Strategic Business Planning | June 21, 2023 Going Beyond Compliance: How Refineries Can Reduce... With contributing author Jessica Hofmann The oil and gas industry alone, directly and indirectly, contributes to 42 per cent of… Read More
Process Technology | June 19, 2023 Evaluating Purchased Feedstocks for Hydrocrackers ... I had multiple requests to discuss how to evaluate purchased feedstocks for hydroprocessing units. As always, I’ll present some ideas… Read More
Mechanical Engineering | June 12, 2023 Properties of Castable Refractories... Refractory linings are common throughout the refinery and found in many different units including the FCCU, fired heaters, and Claus… 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
Process Technology | May 23, 2023 Mixing With Reaction: Practical Considerations... “My reaction is done in a few seconds; therefore, I can’t have a mixing problem.” Mixing experts hear this frequently,… Read More
Process Technology | May 17, 2023 Hydroprocessing Relief Issues: Chapter 3 – Vapor... This is the third of 3 articles discussing relief issues for Hydroprocessing Units. Last month we discussed Separator Blow-through. As… 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
Mechanical Engineering | May 4, 2023 FCCU Reliability Challenges Now and in the Future... Article appears in the March/April 2023 issue of Inspectioneering Journal Introduction Fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCUs) have been fundamental to… 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
Capital Projects | April 19, 2023 Critical Role of the Owner’s Team in Capital Pro... The critical role of the owner’s team can’t be understated. The owner may choose to contract out certain activities like… Read More
Process Technology | April 17, 2023 Hydroprocessing Relief Issues – Chapter 2 – Se... This is the 2nd of 3 articles discussing relief issues for Hydroprocessing units. Last month, we discussed backflow prevention (CLICK… Read More
Capital Projects | April 12, 2023 Becht Production Assurance, Operating Modes Assess... With Contributing Authors Stephen DeLude and Bruce Scott It can be said that any project is judged on three principal… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | April 10, 2023 BRAVO – Maintenance Improvement Program Obse... Becht’s Maintenance Improvement Program (MIP) looks at all aspects of maintenance value including the support driver. The support driver consists… Read More
Process Technology | March 27, 2023 Hydroprocessing Relief Issues – Chapter 1: Backf... Over the next few months I will cover relief issues for Hydrotreaters and Hydrocrackers. This topic will be the subject… Read More
