Riding the oil price roller coaster
Will the oil price volatility persist in 2017 and continue to cause shock to the petrochemical sector?
Special reports
Reliability is king
Philip McCusker, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc, UK, explains how advanced data analytics has helped gas processing plants improve reliability and maximise operating efficiency.
A clear view
Ankur Pariyani, Nancy Zarrow, Ulku Oktem and Deborah Grubbe, Near-Miss Management LLC, USA, discuss methods to reduce cognitive bias in industrial operations.
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Make the switch
Jim DeLee, Fluid Components International, USA, discusses how natural gas fractionation process facilities rely on flow switches for relief valve leak monitoring.
Cellular glass on LNG systems
The following details important design factors to consider when insulating LNG piping and equipment.
Heat Technology Q&A: Dennis Long, Watlow, USA
Hydrocarbon Engineering questions Dennis Long, Watlow, USA, about R&D, testing and design, efficiency improvements and the overall market outlook.
Watlow releases OPTIMAX next generation heat exchanger
Watlow has recently introduced its new OPTIMAX, a next generation heat exchanger.
Laser spectacular
Colin Pittman, Advanced 3D Laser Solutions Ltd, UK, examines the use of laser scanning technology in the downstream storage industry, and how it aids in high accuracy tank calibration.
Quest Integrity: Lessons learned
A North American operator contacted Quest Integrity in May of 2016 to provide an emergency inspection on tubing coils in a reboiler heater using Quest Integrity’s Furnace Tube Inspection System.
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Blast resistant designs
Dynamic Air Shelters outlines the important features of a blast resistant structure.
Economically viable drop-in replacement chemicals
Blue Marble Biomaterials reveals how the biotechnology and chemical engineering industries are introducing economically viable drop-in replacement chemicals.
Turnaround excellence is now operational
Achieving a consistent, safe and standardised turnaround approach.
A win for flow control
Paul Root, Goodwin International Ltd, UK, outlines a new design concept for axial isolation and control valves to improve flow management in oil and gas applications.
Successful upgrade to Rabigh II refinery
Eaton has announced the successful implementation of its technology in a recently completed refinery upgrade in Saudi Arabia.
Emergency FTIS inspection improves vacuum furnace life of high-risk asset
In the autumn of 2015, Quest Integrity performed an emergency inspection of a vacuum furnace, which had begun to prematurely leak.