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Creating a Particle of DifferenceWhere common challenges meet shared solutions. ExxonMobil Catalysts and Technology Licensing is committed to solving challenges, enabling progress and delivering long-term value...... View All Videos |
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Asian Downstreasm Summit NewspaperMeeting IMO 2020 demands in Asia with better level instrumentation --- Getting ready with IMO 2020: checking the blind spot in refineries --- How digitalisation is transforming downstream operations --- Acceleration in digital innovation in the oil and gas sector --- The future is now --- Pitfalls in managing precious metals assets --- Next evolution best practices for shutdowns and turnarounds --- Exhaust scrubbers are a viable option for IMO 2020 --- Case study: optimising refineries with artificial intelligence at the edge --- Manage your downstream petroleum supply chain business --- Be future forward --- Three forces fuelling industrial energy transition...... View All Magazines |
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IsoTherming® Hydroprocessing technologyGrowing global demand for transportation fuel continues to drive refiners toward operations that maximize hydroprocessing capacity and capability either through unit debottlenecks or new unit construction. More stringent environmental regulations and the processing of cost-advantaged sour and heavy feed stocks make meeting this demand even more challenging. |
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ERTC NewspaperArkema achieved its 6000th sulphiding job in September 2019 -- Sabin Metal Corp. announces capacity expansion project -- Renewables: four options for greater market share and profitability -- Introducing FUSION – the best of both worlds -- Implementing advanced technologies for crude to chemicals projects -- Case study: How Shell is navigating the energy transition -- The future is now -- Celebrating women in the downstream industry -- Be future forward -- Refineries with challenges -- Will electrification trump CCS as a decarbonisation pathway?...... View All Magazines |
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The Filter Setting ChallengeImportant considerations when using crosshead acceleration and frame velocity to monitor and protect a reciprocating compressor. |
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CatalysisAutomating catalyst withdrawal for improved safety ... Producing ultra low sulphur gasoline with octane retention ... Interpreting FCC equilibrium catalyst data ... Catalyst passivation for safer, more efficient turnarounds ... Prompt start-up with cracked feed ... Hydroprocessing rate increase using shaped charges ... In-line H2S analysis during sulphiding...... View All Magazines |
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MERTC Annual MeetingThe Middle East Refining Technologies Conference (MERTC) is recognised as a truly regional event in the Middle East, bringing together the region’s downstream community to collaborate and learn about the latest technological developments and strategies that will drive and shape the industry in 2020...... View All Events |
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Planning for a pipestill clean
Jan-2010A combination of proven technology, setting expectations and developing a detailed plan helped a refiner achieve optimum results from unit clearing and ...
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Turning a Tier 3 profit
Sep-2015In the highly competitive refining market, profitability is not a benefit of successful business, but rather a necessity to sustainable business.
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Consider retrofits to handle high-viscosity crudes
Mar-2004In 2000, ConocoPhillips’ refinery in Sweeny, Texas, began processing 16° API gravity blends of extra-heavy crude oils, including Merey 16 and BCF 1 ...
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Hydrogen management
Jan-2006Several possibilities exist for the recovery of hydrogen from offgases and the processing of different sources of refinery gases through the hydrogen plant. ...
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Heat exchange reforming in gas synthesis
Mar-2012An exchange reformer design offers a very high reforming temperature and the option to reduce primary reformer size
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Fast and precise elemental screening in petroleum coke and coal
May-2020(White Paper) - Petroleum Coke (also referred to as petcoke), a byproduct of the oil refining process, is typically sold and used as either fuel or material ...
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Get 20% more hydrogen than nameplate in your next turnaround
May-2020(White Paper) - A foil-supported catalyst meets increased hydrogen demand within a normal turnaround. The International Maritime Organization’s ...
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Enclosure heating leads to process heater failures (TIA)
May-2020It has generally been assumed in energy process heaters that pins attaching heating elements to the power terminal do not generate heat on their own. That ...
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Coke drum repair restores capacity (TIA)
May-2020The mechanical integrity of processing units is key for oil refineries to deliver smooth operations and maximum productivity. When structural damage was ...
