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Enhance Safety and Save with Optimized Materials
Why Optimized Fluid System Material Selection Can Help Improve Offshore Safety and Reduce Costs Cost optimization is one of the most important goals for owners of offshore oil and gas platforms and floating vessels —second only to ensuring safe and compliant operation throughout the platform’s life...
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Myth Busting: The Hydrogen Vehicle and Fueling Economy
Myth Busting: The Hydrogen Vehicle and Refueling Economy Chuck Hayes, Principal Applications Engineer for Clean Energy, Swagelok There is no doubt that the economy for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and fueling is growing. But as the technology gains more prominence, misinformation can become common....
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Refinery Safety Depends on Well-Trained Employees
Refinery System Safety Depends on Well-Trained, Empowered Employees Ken Backus, Field Engineer High-octane gasoline, plastics and many other everyday necessities are the result of complex processes that take place inside petrochemical plants and refining facilities. Those processes utilize a varie...
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How to Safely Sample High-Viscosity Fluids in Refineries
How to Safely Sample High-Viscosity Fluids in Refineries Matt Dixon Modern refineries are tasked with maximizing value from the entirety of their production processes. Capturing that full value requires optimizing all products and byproducts that result from the refining process. Bitumen is one o...
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What is Sour Service and Q&A on Material Selection
Four Answers on Material Selection for Sour Oil and Gas Fields As oil and gas producers seek to meet the world’s energy needs and expand their revenue streams, there has been a collective move toward tapping unconventional resource reserves at greater depths and further distances offshore. Here, le...