Introduction to Petroleum Piping Systems: Pipe Standards, Wall Thickness Design, and Pressure Rating Selection
Piping carries every stream in a refinery, gas plant or terminal, from small instrument tubing to large transfer lines, at […]
Safety Instrumented Systems: IEC 61511 Lifecycle, SIL Determination, and PFD Calculation
A safety instrumented system (SIS) is an independent protection layer that takes the process to a safe state when a […]
Energy Transition Strategy for Oil and Gas Companies: Portfolio Transformation, Stranded Asset Risk, and Low-Carbon Business Models
Oil and gas companies now plan against demand outlooks that differ widely. In the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook […]
Distributed Control Systems and Alarm Management: DCS Architecture, PID Controller Tuning, and EEMUA 191 Compliance
A distributed control system (DCS) runs the regulatory control of a process plant: thousands of measurements, hundreds of control loops, […]
Energy Storage Technologies in the Petroleum Sector: Battery Systems, Compressed Air, Gravity Storage, and Hybrid Storage Design for Offshore and Onshore Facilities
Energy storage lets oil and gas facilities run fewer gas turbines, absorb variable wind or solar output and ride through […]
Flow Measurement Instrumentation: Orifice Plates, Coriolis Meters, Ultrasonic Technology, and Custody Transfer Standards
Flow measurement serves three different purposes in oil and gas: allocation between wells and partners, process control, and custody transfer, […]
Geothermal Energy from Petroleum Wells: Abandoned Well Repurposing, Geothermal Gradient Assessment, and Heat Extraction Economics
Oil and gas wells reach depths where rock is hot. When a well stops producing, it normally has to be […]
Chemical EOR Design: ASP Flooding Formulation, Pilot Design, and Field Economics
Alkali-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flooding combines three chemicals in one slug. The surfactant, helped by soap that the alkali generates from acidic […]
Offshore Wind Integration with Oil and Gas Infrastructure: Co-location Economics, Power-to-X Applications, and Hybrid Energy System Design
Offshore wind and offshore oil and gas share marine structures, subsea cables, weather-limited maintenance and specialist vessels. Wind can supply […]
CCUS Integrated with Production: CO2-EOR Economics, Storage Verification, and Value Chain Engineering
CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) injects carbon dioxide to recover oil left after waterflooding. Part of the injected CO2 stays […]