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FCC equilibrium catalyst analysis
May-2020Analysis of equilibrium catalyst provides important indications of FCC catalyst performance, cyclone mechanical integrity, and attrition
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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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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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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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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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Modelling ethane absorption in MEA solution
Jun-2018Solving foaming problems related to absorption of hydrocarbon and feed contaminants by amine solution.
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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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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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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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Fast and precise elemental screening in petroleum coke and coal
May-2020(White Paper) - Petroleum Coke (also referred to as petcoke), a byproduct of the oil refining process, is typically sold and used as either fuel or material ...
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Get 20% more hydrogen than nameplate in your next turnaround
May-2020(White Paper) - A foil-supported catalyst meets increased hydrogen demand within a normal turnaround. The International Maritime Organization’s ...
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High-Performance tail-gas treating
16-06-2020(WEBINAR) - Discover the benefits of applying the latest technology in modern, low-temperature Shell Claus offgas treating (SCOT™) units. See ...
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ASTM D8267 included in Jet Fuel Specification ASTM D1655 as an alternative to ASTM D1319
20-05-2020VUV Analytics Inc. announced today that ASTM D8267-19a, the “Standard Test method for Determination of Total Aromatic, Monoaromatic and Diaromatic ...
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Yokagawa releases TDLS8100 probe-type Tunable Diode Laser spectrometer
04-05-2020Yokogawa Corporation of America has released the TDLS8100 probe-type Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer (TDLS). Industrial process heating operations, fired ...
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CNOOC Huizhou Petrochemical Company selects ParamaX technology from Axens
04-05-2020CNOOC Huizhou Petrochemical Company Limited (CHPCL) has selected Axens’ ParamaX® Technology Suite for its petrochemical complex expansion in ...
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Downstream 2020 goes virtual and offers free registration
01-05-2020Reuters Events is relaunching Downstream 2020 as a free virtual event to help the downstream sector overcome the most challenging business environment ...
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CNOOC Huizhou Petrochemical Company selects ParamaX technology from Axens
04-05-2020CNOOC Huizhou Petrochemical Company Limited (CHPCL) has selected Axens’ ParamaX® Technology Suite for its petrochemical complex expansion in ...
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McDermott awarded multiple EPFC contracts for storage tanks in Saudi Arabia
29-04-2020McDermott International, Inc. today announced CB&I Storage Solutions has been awarded one large and two sizeable contracts for the engineering, procurement, ...
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Wood secures partnership agreement with Sasol South Africa
29-04-2020Wood, the global engineering and consultancy company, has been appointed as an engineering partner in a five-year partnership framework agreement with ...
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Brooge appoints MUC for Fujairah refinery design and oil terminal FEED study
24-04-2020Brooge Energy has appointed MUC Oil & Gas to complete the basic design for a 180,000 barrels a day (b/d) refinery and undertake a Front End Engineering ...
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Alfa Laval wins energy-efficiency order in China
23-04-2020Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to a refinery ...
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ASTM D8267 included in Jet Fuel Specification ASTM D1655 as an alternative to ASTM D1319
20-05-2020VUV Analytics Inc. announced today that ASTM D8267-19a, the “Standard Test method for Determination of Total Aromatic, Monoaromatic and Diaromatic ...
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Downstream 2020 goes virtual and offers free registration
01-05-2020Reuters Events is relaunching Downstream 2020 as a free virtual event to help the downstream sector overcome the most challenging business environment ...
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Elliott names Shane Reph Vice President of Global Service
28-04-2020Elliott Group has named Shane Reph Vice President of Global Service, effective May 4, 2020. Shane replaces Ronald Frye, who has retired after more ...
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Hydratight repair for water pipeline at Gunvor Petroleum Refinery
24-04-2020On-line pipeline repair specialist, Hydratight, has successfully repaired a buried steel water pipeline at Gunvor Petroleum Antwerpen, a mid-sized refinery ...
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Chevron Lummus Global, Napcon and Bapco open LC-FINING center of excellence
23-04-2020Chevron Lummus Global (CLG), NAPCON, and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) announce the successful grand opening of the LC-FINING Center of Excellence ...
