With fluctuations in the crude market from over-supply and negative prices to supply shortages and price wars, the diversity of crude is ever changing. And while it may be attractive to refinery purchasing, crude blending is often an overlooked after thought in relation to how certain process mixes can create unwanted operational challenges.
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Topics: nucleonic instrumentation, desalter optimization, Tracerco Profiler, insights, nucleonic instrument, desalter performance, instrumentation, real-time measurement, real-time insights, multiphase separation, crude distillation unit, process control, process optimisation, instrumentation control, crude unit, CDU
Tracerco Insight Vol8 Ed2
Feb 28, 2019 9:09:35 PM
Tracerco Insight Vol. 8 Ed. 2 newsletter is now available.
The Tracerco Insight newsletter featuring some of our latest case studies illustrating how Tracerco was able to provide our customers the necessary data that allowed the operations staff to make informed decisions for troubleshooting and optimising their process. Read more to see what's inside the latest issue.
This issue contains the following articles:
- Optimizing Desalter Performance Is Just One of Tracerco's Specialties We Proudly Provide.
- Crude Vacuum Tower Wash Bed Optimization.
- Application Note - ThruVision™
- Manage and Control Your Turnaround Costs to Avoid Possible Surprises.
- New Product Announcement: PED-ER and PED-ER+
Read more on how to download the latest issue.
Topics: nucleonic instrumentation, Tru-Scan, process diagnostics technologies, gamma scan, monitor wash bed coking, tracer technology, Tracer Study, catalyst bed wash, desalter optimization, wash bed optimization, manage turnaround costs, Depropanizer scan tray damage, desalter, Tracerco Profiler, crude vacuum tower, turnaround critical path project, pre-turnaround scans
Tracerco Insight Vol8Ed1
Jan 29, 2018 10:04:11 PM
The first issue of 2018's Tracerco Insight newsletter is now available.
Tracerco would like to wish you a Happy New Year. We are very much looking forward to celebrating our 60th anniversary in 2018.
To start the new year we have published the first issue of the Tracerco Insight newsletter featuring a few of our latest case studies illustrating how Tracerco was able to provide our customers the necessary data that allowed the operations staff to make informed decisions for troubleshooting and optimising their process.
Topics: nucleonic instrumentation, Tru-Scan, gamma scan, coke drum cycle, coke drum optimization, delayed coke drum, feed/effluent heat exchangers, tracer technology, H2S Absorber, Life cycle management, Tracer Study, SRU Unit, coke, Sulphur Recovery Unit, catalyst bed wash, Ammonia converter
Four Reasons the Unique and Brilliant Tracerco Profiler is the Engineers' Choice [Infographic]
Oct 22, 2014 5:22:00 PM
PROFILERTM HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED IN THE ENGINEERS' CHOICE AWARDS 2015:
The ProfilerTM has been chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice Awards program in the Sensors category.
This award is decided by votes, so to help you decide that the ProfilerTM is unique and special enough to win this award we've listed out the top four reasons it deserves recognition together with an infographic on the savings it delivers to customers.
You can learn more about the benefits it brings in our previous blog post outlining how you can increase crude throughput in high temperature processing.
Voting closes on 31 December 2014 so if you agree the Tracerco
ProfilerTM is as brilliant as we think it is please
cast your vote.
Topics: Tracerco innovations, Awards, Downstream, nucleonic instrumentation, optimising plant processing, High temperature plant processing, desalting, SAGD
Increase crude throughput in high temperature processing [Slideshare]
Sep 10, 2014 3:01:00 PM
The last year has seen the release of the long awaited new version of our award-winning ProfilerTM technology. This version was specifically designed for high temperature processing applications such as desalting and Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD).
Topics: Downstream, nucleonic instrumentation, optimising plant processing, High temperature plant processing, Heavy oil, refining, desalting, SAGD