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
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | July 5, 2023 Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of Industrial Outa... With contributing author Wulston Paul Industrial projects have a significant impact on carbon emissions due to the nature of activities… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | June 28, 2023 Why Best Practices Don’t Always Lead to High Rel... There are numerous standards, recommended practices, and guidelines which provide clear direction on how to manage equipment integrity. By now,… 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
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
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
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
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
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
Mechanical Engineering | March 22, 2023 Continuum Damage FEA Implementation of the Becht H... With Contributing Authors Scott Leakey and Dave Dewees, P.E. It’s approaching three years since we demonstrated a mechanistic model for… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | March 20, 2023 Developing A Hydrocarbon Loss Management Culture T... When you think of your Hydrocarbon Loss Management practice, what comes to mind? Is it tanks, meters, commercial transactions, hydrocarbon… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | March 6, 2023 Becht Experts Participate In PTQ Catalysis 2023 Q&... Below is an excerpt from some of the submissions by Becht in the recent PTQ Q&A. Participants from Becht were:… Read More
