Safety and environmental benefits of reliability engineering
When you boil down the mission of reliability to its bare essence, the job is to deliver maximum operational availability for the least amount of money over the lifecycle of the asset.
View ArticleMitigation actions to prevent vibration during factory tests of SAGD boiler...
The most vital information on the condition of boiler feedwater (BFW) pumps is vibration.
View ArticleHP Flashback: Operations, processes and safety evolve and advance: Excerpts...
The following is a mixture of technical articles, columns and headlines published in the 1930s by , the forerunner to .
View ArticleInvestigation and diagnosis of startup foaming issues at a new tail gas treater
In May 2021, Phillips 66 started up a new methyl diethanolamine (MDEA)-based tail gas unit at its Belle Chasse, Louisiana, refinery.
View ArticleHP Flashback: Excerpts from the 1960s: Petrochemicals rise in prominence and...
Petrochemicals rise in prominence and new know-how in refining processes
View ArticleTotalEnergies Marine Fuels completes COSCO SHIPPING Lines’ first bunkering of...
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has successfully completed the first refueling of a COSCO Shipping Lines containership with sustainable marine biofuel. This operation marks TotalEnergies’ first biofuel...
View Article2022 Awards Finalists
, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication for 100 yr, has announced the finalists for its sixth annual Awards, which celebrate innovative technologies and people that have been...
View ArticleSaudi diesel imports from Russia, exports to Singapore hit records
Leading crude exporter Saudi Arabia is maximizing refining profits by importing unprecedented amounts of cheap Russian diesel and in turn shipping record volumes to Singapore, where the fuel can...
View ArticleShipping industry lacks clarity on future clean fuels on path towards...
The shipping industry lacks clarity on future clean fuels and regulatory systems which is holding back companies from replacing ageing vessels amid pressure to decarbonize faster.
View ArticleSATORP completes MENA region’s first conversion of used cooking oil into...
SATORP, platform jointly owned by Aramco and TotalEnergies, has for the first time in the region successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into ISCC+ certified SAF.
View ArticleConvection section cleaning approach achieves results at refineries worldwide
Inefficient heat transfer in the convection section of a process heater is readily evident by an increase in stack temperature beyond design parameters.
View ArticleAdvanced analytics solutions propel decarbonization and sustainability...
Industrial process manufacturers and refiners are facing a storm of disruptive challenges. First and foremost, calls to mitigate climate change have taken a central position and must be prioritized,...
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