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Improved flare modeling analysis for plant safety design A link developed between SimSci-Esscor's VISUAL FLOW safety system design software and DNV Software's PHASTFX flammable effects software module..
HP Construction: North America
Marathon Oil Corp.'s board of directors has approved an estimated $3.2 billion project to expand the crude oil refining capacity at its Garyville, Louisiana, refinery. This project will increase Garyv..
HP Construction: South America
CompactGTL plc and PETROBRAS have an agreement to construct and jointly test a gas-to-liquids pilot plant using proprietary, compact reactor technology developed by CompactGTL. The pilot plant will pr..
HP Construction: Europe
Aker Kvaerner has a contract to deliver process modules to Aker Floating Production's SMART floating production storage offloading (FPSO) vessels. Total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximate..
HP Construction: Africa
Uhde has a contract to supply an EnviNOx tail gas treatment unit to Omnia Fertilizer Ltd., South Africa. The plant will be installed at a nitric acid facility located in Sasolburg. Contract scope comp..
HP Construction: Middle East
GE's Oil and Gas is supplying three Frame 6B gas turbines that will provide a total of approximately 120 MW of power for Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. Ltd.'s liquefied natural gas production facilities 2, 3..
HP Construction: Asia-Pacific
Aker Kvaerner Process Systems has a contract with Reliance Industries Ltd. to design and deliver a monoethylenglycol (MEG) reclamation system for Reliance's KG-D6 gas project. Total estimated contract..
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Tank cleaning video Gamajet Cleaning Systems, Inc's new video highlights a better way to clean all sizes and types of tanks, vessels and totes. The technology of impingement cleaning and its use in va..
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Chevron budget up 20% in 2007 Chevron Corp., the second-largest integrated oil major in the US, is pla..
HP Impact: HPImpact: New research examines US trends in gasoline and vehicle use
Forces that are redrawing the global gasoline and oil market include higher gasoline prices, tightening environmental requirements, changing demographics, growing world oil demand and expanding fuel o..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Gas-to-liquids: a mature technology with growth potential
Growing reliance on gas is an emerging trend, and gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology will play an increasingly significant role as crude oil resources are depleting, says Tony Schenk, business developmen..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Europe's refining challenges include processing Ural crude
Latest technological innovations, processes and core industry issues were the focus of the ERTC Annual Meeting (Paris, November 2006). Tackling the key strategic challenges facing European refiners ov..
HP Impact: HPImpact: Saudi Arabia switches some feedstock from natural gas to oil
In a sign that gas availability remains problematic, Saudi Arabia has decided to run its independent power project at Ras al-Zour on crude oil, rather than natural gas. This is described as a "retrogr..
HP Impact: HPImpact: South Korea producers feel pressure as China shifts to exporting
National industrial and energy strategies do not always develop in the seamless way that government planners originally envisaged in competitive globalized markets. South Korea is going through "a per..
HP Impact: HPImpact: China planning major projects for flue gas desulfurization
In the 11th plan from 2006 to 2010, the six major Chinese utilities will install 300 new SO2 flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems. "To put this in perspective, the US is the leading constructor of s..
HP Impact: HPImpact: High energy demand, prices driving global DCS investments
The Distributed Control System (DCS) market experienced the strongest growth in a decade between 2004 and 2005, surging nearly 9%. This strong growth is expected to continue through 2010, with the glo..