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MESPON 2018What is MESPON? The MESPON Forum is an interactive conference aimed at fostering enduring, cooperative relationships between sour gas and sulphur plant operators across the UAE and the Middle East. |
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ERTC NewspaperKey steps for refiners ahead of IMO 2020 ... Q&A with Diomidis Stamoulis ... Maximising FCC performance and yields with catalyst innovations ... European refineries towards a sustainable world ... Precious metals catalyst: understanding the technology ... Process selection: a refinery study of FCC vs Gasolfin for naphtha cracking into propylene ... Creation of energy efficiency action plan for oil refinery with advanced energy analysis ... Renewable components in European refining companies ... Operating in the jungle of renewables ... Online Cleaning technology applied to a major European refinery ... Accurate, real-time H2S measurement achieved with in-line analyser...... View All Magazines |
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AxensAxens is an international provider of process Technologies Licensees, Catalysts, Adsorbents and Services (technical assistance, consulting) to the Refining, Petrochemical, Gas and Alternative Fuels industries. The main scope of Axens’ business is focused on the conversion of Oil, Gas, Biomass and Coal to fuels and major petrochemical intermediates. Improving the performance of our clients and helping them to be more successful constitute our only mission...... View All Sponsors |
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Advances in benchmarking capital project costsA scope based approach to benchmarking project costs can provide insights to improve competitiveness. |
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Webinar | Honeywell Predict® Corrosion SuiteOn Tuesday 23rd October, learn how the fight against corrosion never stops - it is a fact of life every day across Oil & Gas, Refining and Pipeline operations, what-if you could have insight into real-time corrosion rates in your process? |
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Q3 Issue of PTQManaging fouling in refinery networks ... Dealing with depleting sour gas reserves: Part 1 ... Revamping a hydrocracker's overhead condenser ... Optimising preflash for light tight oil processing ... Splitting distributed control for a refinery expansion ... Cyber security in the refining world ... Countering marine corrosion in instrumentation tube ... Energy savings from electric capacity control ... Revamp of a reciprocating compressor unit ... Advanced turbomachinery controls improve ethylene plant yield ... Mixing in large crude tanks ... Improved feedstocks for ethane crackers ... Controlling the dew point of natural gas ... Testing and experience in FCC catalyst selection ... Implementing real time optimisation technology...... View All Magazines |
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CATnap Catalyst Passivation ProcessCat Tech is pleased to present the CATnap® Catalyst Passivation Process - an exclusive, patented technique for unloading catalysts from petroleum processing units. CATnap technology passivates pyrophoric or self-heating catalysts by the application of a proprietary CATnap catalyst coating chemical. The catalysts’ surfaces (and equipment surfaces are coated with an organic film which retards oxygen penetration and reaction...... View All Literature |
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Distributor design and testing
Oct-2006A new main fractionator designed to separate a range of feed streams incorporates multiple layers of structured packing and a slurry section. Flow testing ...
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Novel processing ideas for a condensate refinery
Apr-2016Synergised unit flow schemes for a condensate refinery aim for high value refined products.
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Technologies for meeting MACT II - controlling FCCU regenerator emissions
Sep-1999For many refineries, an FCCU (Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit) represents the single largest air emission source of particulate and sulphur emissions. Regulatory ...
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Tar sands oil upgrading technology
Apr-2008Technology for processing heavy crudes and bitumen-derived materials such as synthetic crude oil are examined, along with the challenges they present to ...
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Improved economics with increased condensation
Mar-2018Attention to the influence of heat transfer mechanisms will promote better economic performance in heat exchanger operation.
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An overview of Honeywell’s layered optimisation solution
Nov-2018(White Paper) - Advanced process control (APC) and real-time optimisation (RTO) tools have become necessary technologies for today’s process operating ...
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Precision comparison between HDXRF® and ICP for Ni, Fe, and V
Nov-2018(White Paper) - As petroleum professionals continue to refine their production processes, products such as crude oil can contain higher concentrations ...
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Advanced catalyst characterisation for improved hydrocracking performance
Nov-2018Advanced analytical techniques delivered new insights into catalyst structure and manufacturing leading to improved performance material.
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Hydrofluoric acid alkylation conversion and expansion
Nov-2018Much of the cost of switching from hydrofluoric acid to sulphuric acid alkylation can be avoided by using existing equipment.
