Last month, Becht facilitated a knowledge sharing event between 25 innovative individuals from nearly a dozen energy industry owner/user organizations. One topic was drone based inspection. Here is an excerpt from Damodaran Raghu’s technical primer which kicked off the group discussion, one of many covered during the sessions. With contributing author Mark Fronek Digital Transformation […]

With Contributing Author Ed de Saegher When buying crude, intermediate feedstock, blending components, or finished products for your refinery, you have multiple ways to transport and delivery them into your tanks. Additionally, you also have several options for the conditions under which those hydrocarbons are purchased (Incoterms). These terms provide many variations for when you […]

Chris Van Der Beek was recently interviewed for an article in TRENDS – The International Media on Arab Affairs. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia— Becht, an American engineering services company, has revealed that it is in talks with potential partners in Saudi Arabia in order to widen its presence in the region. According to its director for […]

This blog provides some personal views on the future.  First, I believe the future is very bright for the USA.  With good demographics, a high value add work force, low cost energy, great resources, lots of land (with much of it arable), plenty of resources and financial strength, the United States has a lot going […]

This past year was notable for geopolitical events and higher margins.  It was great for us to once again be able to meet with our clients, and our colleagues, in person.  Throughout the year, Becht continued to work on ways to bring higher value to our clients. Some of the areas our clients found this […]

Read Part 1 of this Blog            Read Part 2 of this Blog Welcome back to Part 3 of the evolution of gasoline blending series. We have had an interesting journey so far looking at various aspects of gasoline blending, and we have come a long way and crafted three dimensions […]

Read Part 1 of this Blog Welcome back to Part 2 of the evolution of gasoline blending series. Just to recap, we established a framework in Part 1 regarding the types of refiners, layers of the blending ecosystem and a concept of stress testing. We also talked about quantifying each of the dimensions i.e., speed, […]

Dr. Charles Becht IV., was awarded the 2022 B31 Forever Medal during the ASME B31 & Nonmetallic Pressure Piping Code meetings. The ASME B31 Forever Medal for Excellence in Piping is a Committee Award awarded for distinguished contributions in the field of pressure piping including but not limited to leadership, technical, research and development, and […]

The workforce is changing rapidly and the people who will be blending gasoline at a refinery will have a different set of knowledge, skills, and attributes compared to prior generations. This will be the generation that likes to collaborate on platforms instantaneously and make rapid decisions in a constantly changing and challenging environment. This generation […]

Production facilities are all about what can we produce today.  Everything can be rushed.  When problems arise, people want the answer now and there is pressure to take the most expedient solution.  Consider taking a step back and have a look at the historical data to see what has been going on long term.  Is […]