Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | March 24, 2026 What Refiners Should Prioritize During Volatile Ma... Market volatility increases the economic consequences of operational instability. The ability to run predictably and take advantage of margin spikes… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | March 24, 2026 How Refiners Can Respond to Market Shocks: What Ma... Geopolitical conflict in energy-exporting regions does not affect all refiners equally – it redistributes advantage. The current situation in the… Read More
Becht News | February 19, 2026 Becht Approved as AspenTech Partner Service Provid... Becht has been approved as an AspenTech Partner Service Provider, recognizing our company as an expert-level developer of client simulation… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | February 4, 2026 How a Distributed Consulting Team Works Like an Or... Distributed consulting teams often deliver stronger results by bringing together specialists with diverse experience and perspectives. When guided by strong… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | November 12, 2025 Simple Fixes to Improve Energy Performance in Comp... In a previous blog (Pinch Design in Practice), I discussed some of the basic design flaws and operating errors that… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | November 5, 2025 How Refiners Can Build Resilience in Low-Margin Ti... Refining and petrochemicals are caught in one of the toughest environments I’ve seen in decades. Margins are thin, assets are… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | October 1, 2025 Energy Savings Hidden in Plain Sight... Pinch analysis is a great tool for identifying heat integration improvements that would otherwise be hard to find. However, many… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | September 10, 2025 Closing the Loop on KPI Benchmarking Gaps... Benchmarking is an essential tool for evaluating asset performance, but for many operators, the path from data to value remains… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | July 2, 2025 FCC Catalyst: Cost-Cutting vs. Value-Add... The business cycle beckons, reminding refiners that staying competitive means keeping costs in check. As the tide pulls back, every… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | June 18, 2025 Pinch Design in Practice: Balancing Energy Efficie... Pinch analysis is widely used for designing heat recovery systems within the process industries. However, it is not a panacea.… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | June 17, 2025 Capturing Margins Through Timely and Accurate Crud... Refineries face unprecedented complexity in crude procurement. Price volatility, geopolitical instability, and shifting crude slates have made traditional feedstock selection… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | June 4, 2025 Technical Due Diligence for Existing Assets: Ident... By Tracy Sadowski with contributions from Rick Hoffman, Joseph Jacobs, Mel Larson, and Andrew Last Buying, upgrading, or selling an… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | June 4, 2025 Technical Due Diligence for New Technologies: Redu... By Tracy Sadowski with contributions from Rick Hoffman, Joseph Jacobs, Mel Larson, and Andrew Last Investing in a new technology… Read More
Strategic Business Planning | May 7, 2025 Energy in a Pinch: How Did We Get Here?... The 1970s was a period of spiraling energy prices, driven largely by the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and the… 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
