The design and routing of pipelines in industrial plants is a critical task that affects the safety, efficiency, and operability of a facility. From the oil and gas industry to chemical and energy sectors, proper pipeline layout is essential to ensure system reliability and minimize operational and maintenance costs. In this article, we explore the […]
Oil refineries are an integration of different process units made up of a large number of components, the quantity and complexity of which varies in each facility. The long list of these components includes reactors, furnaces, columns, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, pipes, fittings, storage tanks, docks, electrical installations and instrumentation, concrete and metal […]
In many engineering companies, each individual discipline is usually challenged to work within the lowest possible budget – both for workhours and for material costs. The lowest possible cost at the discipline or material level is not always the least expensive overall (both in terms of cost, but also in time in the fabrication shop […]
Planning consists of defining each of the steps necessary to achieve small accomplishments towards a larger goal. Planning makes it possible to prevent problems that may arise or, failing that, to have time to resolve and overcome any setbacks that arise from what has been established. It is a decision-making process to achieve a desired […]
Technical Specifications (ET’s) and Standards are the fundamental pillars of any industrial facility, both for its operation, maintenance, as well as for the development of the different projects to be executed. Any activity carried out during the design or life of the industrial plant will be according to what is indicated in said documents. Technical […]
FEED (Front End Engineering Design) Front End Engineering Design (FEED), also referred to as Front-end loading (FEL), feasibility analysis or conceptual planning, is the process for conceptual development of projects in processing industries such as upstream, petrochemical, refining and pharmaceutical. This involves developing sufficient strategic information with which owners can address risk and make decisions […]