Engineering & Design
Case study: Plan and execute a coke drum replacement project
The delayed coking unit is a critical part of a refinery’s crude oil process flow and profitability.
Saudi Aramco and partners’ CAN-15 recognized with JPI award
Saudi Aramco and its research and development (R&D) collaboration partner, JGC Catalysts and Chemicals—a leading catalyst developer and manufacturer in Japan— have been awarded the Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI) 2015 International Technology Exchange Award.
Hyundai Engineering lowers design costs with 3D technology
Hyundai Engineering used 3D technology to increase the efficiency of engineering design on their $2 B petrochemical plant project.
Technip, BTG to build pyrolysis plants for biomass-to-oil production
Technip signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with BTG BioLiquids to provide EPC services for its modular pyrolysis plants.
Meridian Energy selects Axens for refinery tech
Meridian Energy selected Axens North America to license proprietary clean-tech refinery and hydrocarbon processing technology for the Davis refinery.
Veolia to provide wastewater treatment system for LACC ethane cracker and Lotte MEG plant
CB&I has chosen Veolia Water Technologies to engineer and procure a wastewater treatment package for a Lotte Axiall Chemical Company ethane cracker and associated monoethylene glycol plant being constructed in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Wood Group secures new UK contract with petrochemical manufacturer SABIC
Wood Group has been awarded a new contract by petrochemical manufacturer SABIC for engineering design services for the SABIC Teesside complex in Wilton, UK.
Gunvor secures financing for Rotterdam refinery upgrade
Gunvor secured $200 M in financing for the development and infrastructural upgrade of its refinery in Rotterdam.
Utilize genetic programming to develop new point efficiency correlation
Distillation is one of the most used separation operations in the chemical and petroleum industries.
Design operations-and-maintenance-friendly pressure vessels—Part 1
Many scholarly articles have been published on the design, selection and fabrication of pressure vessels.
- UPM unlocks new bio-based markets as Leuna biorefinery produces its first commercial product 12/19
- Stamicarbon awarded technology licensing contract for new urea plant in Eastern China 12/19
- Ford takes $19.5-B writedown on EV business 12/19
- Babcock & Wilcox awarded $40-MM contract for advanced wet gas scrubbing technology at Canadian petroleum refinery 12/19
- Aarti Industries secures methanol and toluene feedstock supply through multiple long-term contracts 12/19
- bp picks first outsider CEO Meg O'Neill after abrupt Auchincloss exit 12/19
