Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | May 28, 2025 Shortening the Turnaround Window Through Efficient... By Ralph Davies with contributions from Gordon Lawrence Maintenance turnarounds are an unavoidable part of operating a refinery, petrochemical plant,… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | May 14, 2025 The Impact of Proper Maintenance Planning and Sche... I recently spent time with a client who had just introduced planner/schedulers into their maintenance work process with a focus… Read More
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
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | October 1, 2024 Asset Condition Evaluation... Starting on a reliability improvement journey is many times done using a “Bad Actor” list, improving root cause analysis program… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | August 6, 2024 From the Open Road to the Plant, Key Elements of a... I recently wrote about the similarities between a 12,734 mile motorcycle ride and a Reliability Program including passion, preparation and… Read More
Crude Refining & Production | July 24, 2024 Passion, Preparation, and Perseverance are Importa... Recently I rode with a group of friends completing the 4 Corners Motorcycle Ride from San Ysidro, California; to Key… Read More
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
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | March 6, 2024 Turnaround Cost Estimating Rigor... Cost estimates for maintenance turnarounds are notoriously inaccurate and frequently overrun by more than their supposed accuracy range. Until recently… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | February 1, 2024 Allowing for Uncertainty in Turnaround Cost Estima... Turnaround cost estimating is notoriously poor. Previous studies have revealed systemic under-estimation of costs and over-confidence regarding the tightness of… Read More
Turnaround, Maintenance & Reliability | January 29, 2024 Effective Turnaround Steering Teams... One aspect of process plant maintenance turnaround preparation efficiency that is often overlooked is the role of the steering team… 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
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
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
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
