Fluor Corporation was awarded a contract by Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (Enap) for the engineering, procurement and construction of a new process unit at its Biobío refinery in Chile.

Emco Chemical Distributors relies on Wilden Pro-Flo Shift Advanced Fit Series and Hygienic Series air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pumps to transfer liquids at its new facility in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin/USA. Learn how their innovative air control valves provide big savings in compressed air consumption compared to other types of AODD pump.

KSB received the “2008 Best Innovator” award in the “Complexity Management” category. What exactly was it that so impressed the judges from A.T. Kearney and WirtschaftsWoche business magazine? PROCESS went to find out.

Are you looking for a storage system in which you have access to flammable liquids at your workplace? A new, ventilated safety cabinet holds a 200 litre drum and enables permanent removal.

The global generator rental market for the oil and gas industry occupies 32 % of its parent market – the global power rental market. But who are the top players in this field? A recent study shows the cream of the crop of a coming US $ 1040 billion market…

A market with huge perspectives: In 2021, almost US$5 billion will be generated with the trade of fluorochemicals, a new ceresana study states. Asia-Pacific is projected to account for more than half of global market value.

An effective method is now available for testing safety shutdown valves, which does not interrupt ongoing operations. Integration of the testing function into the process control system can make the technique even simpler, safer and more cost-effective. This article presents a solution which has a proven track record.

The advantages of process control technology can now be exploited in the small automation solutions market which has been dominated in the past by PLCs (programmable logic controllers).

A plant is more than just a combination of its parts: only when considering the system as a whole can the highest effectiveness be achieved from the start. Westfalia Separator engineers develop separator and decanter package units and process lines that provide users added value through the use of intelligent engineering and integrated solutions. They use Cadison as their planning tool.

British oil multi BP has finished the last major milestones of its refinery upgrading project at Whiting, Indiana, USA. The start–up of a new 102,000 barrel per day coker in mid-November was the last big step in the project, designed to create US $ one billion per annum of additional future operating cash flow.