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Introduction to Processing Operations in a Petroleum Refinery
CRUDE OIL RECEIVING In a refi nery, crude oil is received and stored in a…
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Introduction to Crude Petroleum Oil
COMPOSITION OF CRUDE OIL The compounds in crude petroleum oil are essentially hydrocarbons or substituted…
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Storage, transport and regasification of LNG
Storage at the terminals and on LNG carriers is done in cryogenic tanks at atmospheric…
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New Crude Production Record in Sight as Permian Basin Comeback Continues
As oil prices break through multiyear highs, the heartland of US onshore activity is nearing…
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India plans to seek carbon emissions data linked to each LNG cargo
India will seek carbon emissions data linked to each cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG),…
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Norwegian Tech Deployments Show What 21st-Century Drilling Looks Like
The IADC/SPE Virtual International Drilling Conference held last week helped bolster the argument that if…
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New Joint Venture Targets Digital Integration for Well Construction
Intellilift has joined forces with deepwater rig contractor Transocean in a joint venture aimed at…
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ExxonMobil Testing the Next Step Total Drilling Automation on Land
International rig contractor Nabors Industries has drilled the first of three wells in the Permian…
Understanding Naphtha and Ethane Cracking Processes
Ethylene – because its molecules have very distinctive and useful chemical properties – is manufactured…
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Heavy weight drill pipe (HWDP)
Grant Prideco offers three types of heavy weight drill pipe: Standard, Tri-Spiral™, and Spiral-Wate™. Each…