Capital Projects | April 19, 2023 Critical Role of the Owner’s Team in Capital Pro... The critical role of the owner’s team can’t be understated. The owner may choose to contract out certain activities like… Read More
Process Technology | April 17, 2023 Hydroprocessing Relief Issues – Chapter 2 – Se... This is the 2nd of 3 articles discussing relief issues for Hydroprocessing units. Last month, we discussed backflow prevention (CLICK… Read More
Capital Projects | April 12, 2023 Becht Production Assurance, Operating Modes Assess... With Contributing Authors Stephen DeLude and Bruce Scott It can be said that any project is judged on three principal… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 10, 2023 BRAVO – Maintenance Improvement Program Obse... Becht’s Maintenance Improvement Program (MIP) looks at all aspects of maintenance value including the support driver. The support driver consists… Read More
Process Technology | March 27, 2023 Hydroprocessing Relief Issues – Chapter 1: Backf... Over the next few months I will cover relief issues for Hydrotreaters and Hydrocrackers. This topic will be the subject… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | March 22, 2023 Continuum Damage FEA Implementation of the Becht H... With Contributing Authors Scott Leakey and Dave Dewees, P.E. It’s approaching three years since we demonstrated a mechanistic model for… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | March 20, 2023 Developing A Hydrocarbon Loss Management Culture T... When you think of your Hydrocarbon Loss Management practice, what comes to mind? Is it tanks, meters, commercial transactions, hydrocarbon… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | March 6, 2023 Becht Experts Participate In PTQ Catalysis 2023 Q&... Below is an excerpt from some of the submissions by Becht in the recent PTQ Q&A. Participants from Becht were:… Read More
Capital Projects | March 1, 2023 Sling Angles Do Matter!... One of the most overlooked considerations when designing a rigging system is sling angles. When slings are used in a… Read More
Midstream Services | February 21, 2023 Robotics and Risk-Based Inspection Assessments Too... Article recently published in Feb 23 / Mar 23 Tank Storage Magazine Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) owners and operators are… Read More
Process Technology | February 16, 2023 Under Pressure II... CLICK HERE to view Part 1 of this series. Tenets of Catalyst Selection I have had several suggestions to write… Read More
Capital Projects | February 14, 2023 Production Assurance for Investors and Owners of L... With Contributing Author Victor Stroud At Becht, we get involved in Capital Projects of all shapes, sizes and complexities. Traditional… Read More
Litigation Support | February 6, 2023 Expert Witness Responsibilities and Key Attributes... Serving as an expert witness carries a heavy burden of responsibility. The expert plays a key role in any case… Read More
Learning & Development | February 1, 2023 Turning Your Experts into Mentors... How do organizations ensure proper knowledge transfer that occurs spontaneously on the job, often born out of everyday situations and… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | January 25, 2023 Risk-Based Work Selection – Planning a Turnaroun... This White Paper was published in Inspectioneering, below is an excerpt from the paper. Here is a link to view… Read More