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Petrochemicals & Refining
Using P&IDs and PFDs in Downstream Development
For downstream markets, process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) are two important tools used in designing systems. These diagrams...
Process Simulation Increasingly Important to Petrochemical Operations
Even a cursory glance at oil and gas extraction and processing activities provides the layman with enough information to deduce that these activities require significant...
Using Process Hazard Analysis to Improve Safety and Mitigate Risk
In any potentially hazardous oil and gas operation, identifying risk is the key to preserving safety. All too often, the companies in charge of such operations fail to...
Environmental Considerations in Downstream Markets
In the downstream oil and gas sector, refining, distillation, distribution, and transportation activities all have environmental considerations attached to them. Operators...
Condensate Production to Outpace Splitter Demand by 2017
According to Energy Security Analysts Inc. (ESAI) – an independent research firm that analyzes and forecasts physical and financial markets for petroleum, natural gas,...
Quality Project Management Always Vital to Oil and Gas Projects
At every step, oil and gas discovery, extraction, and distribution projects require considerable knowledge and strategic responsiveness in order to be successful. Without...
Using Cryogenic Separation for NGL Extraction 101
Cryogenic separation is a processing operation that is commonly used to extract natural gas liquids (NGLs) from raw natural gas. Unlike absorption methods, which are used...