of getting them right
Mar-2003
Faulty equipment specifications sometimes carry unforeseen penalties, with loss of performance. It is the process design engineer’s responsibility to ...
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Engineering gas-to-liquids projects — Part 1
Jul-2004
An insight into the R&D, optimisation and engineering activities needed to take Fischer-Tropsch pilot plant data through all development stages
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Apr-2014
Reliability is a buzz word used a lot these days. You hear it a lot and it means different things to different people based on their job description.
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Apr-2011
Space restrictions on site called for an innovative solution to replace a refinery’s main fractionator mid-section
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Dec-2009
An integrator saves time and expense with new ball valves and end connections for pressures up to 15 000 psig.
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Value engineering in an escalating business environment
Mar-2008
The EPFC (engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction) business environment serving the hydrocarbon processing industry has experienced price ...
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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin Part 1: market outlook
Apr-2011
The European refining industry is coping with declining domestic demand while the imbalance between product supply and market demand persists, in particular ...
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Laser scanning with dimensional control
Apr-2017
Integrating traditional methodology with new scanning technologies to achieve higher order accuracies for critical interfaces and tie-in points
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Improved predictions for amine sweetening facilities
Oct-2001
A review of the work that has been done to avoid the severe problems that benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene can impose on sulphur recovery ass ...
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Proper interpretation of freezing and hydrate prediction results from process simulation
Mar-2006
This paper focuses on the modelling of solid phase behaviour in systems that are frequently encountered in natural gas processing. The ability to perform ...
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Improvements to increase fuel capacity and quality
Oct-2002
By using staged technology upgrades, fuels production at the Jiddah refinery was expanded and quality improved, meeting market and regulatory criteria
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Apr-2009
Major opportunities for energy efficiency and reduction of GHG emissions within a refinery/petrochemical complex are identified. Work process methodology ...
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Improving performance through low-cost modification of tower internals
Jul-2010
Low-cost revamps of tower internals improve production from existing assets with a payback period of less than a year
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Modular construction for harsh climates
Apr-2015
Severe Arctic conditions were overcome by the construction of small scale gas processing units in prefabricated modules.
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Cost efficient revamps in hydrogen plants
Jul-2001
Revamping of existing equipment is often seen as the cheapest and most cost effective solution, but this calls for a thorough knowledge of the plant, its ...
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Mar-2007
In amine sweetening units, the heat of absorption and VOC and BTEX solubility have been found to vary significantly with acid gas loading, as well as with ...
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Value engineering in an escalating business environment
Mar-2008
The EPFC (engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction) business environment serving the hydrocarbon processing industry has experienced price ...
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Managing construction projects using welding coordinator software
Jun-2008
This article describes the construction of LNG facilities by CB&I and how the Welding Coordinator software developed by TWI helped CB&I manage the construction ...
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An evaluation of general “rules of thumb” in amine sweetening unit design and operation
Mar-2010
Many “rules of thumb” are widely used in the design and operation of amine sweetening units. These rules have been developed over the years and most ...
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Improving performance through low-cost modification of tower internals
Jul-2010
Low-cost revamps of tower internals improve production from existing assets with a payback period of less than a year
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Advances in engineering and design technologies
Jul-2013
3D technology is moving out of the design office to transform the entire 
asset lifecycle
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Mitigating corrosion in sweet gas units: a comparison between laboratory data and field survey
Feb-2014
An extensive review of acid gas removal units covering 5 decades and more than 120 amine units showed that units treating sweet gases (i.e. with CO2 only) ...
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3D scanning corrrects design clashes
Apr-2015
A contractor in Nigeria applied 3D laser scanning to overcome design clashes that had led to postponement of planned revamps in a gas platform
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Laser scanning with dimensional control
Apr-2017
Integrating traditional methodology with new scanning technologies to achieve higher order accuracies for critical interfaces and tie-in points
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Producing LNG in the Arctic - Liquefied natural gas from Hammerfest
Jun-2017
Blizzards rage over the Norwegian town of Hammerfest, located around 600 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. It is hard to think of a more inhospitable ...
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Jan-2006
Staged investment and reformer technology improvement strategies are available for increasing hydrogen production, cycle time and reliability
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Apr-2013
To save project costs, the distillation towers for a new refinery were designed to meet process design objectives using best available technology
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Apr-2014
Reliability is a buzz word used a lot these days. You hear it a lot and it means different things to different people based on their job description.
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How to select best meg recovery unit’s configuration?
Sep-2014
The formation of hydrates in deep sea natural gas tie-back lines had been traditionally inhibited by injecting Triethylene Glycol (TEG) or Methanol at ...
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Improved predictions for amine sweetening facilities
Oct-2001
A review of the work that has been done to avoid the severe problems that benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene can impose on sulphur recovery ass ...
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Reducing refinery heater revamp costs
Oct-2005
This article discusses the importance of being able to deliver a safe, cost-effective heater revamp, in the shortest possible shutdown
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Analysis and prediction of hydrocarbon dew points and liquids in gas transmission lines
Mar-2006
The occurrence of liquid hydrocarbons in natural gas transmission lines has increased in recent years as a result of the shrinking price spread between ...
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Online cleaning of an integrated distillation unit
Oct-2013
Online cleaning technology was validated during a scheduled turnaround at the second largest refinery in Poland.
