October 2023
The October issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering begins with a report on the latest developments in the Middle East, courtesy of our Contributing Editor, Nancy Yamaguchi. The issue also includes technical articles and detailed case studies on a range of topics including clean energy projects, sulfur recovery units, automation, simulation, instrumentation, corrosion prevention, emissions reduction, and much more.
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Contents
Middle East oil: back to the present
Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, discusses why oil producers in the Middle East are aiming to recapture traditional strengths in the oil and gas industry before they look to move beyond fossil energy.
Thriving in the era of decarbonisation
Oliver MacSorley, Howden, a Chart Industries company, discusses the company’s work at Shell’s clean energy project in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Automation to the rescue
Michael Gaura, AMETEK Process Instruments, USA, considers how it is possible to manage sulfur recovery unit (SRU) upsets with automation.
Process simulation: past and future
Improvements in computing speed and coding languages have made previously impossible calculations possible.
Jeff Weinfeld, Simon A. Weiland and Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc., USA, explain how the industry could benefit from embracing these improvements.
Taking it up a level
Neil Murch, Jaspreet Nijjar and Oliver Riddle, Tracerco, detail the use of nucleonic instruments in challenging level measurement applications.
Finding a solution
Mohamed Hudhaifa, Kurita AquaChemie, and Asia Abubaker, Emirates National Oil Co. Ltd (ENOC), explain how a chemical solution can help to combat iron-based fouling in refinery equipment.
Preventing corrosion
Colin Bateman, Integrated Global Services (IGS), UK, explains how high nobility cladding solutions can help to prevent corrosion in the amine systems of carbon capture and storage plants.
Solving problems
Wai Yew Wan, Rayford Forest and Mike Henneke, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion, a Koch Engineered Solutions company, explore the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to troubleshoot flame shape and circulation in a petrochemical fired heater.
Mission accomplished
Matthew Martin, XRG Technologies, USA, details the installation of a dispersed combustion system and explains how the technology can help refiners and petrochemical producers reduce emissions.
A potential game changer
Kacem Jlidi and Dr Neil Bird, Fluenta, discuss the impact of gas flaring and how measuring flare combustion efficiency can help to mitigate methane and greenhouse gas emissions.
The increasing importance of upgrading
Gavan Jenkinson, Marty Smith and Stephan Roberson, Zeeco, USA, explain why vapour control equipment owners should consider upgrading programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Q&A with...
Hydorcarbon Engineering talks to David DeBlanc, Global Business Development and Marketing Manager, Halliburton Multi-Chem.
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