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Brownfield Revamp Planning: Prioritising Capital in Ageing Gas Processing Plants
Planning

Brownfield Revamp Planning: Prioritising Capital in Ageing Gas Processing Plants

A structured screening method for planning engineers: find the real constraint, overlay integrity data, classify items as monitor, repair, debottleneck or replace, and build a capital queue driven by condition and risk.

28 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Topsides Process Design for Floating Gas Production Platforms: Compact Separation and Slug Handling
Process Engineering

Topsides Process Design for Floating Gas Production Platforms: Compact Separation and Slug Handling

How vessel motion degrades separator performance, how to choose compact separation for limited deck space, and how to size slug-handling volume on floating gas units by balancing catcher volume against downstream drain rate.

28 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Hazardous Area Classification for Gas Processing Facilities: Zone Delineation from the Source of Release
Ex Inspection

Hazardous Area Classification for Gas Processing Facilities: Zone Delineation from the Source of Release

How to apply the source-of-release method in gas plants: grading releases, assessing ventilation, assigning zones, and linking the result to Ex inspection, with an illustrative pig launcher and compressor shelter example.

27 Oct 2026 · 10 min read

Private LTE and 5G on Offshore Platforms: Coverage Design, Backhaul and SCADA Integration
Telecommunications

Private LTE and 5G on Offshore Platforms: Coverage Design, Backhaul and SCADA Integration

How to plan private LTE/5G radio coverage inside steel platform structures, choose between fibre, microwave and satellite backhaul, and connect field telemetry to SCADA without compromising safety systems.

26 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Powering platforms from shore: electrification feasibility, load studies and cable routing
Energy Transition

Powering platforms from shore: electrification feasibility, load studies and cable routing

What an offshore shore-power feasibility study contains: bottom-up demand profiling, AC versus DC transmission, grid-forming converter selection, subsea cable routing and where renewable supply can be integrated.

26 Oct 2026 · 10 min read

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German Hydrogen Pipeline Network to Reach Nearly 1,500 km by Germany's hydrogen pipeline backbone is expected to grow to nearly 1,500 kilometers of active infrastructure by the end of 2027, according to FNB Gas, the national association of gas transmission system operators. The expansion will add 900 kilometers of new and converted pipelines to the existing 5 Brazil's Green Hydrogen Pipeline Tops $23B Amid Key Hurdles Brazil's green hydrogen sector has a project pipeline worth more than R115 billion ($23.1 billion) in anticipated final investment decisions by 2030, according to the Brazilian Green Hydrogen Industry Association (ABIHV). The figure covers projects that the industry expects to reach FID over the cou Kyushu Electric to buy LNG from LNG Canada Phase 2 Kyushu Electric Power has signed a basic agreement with Diamond Global Energy, a unit of Mitsubishi, covering the purchase of liquefied natural gas from the second phase of the LNG Canada project at Kitimat. The Canadian export venture is led by Shell. The arrangement ties the Japanese utility to a Stade-bound FSRU cools down LNG tanks in Rotterdam The Energos Force, a 174,000-cbm floating storage and regasification unit built in 2021, is in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, where cooldown work on its LNG tanks is under way ahead of its deployment at Stade in Germany. The state-owned LNG terminal operator DET told LNG Prime that operations at Stade Transocean shifts MPD strategy amid industry ownership chang Drilling Contractor reported on a fundamental evolution occurring within the managed pressure drilling (MPD) sector, specifically regarding the ownership and execution of associated technologies. This transition is occurring against a backdrop of a strategic shift in MPD approaches by Transocean. Th

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PDF ATEX / IECEx Compliance Checklist A 289-point field checklist for hazardous-area equipment inspections. PDF Anti-surge Design Checklist 277 design decisions for a centrifugal compressor anti-surge system. XLSX SIL Verification Worksheet PFDavg, RRF and achieved SIL for a safety instrumented function. XLSX Offshore RCM Starter Template Criticality screening, RCM worksheet and failure-finding interval in one workbook. XLSX Turnaround Scope Planner Scope register, crew loading, long-lead orders and gate timeline for a turnaround. XLSX Cause & Effect Matrix Builder An ESD / F&G cause & effect matrix that checks itself (15 checks). XLSX Relief Scenario Matrix 18 overpressure scenarios per item, the governing case and the API 521 fire case. XLSX Alarm Rationalisation Worksheet Master alarm database, priority matrix and ISA-18.2 alarm KPIs.

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