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Coordinating a complex automation project
Apr-2014
Installing an integrated control system in support of a major refinery upgrade meant coordinating the work of multiple EPC contractors
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Oct-2015
Understanding the full scope of projects and acting upon the right engineering choices reduces capital risk
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Removal of NOx from FCCU regenerator vent gases
Apr-1997
Design of FCCUs has traditionally been aimed at optimising process yields and heat recovery, but legislation on emissions from refineries requires changed ...
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Medium-sized hydrogen plants based on convection reforming
Feb-2009
Topsoe offers clients flexible and tailor-made solutions for hydrogen production by integrating catalyst and technology. The integrated approach ensures ...
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Oct-2012
Serbia’s petroleum refinery describes its plans for a continuing programme of plant revamps and updates
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Development tools to improve plant design
Apr-2000
New tools are available today to improve LNG process, plant safety and overall efficiency. At the same time, advancing computer technology is enabling ...
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Cost effective revamps to meet the environmental challenge
Jul-2000
Expected legislation in Asia for cleaner transportation fuels face refiners there with a challenge to stay profitable. The new laws can be met in a way ...
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Apr-2012
Operators of process equipment have an obligation to understand the existing and future potential for unit reliability and operability.
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Seismic design of structural steel pipe racks
Nov-2011
Structural steel pipe racks are structures in petrochemical, chemical and power plants that support pipes, power cables and instrument cable trays. Occasionally, ...
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Improved performance from reforming
Oct-2011
Process and equipment solutions help to improve the profitability and reliability of reforming units
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Optimal tonnage industrial gas plants
Oct-2011
Detailed examination of industrial gas needs is required to develop the most cost-effective industrial gas plant configuration
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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin: part II
Oct-2011
Options to re-orientate a refinery’s production towards middle distillates. European refineries currently produce a surplus of gasoline and insufficient ...
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How to read a regulator flow curve
Sep-2011
The best way to select a regulator for your application is to examine its flow curve, which is often provided by the manufacturer. “Flow curve” is ...
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Apr-2011
Space restrictions on site called for an innovative solution to replace a refinery’s main fractionator mid-section
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Gasoline and diesel imbalances in the Atlantic Basin Part 1: market outlook
Apr-2011
The European refining industry is coping with declining domestic demand while the imbalance between product supply and market demand persists, in particular ...
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Practical hydrocarbon dew point specification for natural gas transmission lines
Mar-2011
Hydrocarbon liquid dropout can cause a number of problems in gas transmission lines, including increased pressure drop, reduced line capacity and equipment ...
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Designing for sulphur removal and storage: part II
Jul-2010
Selection of technologies for the sulphur block must serve legislative demands and the efficient operation of upstream processes
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Improving performance through low-cost modification of tower internals
Jul-2010
Low-cost revamps of tower internals improve production from existing assets with a payback period of less than a year
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Designing for sulphur removal and storage: part 1
Apr-2010
Selection of technologies for the sulphur block must serve legislative demands and the efficient operation of upstream processes
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An evaluation of general “rules of thumb” in amine sweetening unit design and operation
Mar-2010
Many “rules of thumb” are widely used in the design and operation of amine sweetening units. These rules have been developed over the years and most ...
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Are there alternatives to an expensive overhaul of a bottlenecked flare system?
Jan-2010
Changes in regulation or the revamp of an existing plant need not require an upgrade to a refinery’s flare system configuration
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Dec-2009
An integrator saves time and expense with new ball valves and end connections for pressures up to 15 000 psig.
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Analysis of hydrate conditions and property predictions in acid gas injection systems
Oct-2009
This paper will focus on the hydrate formation conditions for acid gas mixtures commonly found in acid gas injection systems. Many studies have analysed ...
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Apr-2009
Major opportunities for energy efficiency and reduction of GHG emissions within a refinery/petrochemical complex are identified. Work process methodology ...
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Industrial design and optimisation of CO2 capture, dehydration and compression facilities
Mar-2009
On an industrial-scale process, a comprehensive engineering design and optimisation study was conducted for CO2 capture, dehydration and compression facilities ...
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Medium-sized hydrogen plants based on convection reforming
Feb-2009
Topsoe offers clients flexible and tailor-made solutions for hydrogen production by integrating catalyst and technology. The integrated approach ensures ...
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Jan-2009
Utilising process- and unit-specific knowledge transfer to improve turnaround execution. A better approach is needed to ensure the transfer of critical ...
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Capture and convert - handling mercaptans in hydrocarbon streams
Dec-2008
With the development of increasingly difficult hydrocarbon streams, mercaptans emerge as a major nuisance. The removal and conversion of mercaptans is ...
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Leading mega projects 
and revamps
Oct-2008
How to effectively lead a mega project, turnaround or revamp in a highly constrained resource environment. The leadership approach for successfully delivering ...
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Process design benefits of 
laser scanning
Oct-2008
The effectiveness of laser scanning and 3D modelling is considered from lessons learned in the field, providing better ways to capture process data
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Managing construction projects using welding coordinator software
Jun-2008
This article describes the construction of LNG facilities by CB&I and how the Welding Coordinator software developed by TWI helped CB&I manage the construction ...
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May-2008
The Shell Claus Offgas Treating (SCOT) process has been developed to remove sulphur compounds from Claus tail gas to comply with even more stringent emission ...
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Valves and Pumps for the Energy Industry
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Evonik Catalysts. Let's make a difference
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Most advanced fired heater convection section cleaning robot
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BASF Refinery Solutions on LinkedIn
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Becht fired heaters services
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VectorWall two-stage SRU mixing system
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AMETEK Process Instruments Refinery Solutions
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Level and density in resid hydrocracking processes
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Vacuum Systems
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Axens SAF Solutions
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