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| Crude oil sourcing: price and opportunity |
Misha Gangadharan, S D Pohanekar and M D Pawde, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd |
2017 / Q1 |
Sourcing crudes for the best refining margin needs to be supported by a detailed procurement strategy
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| Cuba's oil: due for development |
Amaury Perez Sanchez, University of Camaguey |
2017 / Q1 |
Cuba's ambitions for energy self-sufficiency require major investment in the nation's oil reserves and refining industry
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| Control system security |
Sinclair Koelemij, Honeywell Process Solutions |
2017 / Q1 |
A major cyber attack on a refinery is a clear and present danger. What lessons can be drawn from other sectors?
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| Data operations transform fuels value |
Craig Harclerode, OSIsoft |
2017 / Q1 |
A refiner applied advanced analytics to develop techniques for processing opportunity crudes which minimise negative effects on the plant
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| Profiting from plant data |
Douglas White, Emerson Automation Solutions |
2017 / Q1 |
Predictive analytics is an evolving technology with many potential applications in - and gains for - the process industries
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| Optimal processing scheme for producing pipeline quality gas |
Saeid Mokhatab, Gas Processing Consultant
Gerrit Bloemendal, Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions |
2017 / Q1 |
Exploring processing line-ups for optimal design of sour gas processing plants
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| Correcting vacuum column design flaws |
Gary Martin, Recon Management Services Inc |
2017 / Q1 |
Conventional design practices have been proven inadequate when maximising diesel recovery and gas oil cut point
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| Analysing FCC hot spots |
Kenneth Fewel, Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology |
2017 / Q1 |
Finite element analysis can be employed to improve the safety and quality of old or new designs and troubleshoot problems in the field
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| Balanced distillation equipment design |
Soun Ho Lee, GTC Technology |
2017 / Q1 |
Fouling resistance and efficiency requirements for distillation equipment are balanced and optimised for reliable unit performance
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| Firing high sulphur fuel |
Adil Rehman, C Steven Lancaster, Sandeepan Ghosh, Om Prakash Sahu and Pawan Kumar Sharma, KBR Technology |
2017 / Q1 |
An evaluation of schemes to improve firing efficiency and ensure the reliability of combustion equipment
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| Combating reactor pressure drop |
Ankita Jain and Ajay Gupta, Reliance Industries Ltd |
2017 / Q1 |
A refiner investigates the causes of pressure drop due to fouling in a fixed bed reactor and considers an appropriate mitigation strategy
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| The design temperature of flare systems |
Paul David, Paul David Process Ltd |
2017 / Q1 |
A key objective when setting flare system design conditions is to maintain the integrity of the system during fire relief
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| Laser scanning with dimensional control |
Petrer Field, Warner Surveys |
2017 / Q1 |
Integrating traditional methodology with new scanning technologies to achieve higher order accuracies for critical interfaces and tie-in points
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| Identifying contributors to flaring |
P Sridhar, Indian Oil Corporation |
2017 / Q1 |
Applying an integrated flare and fuel gas monitoring system to identify and eliminate major contributors to refinery flaring
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