Flow meters are an important component of virtually every oil and gas operation. But at gathering facilities, where custody of tens of millions of gallons of product is...
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Petrochemicals & Refining
5 Ways 3D Laser Scanners Can Improve Facility Safety
3D laser scanners have become commonplace throughout the oil and gas industry for many reasons, not least of which is the speed and accuracy they offer over traditional...
Weather Poses Challenges at Every Step
When it comes to factors that affect oil and gas prices, some will point to politics and taxation as major culprits. But the weather also plays an important role, offering...
Flexible Engineering for the Future
Many in the oil and gas industry are increasingly looking for ways to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Some like GE and Statoil are going so far as to offer incentives...
How can drone technology benefit the oil and gas industry?
News headlines involving the topic of drones have been increasing in number since 2013, some including applications of the technology to the oil and gas industry. In fact,...
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...
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...
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 —...