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Asphaltene Stability Screening When Blending Heavy Opportunity Crudes

Refining and Petrochemicals

Asphaltene Stability Screening When Blending Heavy Opportunity Crudes

Screening crude blends for asphaltene incompatibility before a discounted cargo arrives is the only way to protect the margin that made it attractive. This article covers SARA indices, Heithaus titration, optical methods, and computational blend models with a practical decision checklist for refinery planners.

16 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Bowtie Analysis for Well Control Events: Building a Kick Scenario from the Ground Up

Bowtie Analysis for Well Control Events: Building a Kick Scenario from the Ground Up

A step-by-step guide to constructing a well control bowtie for a kick scenario, with concrete barrier examples, escalation factors, and a pre-section verification checklist drawn from current industry practice.

16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Level measurement in three-phase separators: choosing between DP, radar, and displacers

Instrumentation

Level measurement in three-phase separators: choosing between DP, radar, and displacers

A structured technical comparison of DP transmitters, guided wave radar, and displacers for bulk-level and interface measurement in three-phase separators, covering density dependence, emulsion-band limitations, and failure modes.

15 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Screening Mature Fields for CO2-EOR Versus Polymer Flooding

Screening Mature Fields for CO2-EOR Versus Polymer Flooding

A structured screening workflow for subsurface planning teams evaluating CO2-EOR versus polymer flooding in mature fields — covering reservoir data requirements, miscibility checks, and comparative selection criteria.

15 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

Selecting Mechanical Seals for Sour Crude Pumps

Selecting Mechanical Seals for Sour Crude Pumps

Repeated seal failures on sour crude pumps trace to wrong arrangement, incorrect elastomers, and poor flush plan selection. This article uses API 682 to compare seal plans and material limits for H2S-laden crude duty.

15 Oct 2026 · 8 min read

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16 Oct Finder Energy books Hakuryu-5 rig for Timor-Leste KTJ wells Finder Energy has signed a contract with ENEOS Drilling for the Hakuryu-5 semisubmersible drilling rig to drill the Kuda Tasi and Jahal (KTJ) development wells offshore Timor-Leste. The agreement secures a semisubmersible unit for the offshore campaign, with drilling operations scheduled to begin fr 16 Oct Cheshire East Council Opposes £5B Peak Cluster CO2 Pipeline Cheshire East Council has voted unanimously to oppose the proposed £5 billion ($6.63 billion) Peak Cluster carbon dioxide pipeline, becoming the fourth local authority to formally object to the scheme. All 66 councillors present at a meeting at Tatton Park backed an amended motion calling on the UK 16 Oct Turkey to deploy first floating gas platform in Black Sea Turkey is preparing to send its first floating gas production platform to the Black Sea, with the deployment scheduled for Saturday. The unit will be the country's first floating facility dedicated to offshore gas production. Once in place, it is expected to roughly double output from Turkey's large 16 Oct Eni to Drill Up to Six Wells to Feed Coral North Platform Eni will begin drilling offshore Mozambique from November, opening a campaign of as many as six development wells. The Italian energy firm is directing the wells' output to its new Coral North floating liquefied natural gas platform, which is also located offshore Mozambique. Development wells of th 15 Oct Equinor and partners make oil and gas find near Oseberg Equinor, working with partners Petoro and TotalEnergies, has made an oil and gas discovery near the Oseberg field in the North Sea. Early estimates put recoverable resources at between 19 and 50 million barrels of oil equivalent. The figures are described as preliminary, marking the assessment as an

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