Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 3, 2024 Where Are You on Your Reliability Journey?... Every organization is positioned in a different timeline and traverse through the phases of challenges over a period. Challenges… Read More
Midstream Services | February 29, 2024 Tank Ignition Source Management: Protecting Storag... By Earl Crochet and Rafael Rengifo Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) are used to store large volumes of flammable and combustible… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | January 10, 2024 WA DOSH Update – Damage Mechanism Reviews (DMR)... On December 27, 2023, the Washington Division Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) filed a permanent rulemaking motion to adopt changes… Read More
Learning & Development | January 3, 2024 Becht’s Learning & Development 2024 Resolut... Happy New Year! As we all embark on new adventures in 2024, it’s important to start with a sense of… Read More
Engineering Standards | November 21, 2023 Impetus for Current OSHA PSM Regulations in New Ne... Netflix recently released "The Railway Men - The Untold Story Of Bhopal 1984," which is based on the horrific tragedy… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 17, 2023 Plant Winterization Preventative Maintenance Progr... By Bobby Wright with Lakeisha Taylor and Greg Zoll It has been a couple of months since we first started… Read More
Software Tools | September 13, 2023 Drones: Applications, Value Proposition and Risk M... Last month, Becht facilitated a knowledge sharing event between 25 innovative individuals from nearly a dozen energy industry owner/user organizations.… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | August 29, 2023 Understanding the Importance of Implementing a Mar... With Contributing Author Ed de Saegher When buying crude, intermediate feedstock, blending components, or finished products for your refinery, you… Read More
Process Technology | August 21, 2023 Tank Ignition Source Management: Protecting Storag... With Contributing Author Rafael Rengifo Above ground storage tanks (AST) are widely used for the storage of large volumes of… Read More
Capital Projects | August 16, 2023 Powerlines and Cranes – A Deadly Combination... It’s hard to imagine life without electricity. We flip a switch and things start working. It powers your lights, television,… Read More
Learning & Development | June 27, 2023 Your Most Important Employee – at 2 O’clock in... Just another late night shift. Just like it’s been many times before. Tough to stay focused when everything is carving… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | June 6, 2023 Even Simple Mistakes Can Lead to Serious Incidents... Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya? Famous words uttered by Inspector Harry Callahan in one of my favorite Clint… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | June 1, 2023 Revalidation, Reassessment, Evergreening, Updating... As owner-users continue to rely on existing RBI programs, the question of how to keep an RBI program functioning and… Read More
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | May 8, 2023 Integrity Operating Windows Anchor an RBI Program... Risk-based inspection (RBI) methods have been around the refining and petrochemical industry for nearly 3 decades. The concept of focusing… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | April 27, 2023 Energy Efficiency in Terminals... Refining and upstream are large industries, but the world of terminals is a bit different. The terminal industry is shaped… Read More
