Process Technology | June 11, 2025 Why an Operations Excellence Management System (OE... High-hazard industries – like oil and gas, chemical manufacturing, nuclear power, and mining – deal with processes and materials that… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | May 28, 2025 Shortening the Turnaround Window Through Efficient... By Ralph Davies with contributions from Gordon Lawrence Maintenance turnarounds are an unavoidable part of operating a refinery, petrochemical plant,… Read More
Learning & Development | May 21, 2025 Learning from Experience: Becht’s Expert Instruc... At Becht, technical training isn’t just about presenting information—it’s about passing on decades of experience, lessons learned in the field,… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | May 14, 2025 The Impact of Proper Maintenance Planning and Sche... I recently spent time with a client who had just introduced planner/schedulers into their maintenance work process with a focus… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 30, 2025 Why Do Equipment Failures Persist? The Answer Lies... Let’s talk about something that’s always top of mind in our industry: equipment reliability. It’s not just a box to… Read More
Learning & Development | April 16, 2025 Why Cutting Training in a Lower-Margin Environment... With the current market volatility and economic uncertainty, many oil & gas companies are looking to tighten their budgets and… Read More
Engineering Standards | April 9, 2025 Transforming Corporate Standards – Part 1: Why D... Introduction Problem: You’ve modernized tools, optimized workflows, and embraced digital transformation to reduce risk and remain competitive—except in one critical… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | April 2, 2025 Scaling Smarter: How Advanced Modeling Accelerates... Process scale-up is the effort to take a chemical process that works at a smaller scale and design a version… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | March 25, 2025 Life Management of PSA Vessels – Part 3: Life Ma... This is the third and final part of the blog trilogy relating to life management of pressure swing absorber (PSA)… Read More
Fired Heater Services | February 25, 2025 Behind the Scenes: The Methodology of Becht’s PE... By Grant Jacobson and Jan Zander This is the second article in a series about PEAK (Practical Energy Assessment Kit),… Read More
Learning & Development | February 12, 2025 Effective Training Programs to Mitigate Employee T... The oil and gas industry (O&G) is no stranger to challenges, given its volatile and high-stakes environment. One persistent and… Read More
Fired Heater Services | February 5, 2025 The “Energy AND” Mindset: A Smarter Approach t... Welcome to the first article in a multi-part series about PEAK (Practical Energy Assessment Kit), Becht’s new energy efficiency assessment… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | January 15, 2025 Best Practices for Implementing RBI Programs: A Te... Risk-based inspection (RBI) programs are integral to ensuring the robustness of industrial operations. However, implementing an effective RBI program requires… Read More
Learning & Development | December 17, 2024 2024 in Review: Elevating Training Excellence in a... As the year winds down, it’s a good time to reflect on the evolution of training and workforce development in… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | December 11, 2024 ASME B31.3 Process Piping: Changes in the 2024 Edi... The new edition of the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code is scheduled to be issued December 27, 2024. As usual,… Read More