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High-Performance tail-gas treating
16-06-2020(WEBINAR) - Discover the benefits of applying the latest technology in modern, low-temperature Shell Claus offgas treating (SCOT™) units. See ...
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Yokagawa releases TDLS8100 probe-type Tunable Diode Laser spectrometer
04-05-2020Yokogawa Corporation of America has released the TDLS8100 probe-type Tunable Diode Laser Spectrometer (TDLS). Industrial process heating operations, fired ...
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KBC to deliver a site-wide process digital twin to Rompetrol
30-04-2020KBC (A Yokogawa Company) will deliver a site-wide process digital twin to Rompetrol to sustain the value of ongoing margin improvement and digital transformation ...
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Koch Engineered solutions launches OnPoint Digital Solutions Business
29-04-2020Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a unit of Koch Industries, Inc. (Koch), today announced the launch of “OnPoint,” a connected solutions business ...
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ABB launches ABB Ability™ Augmented Field Procedures
22-04-2020The company has developed an innovative augmenting technology aimed at digitalizing the field operator experience and improving interaction between field ...
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Gas treating (refinery / natural gas) ADIP process
Applications: The ADIP process is a regenerative process developed to selectively reduce H2S in gas to very low concentrations in the presence of CO2. ...
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Criterion Catalysts & Technologies focus on performance
Considerable resourcefulness is required to run a refinery profitably when faced with shifting product demand patterns, tighter specifications, rising ...
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Customized grading solutions for your feedstock
Match your catalyst grading to your feedstock for minimum pressure drop build-up and maximum demetallization. As today’s opportunity crudes and heavier ...
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Tower field service, maintenance, revamps and installation
Worldwide maintenance and installation services. Since 1971, Tower Field Service (TFS) has been a tower specialist performing tray and packing installation, ...
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Meet Celestia™ the catalyst for growth
Transformative performance Boost your margins and flexibility with Celestia™ hydroprocessing catalyst. Celestia catalyst is jointly developed by ...
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OSIsoft: What We Do
How do you access and learn from critical data that resides in multiple incompatible systems across the enterprise? It\'s a complex problem with a surprisingly ...
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Are you ready for MARPOL?
As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to implement the MARPOL Annex VI, all ships must globally reduce their emissions of sulfur ...
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Scottsville refining facilities tour
Would you like to see how we maximize returns in precious metals refining? Please take a brief tour of our Scottsville refining facility.
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WRA top tips for networking at a conference
Hear from our Marketing Manager Rosie Brewster on our top tips for anyone networking at conferences!
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ExxonMobil Catalysts and Technology Licensing: The Pursuit
Pursuing Growth. Understanding Challenges. Implementing Solutions.
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Digital Reliability: 24/7 Real-time Machinery Diagnostics
Dynamics SPC discusses our turnkey solution we call COMPACS. COMPACS monitors the health of your equipment in real-time. We’ve spent close to three ...
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Simplify crude assay importing in UniSim design by utilizing H/CAMS
Haverly H/CAMS is the industry leading assay crude management software with over 2000 assays. Honeywell\'s UniSim Design software links to Haverly H/CAMS ...
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Intelligently predict and manage sour water corrosion in refinery applications
One of the primary concerns in refinery operations, especially when processing sour crudes, is management and mitigation of NH4HS (Sour Water) corrosion ...
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Understanding the financial impact of a collapsed flue gas tunnel in your SMR
The overall influence of tunnels on the flue gas flow in a steam methane reformer has been modeled and documented, and the concept that running a reformer ...
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Maximising naphtha through hydrocracking: Refinery of the future
Globally the demand for petrochemicals is increasing at rates nearly 1.5 times GDP. In regions where there is a heavy investment in large-scale para-xylene ...
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Syngas Nitrogen Russia and CIS
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Go Digital Oil & Gas
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Downstream Conference & Exhibition 2020
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RefComm Rio de Janeiro 2020
22-06-2020 -
CIPPE 2020 (Beijing)
03-07-2020 -
CIS Gas Monetisation
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