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The boom in oil and gas is creating both demand side (e.g., pipe mills, oilfield machinery) and supply-side (e.g., chemicals, fertilizers, direct iron reduction) opportunities.
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Use caution on what defines a true ‘safe distance’
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In case history, engineers search for root cause of water-side tube failures for a 23-year-old boiler
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Better risk assessment can identify root causes for potential site catastrophes before they occur
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A joint venture between Qapco1 (63.63%), Total Petrochemicals France (36.36%) and QP (Qatar Petroleum)2 (0.01%) was established in June 2002 to implement the Qatofin project. This project includes participation in one of the world’s largest ethane crackers in Ras Laffan, a linear-low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant in Mesaiseed and the related ethylene pipeline linking both sites.
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Key points identify effects from auto-refrigeration on steel vessels
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To achieve substantially improved benchmarks in project performance, profound change is needed
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Equipment and pipe failures can be avoided through better desalting practices and inhibitor injections
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Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value ‘clean’ products
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Epoxy system provides speed of application as well as environmental benefits for large storage tanks
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Benefits exceeding the guarantee were realized through APC by simultaneously stabilizing and optimizing the plant in the presence of significant feed density variations that impact the entire plant operation
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How to achieve all of your major capital investments objectives on budget and schedule
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This case study proves that a systematic approach for thermal design can identify substantial savings in projects
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What does it take to facilitate projects in several time zones away?
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As companies emerge from the downturn, new capital project models will be vital
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Here's how the Mathura Refinery's data reconciliation and yield accounting project was implemented
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Having them share a common platform offers several advantages
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New field diagnostic profiles will benefit a wide range of automation stakeholders
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