At the heart of valve selection
Emphasis on health, safety and environmental issues is constantly increasing throughout industry. For this reason, most global companies are paying increased attention to fugitive emissions coming from control valves. As a result, rotary valves, which typically have lower gland emissions than rising stem valves, have become more and more attractive. Vesa Lempinen, Metso Automation Inc., Finland, explains how the appropriate choice of rotary control valves can lead to multiple benefits
July 2009: Two contracts
Larsen & Toubro has been awarded two contracts
July 2009: Numerous investments
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will invest Rs 60 000 crore in increasing it's refining capacity
July 2009: Meeting Euro norms
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation has announced plans to invest Rs 3700 crore in the Vizag Refinery
July 2009: Refinery restart
Total SA will restart the Vlissingen refinery this week
July 2009: Essentail maintenance
HOC unit No.21 will be shut down at the Corpus Christi refinery, Texas
June 2009: Back to the start
Bidding for contracts to construct the Yanbu refinery will recommence
June 2009: Refinery services
The energy chemicals division of Shaw Group Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Iraqi government
June 2009: Sale and resale
Lukoil has purchased a 45% share in the Total Raffinaserij Nederland refinery
June 2009: Picking up the pace
Work at the Vishakapatnam refinery in India is going to be advanced
June 2009: Feasible refining
A Canadian refining and petrochemicals consultant has confirmed that oil refining in Uganda will be economically viable
The dynamic Middle East
Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, examines recent price and demand trends, oil production, and developments in the Middle East refining industry.
Staying safe under pressure
Natural gas often travels distances of several thousand kilometres on its way to the consumer. During transport along the piplines, the gas pressure decreases due to friction at the pipe wall. Gas compressor stations are situated along the pipeline to ensure the required transportation pressure is maintained. Michael Stay and Siegfried Becker-Ullmann, Siemens AG, Germany, introduce an innovative safety concept for gas compressor stations.
Facing the challenge
Sue Sung and Grant Smedley, Trinity Consultants USA and Robert Morris and George Chang, Western Refining Company, L.P., USA, discuss the growing compliance challenges faced by US refiners when tracking emissions from maintenance, startup and shutdown activities
June 2009
This month’s Regional Report comes from Contributing Editor Nancy Yamaguchi and looks at developments in the Middle Eastern oil sector. The issue also focuses on environmental compliance with articles from Trinity Consultants and Metso. Catalysts and Catalyst recovery is also featured with contributions from Haldor Topsoe, UOP and Albemarle.
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