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Fig. 5. Global refining capacity by processing technology, in 1998 (MMbpd). ..

Fig. 6. Regional demand profile by product type, in 1998. ..

Fig. 9. Product supply routes - worldwide. ..

European refiners will have to make adjustments and investments to meet 2000/2005 "clean" gasoline and diesel specifications

Markets are changing fast. Are you ready?

The technology is now accurate and reliable enough for these applications

Apply these market guidelines for development and technology deliveries to yield greater productivity

New processing technology and catalysts enable revamping existing MTBE facilities into high-quality, alkylate processing units

The Fieldbus Foundation held its General Assembly March 29 in New Orleans. Several presentations were given to both end users and manufacturers on fieldbus basics, high-speed Ethernet (..

Your plant is probably depending on a dedicated group of reliability professionals to first collect and then analyze machinery vibration and other equipment condition data. You undoubte..

In March, I had the honor of speaking at a PriceWaterhouseCoopers workshop called "Developing E-Business Strategy for Downstream Petroleum." Then, I stayed the next two days for the "In..

Water reuse decisions are driven by the cost of water, availability, water-discharge restrictions and public relations. There are many water reuse opportunities in refineries, as shown ..

The final parts have passed! IEC 61508 is an international standard, titled: "Functional safety of electrical / electronic / programmable electronic safety-related systems." This new st..

Under an ABS Group Inc. merger acquisition, EQE International, Inc., and the former JBF Associates, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, (now ABSG's Risk & Reliability Division) have combined operations. The m..

The Dresser-Rand Co., Houston, Texas, and Beta Machinery Analysis, Inc., have signed a strategic alliance that will provide complementary technical support and marketing services between the two compa..

ADB Systems completes strategic expansion ADB Systems, Inc. (ADB), the U.S. subsidiary of ADB Systemer ASA, Norway - an international market leader in enterprise asset management (EAM) syste..

'An extraordinarily tight supply / demand balance' for summer-season motor gasoline markets in the U.S. are projected. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), r..

Recent presentations at the annual DeWitt & Co. World Petrochemical Review featured current industry analyses. The economic supply / demand forecast varies for different HPI market segments. The follo..

The refining industry is facing even more challenges. Unfortunately, refiners lack the "magic bullets" that could resolve these issues, especially for "clean" fuels. In the U.S., propos..

Fig. 1. Vehicle and fuel improvement over recent years.4 ..