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How to achieve quick laboratory analysis of gas condensate in produced water
May 17, 2019By Chip Westaby, Mark A. Fletcher, Ph.D., Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments, Inc. Often there is a need for quick field measurement of gas condensate concentration in produced water, such as when performing process optimization, water treatment verification and routine process…
What to consider when protecting oil tank assets
May 14, 2019By Del Williams With asset utilization critical and community and regulatory pressure always looming, it is essential that tank farm owners proactively prevent any loss of containment with reliable, cost effective corrosion protection. This is crucial since atmospheric corrosion is…
Why organizations are outsourcing pipeline control room services
April 16, 2019By Louis Krannich, CEO, Remote Operations Center A pipeline control room is the central nervous system of oil and gas operations – continuously receiving and processing tremendous amounts of sensory data, quickly highlighting important information requiring action and using that…
Learning from human error: How BP’s Human Performance Framework is improving site safety
April 4, 2019In the lead up to the Operational Excellence in Energy, Chemicals & Resources Summit, we sat down with Hugo Ashkar, global risk manager at BP, to discuss his work in human performance and the role of human factors in overall…
SICK is presenting a worldwide innovation with the outdoorScan3
February 27, 2019Sponsored content With the outdoorScan3 safety laser scanner, SICK is now entering the outdoor areas of industrial environments. With this product, SICK has closed another gap in the complete automation of industrial processes and strengthened the functioning collaboration between humans…
New year, new approach
February 6, 2019The Energy Sector, by Ian Verhappen We all view the start of each year as a fresh start with new hope. After the challenges of 2018 – including the lowest price for Canadian oil in history, another stall on…
Pulp Fiction – Paper Fact
January 11, 2019By Donald Horne Pulp and paper. It is one of the pillars that Canada was built on – but for a large segment of the public, the industry is mistakenly viewed as an environmental hazard. The reality is – paper…
Artificial Intelligence and the Oil Sands
November 30, 2018By Don Horne ProcessWest magazine sat down with Alex Robart, CEO of Ambyint, to look at the burgeoning field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the oil sector, and how this technology can take the oil sands to the next level.…
Short rotation woody crops could save us from disaster
November 14, 2018By Tony Kryzanowski When the trees start to fall next month at the Ellerslie Short Rotation Woody Crop Technical Development Site in Edmonton, Alta., will anyone in the pulp and paper sector or government care? Short rotation woody crops (SRWC)…
Do you know the top 10 OSHA citations?
October 23, 2018Preventable injuries and illnesses in the workplace are among the most worrisome issues you deal with. Knowing the most common safety standard violations can help you minimize risk, limit exposure. and increase your peace of mind. Number one is Fall…