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Evaluating quickly deactivating catalytic systems (TIA)
Nov-2018Avantium provides contract research services for high throughput catalysis R&D. For some years now, Avantium has been helping refineries select the best ...
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Experimental phase balance assessment for duplex stainless steel welded pipe
Jan-2018This paper discusses the assessment of weld metal ferrite content in duplex stainless steel pipe welded at a 45˚angle
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Computation of heat conduction in welding of thick wall reactor vessels
Sep-2017The welding of reactors in refinery is complex due to various phase formation during and after welding. Each phase was unique with success of welding lies ...
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Jul-2015Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Improved hydrogen yield in catalytic reforming
Jan-2013A process step that sends higher-boiling C6 hydrocarbons to light tops isomerisation delivers an increase in hydrogen production from naphtha catalytic ...
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A novel approach to cleaning furnace coils
Jul-2013A modified pigging operation aims to greatly reduce the time required for coke removal from furnace coils
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Managing fouling in refinery networks
Jul-2015Modelling heat exchanger and other networks enables the use of dynamic fouling models in performance assessment and predictive studies
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Understanding basic principles of flow calculations
Mar-2008Valve size often is described by the nominal size of the end connections, but a more important measure is the flow that the valve can provide.
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Spent sulphuric acid regeneration (SAR) process
May-2012Several chemical processes utilise concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst or dehydrating agent, in which the acid becomes “spent”; ie, weakened ...
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Hydrogen generation for modern refineries
Jan-2009With increasing demand for diesel, more stringent product specifications for cleaner fuels, reduced fuel oil demand and the economic advantages in processing ...
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Processing high TAN crude: part I
Jan-2010Huizhou, which is the first refinery for processing 100% high TAN crude, started up in 2009. This article describes the challenges of an opportunity crude ...
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An overview of Honeywell’s layered optimisation solution
Nov-2018(White Paper) - Advanced process control (APC) and real-time optimisation (RTO) tools have become necessary technologies for today’s process operating ...
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Precision comparison between HDXRF® and ICP for Ni, Fe, and V
Nov-2018(White Paper) - As petroleum professionals continue to refine their production processes, products such as crude oil can contain higher concentrations ...
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Pertamina selects Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
14-11-2018Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has been selected as a technology licensor by Pertamina, the state-owned National Oil & Gas Company of Indonesia, ...
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Tidewater awards a fabrication and construction contract to WorleyParsons
12-11-2018WorleyParsons has been awarded a fabrication and construction contract for the Pipestone Sour Gas Plant in Canada by Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure ...
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ProSep secures first refinery application of MAX+ technology in Middle East
12-11-2018ProSep, an industry-leading, technology and service provider for integrated process solutions to the global energy industry, has announced the first refinery ...
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TechnipFMC signs agreement to license Sumitomo HCI oxidation technology
09-11-2018TechnipFMC announced today that it has signed an exclusive collaboration agreement with Sumitomo Chemical Company to license and engineer Sumitomo’s ...
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Linde receives major order from Praxair to supply a hydrogen plant in the U.S.
09-11-2018The technology company The Linde Group has signed a contract with U.S. industrial gas company, Praxair Inc., to supply a hydrogen plant that will be part ...
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Tidewater awards a fabrication and construction contract to WorleyParsons
12-11-2018WorleyParsons has been awarded a fabrication and construction contract for the Pipestone Sour Gas Plant in Canada by Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure ...
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Praxair signs hydrogen supply agreement for Phillips 66 Sweeny refinery
09-11-2018Praxair, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc, has reached an agreement with Phillips 66 to supply high-purity hydrogen to the company’s ...
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Wanhua Chemical Group selects Honeywell Connected Plant technology
07-11-2018Honeywell today announced that Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. will use the Honeywell Connected Plant Process Reliability Advisor to provide prescriptive ...
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Emerson to modernise Sonatrach gas processing plant in Algeria
05-11-2018Emerson, in partnership with Fores Engineering, has signed a $32 million contract with Sonatrach, Algeria’s state energy company, to modernise its ...
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Sonatrach selects technologies from Honeywell UOP
31-10-2018Honeywell announced today that Sonatrach S.p.A. will use a suite of Honeywell UOP technologies to produce 200,000 metric tons per year of methyl tert-butyl ...
