Refiners must recognize the required organizational changes and use an efficient and cost-effective system design when upgrading an existing blending system to an advanced one. Part 1 of this series (OGJ, Feb. 14, 2005, p. 50) discussed the organizational changes…
A capability assessment of a North American refinery’s gasoline blending system helped the company determine if it was a good candidate for upgrading to an advanced control system. This article, the first part of two, discusses the methodology used to…
In any liquid-based manufacturing unit, such as a refinery or chemical facility, tanks are used to store feed stocks, intermediate and final products. It is important to know tank contents, in terms of both quantity and quality, allowing business and…
This paper discusses all aspects of an online Tanks Quality Tracking System (gomsTQTSâ˘) which has been conceptualized, developed, and tested by Offsite Management System (OMS) and commissioned in the Singapore Refining Company (SRC),which is jointly owned by Chevron-Texaco and Singapore…