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Supply push to demand pull – the transition to optimisation
Refiners are driven by the need to find cheaper crudes that the refinery can process profitably. Eric Petela reports.Before the economic downturn, most refiners focused on consistency and continuity of...
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High pressure ball valves inlcude high pressure option
SSP's 83 Series family of high pressure ball valves, includes the H83 configuration for high pressure/severe service, diving, research and development and offshore control panel applications.The 83 (2...
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Dynamically-positioned combination S-Lay vessel
ABB has won a $12 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a deepwater pipe laying vessel.The vessel, tentatively named Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (DLV2000), will be constructed...
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Upgrade at Turkey’s largest refinery adopts intelligent valve automation
Intelligent electric valve actuation and two-wire digital control technology has been specified for a major upgrade and automation programme at the Tupras Izmit refinery in Turkey.Tupras is Turkey’s...
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Fuel-efficient propulsion plant for LNG vessel carriers
ABB has secured total orders worth close to US$40 million from three leading gas transportation industry players in the first quarter of 2013 to supply power and electric propulsion equipment for LNG...
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Additive controller offers precise blending of petrochemical products in...
Honeywell's Fusion4 MSC-A is a controller that uses technology similar to today’s mobile-phone apps to help ensure more efficient and safer petrochemical handling operations.The controller is operated...
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Wireless technology for safer terminal operations
Honeywell's new OneWireless Terminal Solution enables operators of oil and gas terminals to increase their productivity while also complying with stringent health, safety and environment (HSE)...
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Level meter for liquids and solids
KROHNE Inc's new OPTIFLEX 2200 C/F level meter for liquids and solids features software-based Dynamic Parasite Rejection (DPR) technology that eliminates false reflections caused by environmental...
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Essential requirement: procuring actuated valves
Gordon McNair explains the rigorous process involved in ensuring plants and assets get the right actuation package for the jobWhen the need arises to install or replace equipment in the oil, gas and...
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Multiport flow selectors optimise oil and gas production testing
Using multiport flow selectors in oil and gas applications improves production testing and reservoir management. Coos van Minnen reports.Multiport flow selectors (MPFS) facilitate cost-effective and...
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Pipeline investments top €1 billion
The latest pipeline projects in the Middle East, Africa, North Sea and USA are worth in excess of €1 billion.Petrofac has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC)...
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New builds and sell-offs at heart of refinery activities
Sean Ottewell finds that a combination of major new investments and sell-offs is driving the worldwide refining market.BP has announced that it expects to complete the sale of its Carson refinery and...
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First floating liquefied natural gas project
From the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, to improved Brazilian output and successful Indonesian pilots, there is major investment in new production technology around the...
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Ensuring right temperatures at oil field
Kashagan, 80km south-east of Atyrau, in the North Caspian Sea, is the largest oil field discovered during the past 30 years worldwide and extends over a surface area of approximately 75km by 45km. Its...
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Gasket improves heat exchanger performance
Flexitallic’s Head of Engineering, Russ Currie, has overcome customers’ complex technical issues with poor performing sealing heat exchangers with an innovative new gasket, Change.The Change gasket...
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Customised actuator solution secures Gazprom contract
AUMA adapted its modular actuator design to meet the flow control needs of Gazprom gas compressor stations in Siberia, Russia. The contract with Gazprom, a global energy company holding the world’s...
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Testing steel at high temperatures
Jörg Maffert and Dr Ingo Detemple look at the criteria for tensile tests at elevated temperatures on CrMo(V) steel plates.Technical requirements for petrochemical reactor steels have proliferated in...
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Taking pipeline inspections to a new level
Palle Herskind reports on a software solution for acquisition and processing of data during pipeline inspections.Being able to cut down on man-hours without compromising on the quality of the results...
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Advice on design and pre-assembly of tube lines
Georg Kälble reports on a piping solutions system designed to save time and money in the development of hydraulic systems.Increasing system pressures and safety requirements, a sustained need to...
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Non-incendive and non-sparking encoders for Division 2 and Zone 2
Mat Bagenski and Michelle Todd outline the benefits of encodersEncoders are often needed for speed or position feedback in oil and gas applications, and must be designed and certified to the...
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