hydrocarbon
China and India join forces in Exploration & Production Mr. Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) and Mr. Jiang Jiemin, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC or PetroChina) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on June 18, 2012 at New Delhi, India. This MoU signed between ONGC and […]
Definition The Topsides are the surface installations allowing the drilling and/or production and/or processing of offshore hydrocarbons. Comments Normally used as a plural the Topsides comes from the ship building industry to designate all the portion of the ship coming on the top of the hull or above the waterline. Then it applies on the […]
Definition Polyethylene (PE) is a thermoplastic polymer consisting of long hydrocarbon chains. A molecule of polyethylene is nothing more than a long chain of carbon atoms, with two hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon atom. Polyethylene is produced from the polymerization of ethylene as monomer. Polyethylene may have different grade of density with different melting point temperatures […]
Definition Carbon black is virtually pure elemental carbon in the form of colloidal particles that are produced by incomplete combustion or thermal decomposition of gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons under controlled conditions. Comments Carbon black physical appearance is that of a black, finely divided pellet or powder. Its use in is related to properties of specific […]
Mad Dog: BP’s second giant field in Gulf of Mexico In September 2011, BP announced the drilling of a successful appraisal well in a previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the US Gulf of Mexico. The well results confirm a significant resource extension for the Mad Dog Field complex, which includes […]
Lukoil awarded $1West Qurna Phase 2 to Samsung Engineering Samsung Engineering officially signed a contract, worth approximately $1 billion, with LUKOIL Mid-East Ltd. (Lukoil) for the development of the West Qurna Phase 2 Contract Area and thereafter to provide assistance to LUKOIL with its carrying out of the commissioning and start up. This engineering contract covers: –Project Management […]
Definition ASU is the acronym of Air Separation Unit and refers to the Air separation plant to produce industrial gases Air separation plants produce oxygen, nitrogen and argon from atmospheric air, normally by one of three processes: – Non-cryogenic plants produce oxygen or nitrogen gas product from compressed air at near ambient temperature by physical […]
Definition NGL is the acronym of Natural Gas Liquids. These Natural Gas Liquids are also called Condensates and refer to the non-methane hydrocarbon gas such as Ethane, Propane, Benzene, Butane or Pentane which stand at liquid state within the reservoir at underground pressure. Comments While being at liquid state in the reservoir, the NGLs turn […]
