Overall energy management and operational conservation have become crucial factors for profitability in today’s refining segment.
Oil refineries provide a smorgasbord of challenging applications for instrumentation engineers and technicians.
Hydrocarbon Processing, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.
A debutanizer column was experiencing unstable operation, with frequent pressure swings and product composition fluctuations from the column overheads system.
Guner, U., Bryan Research & Engineering, Inc.
Pressure relief valves (PRVs) protect equipment from excessive overpressure and, in case of emergency situations, they should ensure a sufficient discharge of mass to reduce the pressure below the recommended pressure limits.
Equipment failures are the thorn in every industrial plant’s side.
Oil and gas professionals are well aware of the pressures companies face in the market.
Gulf Energy Information and Hydrocarbon Processing are pleased to provide a preview of IRPC Europe 2018, which will be held June 5–7 in Milan.
Early detection of valve problems with diagnostics prevents small issues from escalating into major incidents when production starts.
Ross Systems and Controls (SysCon) recently completed the qualification to self-certify its touchscreen purged panels as meeting the rigorous standards of Underwriters Laboratories’ UL-698A Code and the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA-496 Code.