Poorly specified or undersized valves in critical services can cause unplanned shutdowns, fugitive emissions, and safety incidents, so getting valve selection right at the front end of a project and revisiting it whenever process conditions change are among the highest-leverage actions an operator or engineering contractor can take.
In upstream Oil & Gas operations, chemical injection is one of those critical processes that rarely gets much attention—until something goes wrong. Corrosion, scale formation, and flow assurance issues can quickly turn into costly production disruptions, safety...
Many floating production vessels now operating off Africa and elsewhere were converted or built decades ago and are approaching or exceeding their original design lives. The monitoring equipment installed during that era is equally dated, leaving integrity teams dependent on manual ultrasonic inspections, retrievable corrosion coupons, and intrusive probes.
In base oil production, quality and reliability is non‑negotiable. When you’re operating in high‑capacity refineries and producing Group I and Group II base oils for global markets, even small measurement inaccuracies can have a cascading impact on product quality,...
Across industries—from chemical and energy to life sciences—operators are being asked to do more with less. Processes must run reliably, systems must integrate smoothly, and regulatory expectations continue to rise. At the same time, traditional approaches to flow...
New pressure relief valve (PRV) designs that protect LNG storage tanks, while providing cost savings through reduced fugitive emissions and increased capacity.
Owners and restorers of old cars know that blistering paint on a door or fender is a tell-tale sign that rust has penetrated through the metal and a hole will soon form. Industrial maintenance teams also look for signs of corrosion, but often they aren’t visible until...
Given the high compositional variability of pipeline natural gas these days, it’s easy to understand why the number of gas chromatographs (GCs) and other analyzer technologies are growing at processing and custody transfer sites. Emerson’s Rosemount X-STREAM Enhanced...
The Adaptive Gas Lift System enables continuous optimization of oil production without the need for invasive and costly well interventions, and its unique retrievable design reduces operational downtime while enhancing both the safety and sustainability of gas lift operations.
As governments, industries, and investors converge on net-zero strategies, carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) has emerged as a necessary tool—not just to limit future emissions, but to actively remove and store existing CO₂ for the long term so it no longer poses...
Manuel Arroyo and Stan Calame join Jim Cahill to discuss a new white paper, “Mitigating Emissions from Wellhead to Custody Transfer,” to highlight technologies and solutions that help oil & gas producers drive emissions reductions and improve sustainability.
Oil separators perform a crucial task in upstream petroleum operations, but process control instability can cause product losses and downstream equipment fouling. One facility in Canada faced serious reliability issues with its oil separator, significantly reducing...
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