Capabilities

While our engineers have tackled a wide variety of work during their careers, an overview of our specialties follows:

  • Conceptualization. Defining the scope and project options for both grassroots and revamp projects.
  • Process Simulation. Our firm specializes in process simulation of refinery and chemical processing units. Much of our work typically centers around process simulation to identify and define processing options.
  • Equipment Specification. Providing engineering specifications for pieces of major equipment. These include reactors, towers and internals, pumps, exchangers, heaters, drums, and instruments.
  • Hydraulic Analysis. Assess and design hydraulic loops. This is often done in conjunction with the process design during revamps.
  • Cost Estimating. Our process engineers have prepared many scoping-quality cost estimates. This is often done during the process design phase to select the most cost-effective processing options.
  • Procurement. Follow through with procurement after the process design is complete. Having the engineer who specified the equipment follow through with procurement often allows for better vendor and equipment selection.
  • Scheduling. Our process engineers often schedule the projects as they are being completed. Defining the schedule keeps the process engineers on track for the overall project goals.
  • Project Management. Serving as project managers for our, or other firms’ activities.
  • Trouble-Shooting & Plant Support. We can supply the on-site effort necessary to help alleviate problems. Our engineers have worked in plants for extended periods of time for unit and turnaround support.
  • Turnaround Scheduling. Scheduling major turnarounds both in conjunction with and independent of our firm’s engineering involvement. It is a good fit to schedule the turnaround for a revamp which we have engineered.

 

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