Vacuum tower revamps and internal upgrades can improve the yield and product quality of vacuum distillation units (VDU), a must in today's competitive markets. These modifications, though, require a considerable influx of capital. Improvements in cross sectional tower …
New technology is enabling a contemporary industrial revolution. Producers of everything from beverages to rocket fuel are clamoring to be the fastest, most efficient, and best in their class. Technological breakthroughs are making it happen. Regardless of what …
Reopening a mothballed plant offers a cost-effective alternative to new construction, but only if the overall structure is in good condition and major equipment is in good working order. It makes economic sense particularly if the plant's original design was flexible …
The devil truly is in the details. Level indicators and temperature measurement devices are classic examples of the kind of small—but important—instrumentation that people in the oil and gas industry must be ever vigilant about. Instruments must provide …
A fire at Chevron’s Richmond, California, refinery last summer may end up costing the company nearly $1 million in OSHA-issued penalties. Thousands of nearby residents were ordered to stay in their homes with the windows and doors closed after a series of explosions …
