Learning & Development | August 13, 2020 New Solutions for Age-Old Problems... Becht continues its series on “Strategy to Maximize Value in the Time of COVID-19” with this 3rd blog focusing on… Read More
Learning & Development | July 16, 2020 The Oil Industry – Winners, Losers, and Ever... Becht’s “Winners, Losers, and Everything In Between” series presents strategies to maximize your workforce in the time of COVID-19. Part… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | May 8, 2020 COVID-19 – Bringing Innovation, Resilience a... The introduction of the COVID-19 virus has changed our world overnight. This frightening event has shut down our economy, closed… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | April 22, 2020 Outlet Collector Pressure-Drop Assessment... Why do outlet collectors only rarely fail, even when subjected to pressure-drops well above the design basis of the collector?… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | January 8, 2020 Cost, Schedule, Quality – Pick Two … Isn... - Achieving Excellence in Any Project - The old saying in managing projects was Cost, Schedule and Quality. Pick two.… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | October 28, 2019 How to Resolve an Engineering Manager’s Typi... The Problem Too often, the inability to get the required work done correctly, and on-time, has been blamed on too… Read More
Capital Projects | August 28, 2019 How to Manage a Crane Accident... No one expects to have a crane accident, but it can happen to anyone. Everyone who uses a… Read More
Learning & Development | August 5, 2019 Five Reasons Why Your Training Program Will Fail... Good training is something that we know is necessary. In light of Industry’s aging demographics and retiring experience, we need… Read More
Learning & Development | July 15, 2019 What Is the Difference Between Training and Educat... Training is a burgeoning field and an important tool for any workforce. This is not only true in the oil… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | June 10, 2019 Process Safety Management: Small Errors Lead to Bi... We work in an industry where there is very little tolerance for errors since we deal with highly hazardous, flammable… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | May 16, 2019 Accurate Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) Can ... A key element in an effective Due Diligence study is to be able to quickly identify the Key Performance Indicators… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | April 8, 2019 Acceptable Practices for High Voltage Motor Lead R... Are Your Wires Crossed? By Rick Hoffman and Joe Rammage We recently evaluated a 15kV, 5000 hp, induction motor in… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | January 28, 2019 Negotiating Plant Access for Due Diligence... Just the Facts Ma’am The famous phrase, “Just the facts, Ma’am,” was often linked to Los Angeles Police Department Sargent… Read More
Machinery | December 16, 2018 Reducing Coupling Weights in Large Motor-Driven Pu... One of the major issues in designing large motor driven pump applications is minimizing the overhung weight on the pump… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | December 9, 2018 Due Diligence – Making Rapid, Accurate Judge... or "Kidnapped By My Own Business Team" A number of years ago I worked closely with an Operating Company Business… Read More