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Pertamina selects Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
14-11-2018Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has been selected as a technology licensor by Pertamina, the state-owned National Oil & Gas Company of Indonesia, ...
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ProSep secures first refinery application of MAX+ technology in Middle East
12-11-2018ProSep, an industry-leading, technology and service provider for integrated process solutions to the global energy industry, has announced the first refinery ...
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TechnipFMC signs agreement to license Sumitomo HCI oxidation technology
09-11-2018TechnipFMC announced today that it has signed an exclusive collaboration agreement with Sumitomo Chemical Company to license and engineer Sumitomo’s ...
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Linde receives major order from Praxair to supply a hydrogen plant in the U.S.
09-11-2018The technology company The Linde Group has signed a contract with U.S. industrial gas company, Praxair Inc., to supply a hydrogen plant that will be part ...
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TechnipFMC technology is heart of new mega cracker on U.S. Gulf Coast
09-11-2018TechnipFMC’s technology and design has played an important part in the start-up of the new ethylene facility for The Dow Chemical Company, a subsidiary ...
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Honeywell launches Honeywell BW Solo
22-10-2018Honeywell today launched the Honeywell BW Solo, a connected, serviceable, single-gas monitor with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity that provides ...
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XOS launches Petra series autosampler
17-10-2018XOS has announced the worldwide release of Petra Series Autosampler, an automatic sampler with sample tracking and continuous sample loading. The autosampler ...
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New methods of explosion pressure relief: REMBE® TARGO-VENT
28-09-2018Comprehensive combustible dust explosion protection does not necessarily have to be expensive or complicated. An innovative technology makes it possible ...
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Honeywell introduces largest modular cryogenic gas processing plant
13-09-2018Honeywell today announced that its UOP Russell business has introduced a new high recovery cryogenic gas processing plant that is 50 percent larger than ...
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Yokogawa releases process data analytics R1.02
10-09-2018An OpreX™ Asset Operations and Optimization solution that helps to improve production by enhancing data analysis and shortening the trial-and-error ...
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Sulfur speciation analysis helps with feedstock management
Cycle life for successive runs on this diesel hydrotreater has varied from 6 to 18 months.The cycle history was analyzed to assess the difficulty of processing ...
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Equipment design matters
Many attractive projects fail to meet expectations at startup. Disappointing performance often results from bad simulation practices and/or poor equipment ...
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The UOP Callidus scepter pilot and scepter model P1 portable igniter
Meeting the refining and petrochemical challenge. As a result of the efforts of UOP Callidus engineers and with input from our customers, the Scepter Pilot ...
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A single integrated vacuum system
Failure to design the vacuum unit as an integrated system will invariably result in unsatisfactory yield and poor product quality (high vanadium, nickel, ...
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CATnapTM catalyst passivation process - an alternative to inert entry
Cat Tech is pleased to present the CATnap® Catalyst Passivation Process - an exclusive, patented technique for unloading catalysts from petroleum processing ...
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Haldor Topsoe - Making optimal performance possible
Haldor Topsoe is a world leader in catalysis and surface science. We are committed to helping our customers achieve optimal performance. We enable our ...
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Pipeline model
This video uses a simple pipeline network to demonstrate how to use a ProMax solver and specifier. It shows how to achieve a desired pressure at the outlet ...
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Piping & Flare Systems - determine vapour flow and sludge build-up
Tracerco routinely provides flowrate, leak testing, pipe scanning and meter calibration services. Fast, accurate, and cost effective, our technology will ...
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How differential pressure flow works
In this video you will learn about different primary element types and how they work, the conventional to modern transition of installation practices, ...
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FCC gasoline desulfurisation new findings for 21st century performance
FCC gasoline desulfurization has been a “black box” process to most refiners. This means most operators have little understanding of the reactions ...
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From hydrogen production to sulphur recovery - let ceramics pave the way
Learn how to boost the reliability and performance of your hydrogen production and sulphur recovery plants through the deployment of Blasch’s ...
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Intelligently predict and prevent corrosion across your operations
Learn how the fight against corrosion never stops - it is a fact of life every day across Oil & Gas, Refining and Pipeline operations, what-if you ...
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