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
Corrosion, Materials & Integrity | April 23, 2025 So, You’ve Got IOWs—What’s Next?... The refining and petrochemical industries have recently seen an increased focus on integrity operating windows (IOWs). The first edition of… 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
Process Technology | March 19, 2025 Preparation of Slurries: Powder Wettability and Ot... In this article I write about process technologies for preparation of slurries, AKA “solids in suspension,” and the considerations that… Read More
Learning & Development | March 12, 2025 Reduce Production Downtime with Procedure Executio... In oil and gas production, every hour a unit is offline incurs significant costs. There is a substantial financial impact… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | March 5, 2025 The Value of an Annual Health Check for Your Refin... In the fast-moving world of petroleum refining, Linear Programming (LP) models are the backbone of decision-making. These models guide production… 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
Mechanical Engineering | February 19, 2025 Navigating Data Uncertainty in Fitness-for-Service... In engineering assessments, accurate and reliable data is the foundation for sound decision-making. 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
Process Technology | January 28, 2025 Faster Reactor Cooldowns... One of the most frustrating situations to endure is the slow cooldown of a reactor (or series of reactors) when… Read More
Learning & Development | January 22, 2025 Enhancing Adherence to Standard Operating Procedur... Despite the critical importance of adhering to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for ensuring safety, efficiency, and consistency in daily operations,… Read More
