When I was around thirteen years old, I began hanging out with an older guy that lived a few streets from me. Ugo was about nineteen—doggedly curious, ambitious, and full of life. He never failed any exams, and he was, ...
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Pressure Vessels: Why They Fail and How to Prevent it.
What is a Pressure Vessel Pressure vessels are containers designed to hold high-pressure gases and liquid for industrial or general use. The material used for their construction is dependent on the owner’s requirement or usage. In the oil refinery industry, ...
How a Barrel of Oil Became Cheaper than a McDonald’s Burger: Should Refineries Continue to Operate?
The oil industry was walloped by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the effects are lasting, impacting the current oil prices and forcing companies to limit their production. The oil industry is now reducing its oil production as the world is reducing ...
Refiners Fear Shutdown as Fuel Demand Slumps
Refineries are reducing production significantly as gasoline demand plunges, and some may have to shut down if the market continues to decline. Some U.S. refineries have reduced fuel production by about 30 percent. If demand continues to decline, many refineries ...
Global Oil Refineries Cut Output as Demand Slows to a Trickle
Refineries around the world are beginning to cut output as roughly 40% of the world’s population demand for oil is in free fall. The resulting drop in demand for oil and gas, along with Saudi Arabia and Russia’s decision to ...