Strengthening Turnaround Execution with Crane Expertise
A US-based refinery was undertaking a major turnaround (TAR) involving numerous complex crane lifts,...
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Becht Featured Projects
Becht is continuously working on challenging and innovative projects for our clients.
Listed below is a select sampling of recent projects from our portfolio.
Filling Critical Technical Gaps for a Complex Refinery Restart
A West Coast refinery faced the dual challenge of restreaming a long-idled facility while simultaneo...
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Stalled to Stable: Restart Success During a Global Lockdown
A refinery in the Caribbean had been idled for nearly a decade and was more than a year behind sched...
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Risk Management Tool to Evaluate Asphalt Feedstocks
A major South American refiner sought to strategically upgrade refinery bottom streams into higher-v...
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Enhancing Early-Career Engineer Development at PBF Energy
PBF Energy faced significant challenges in retaining and attracting talent due to the loss of instit...
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Identifying Critical Failures in a Chemical Plant Explosion
Objective: Provide expert analysis to identify the root cause of the piping failure and support the ...
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Root-Cause Findings Protect Client in Fatal Explosion Case
A fatal explosion occurred during the first trial of a new process at a large industrial complex. Th...
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Expert Analysis in Asbestos-Related Death
A family claimed that a deceased employee contracted mesothelioma from asbestos exposure at a specif...
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Optimizing Troubleshooting in Slurry Drum Operations
A chemical processing plant encountered recurrent high-density readings in a slurry drum. Operators ...
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Process & Mechanical Assistance for Asset Improvement
Process & Mechanical Assistance for Asset Improvement Cat Feed Hydrotreater Reactor Replacement ...
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Plastic pyrolysis oil processing in HDS
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Customer
A European customer was looking at processing pyrolysis oil (from plasti...
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CCS FEED Phase – Review
Situation: BECHT was called by a European customer to review their Carbon Capture Sequestration ...
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Equipment Due Diligence, Turkey
Situation: An owner/operator of coal fired electrical generating facilities in Turkey was required t...
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FCC Catalyst Loss
Situation: North America FCC unit experienced above-normal catalyst losses. In addition to incre...
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Catalyst Withdrawal Line Hotspot
Situation: Recently replaced FCC regenerator developed hot spot. Engineering company gave 2-ho...
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