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Innovation in Produced and Recovered Water Treatment
Handling and treating produced and recovered water is an increasingly important task for the petrochemical industry. A November 2014 Reuters report estimated industry-related water production in the United States at around 60 to 70 million barrels per day. Over 70...
Pipeline Integrity Plus Risk Management Can Equal Zero Incidents
This is the second blog in our series on Pipeline Integrity Management. To read the first post, click here. Above all, the most important factor for any pipeline project is safety. In fact, every engineering company these days is sure to tout its safety record...
Improving Offshore Drilling Safety through Risk Indicators and Mitigation
Risk mitigation in offshore oil and gas isn't just about offering safety training and installing safety devices. It’s a long-term process that involves research not only at the company level but also across the entire industry. In fact, a wide variety of...
Pipeline Integrity Makes All the Difference
This blog post is the first of our five-part blog series about Pipeline Integrity Management. For nearly 50 years, natural gas pipeline networks have been the preferred method for transporting materials, such as crude and gas, due to cost-effectiveness and overall...
Floating LNG: A Paradigm Shift in LNG Processing
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing has traditionally been an onshore activity. However, changes to the paradigm are afoot, ones that may gradually see fully contained LNG production take place on the open water in the form of a floating LNG (FLNG) plant. The...
Avoiding Corrosion and Emissions Problems in Petrochemical Storage
In early 2015, one of the major stories in U.S. oil production was of shrinking storage space for petrochemicals. "Storage is king," proclaimed commodity finance expert Jean Francois Lambert, as market speculators took an already significant glut of domestic oil and...
Advances in Offshore Reservoir Evaluation, Monitoring, and Extension
Offshore exploration and production companies are always looking for ways to improve well placement, monitor production pressures, and get the most out of their tapped reservoirs. Fortunately, technological advances in evaluating, monitoring, and extending reservoir...
Refining Refineries: How to Improve Energy Efficiency, Product Quality, and Yield
Improving refining margins today requires the integration of evolving treatment and conversion technologies into new and existing developments. However, those technologies — often licensed — aren't just casually implemented; they first must be thoroughly evaluated to...