Maintenance & Reliability
Preventive maintenance checks and optimization
In the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI), if preventive maintenance is being performed and does not result in some insight related to the performance of the equipment or system, then that preventive maintenance is either not required or is being incorrectly directed.
Nine steps for effective preparation of planned shutdowns—Part 2
As organizations increasingly prioritize resource optimization, performance and sustainability, executing a successful shutdown (SD) has become more challenging.
Practical examples and considerations in designing emergency depressurizing systems
Process operating facilities typically process large inventories of gas and volatile hydrocarbon liquids at high pressures, which have the potential of posing major hazards during emergency incidents—such as fire, loss of containment or operating excursion.
Advanced analytics solutions propel decarbonization and sustainability initiatives
Industrial process manufacturers and refiners are facing a storm of disruptive challenges. First and foremost, calls to mitigate climate change have taken a central position and must be prioritized, driving the decarbonization efforts of industrial and manufacturing processes.
Editorial Comment: Digital transformation: The many pathways to operational and project excellence
Throughout the history of the modern refining and petrochemicals industries, asset owners, project developers, and equipment and service companies have devoted countless expenditures in the research and development of new technologies.
Russia's seaborne oil product exports fell in January, calculations show
Russia's January seaborne oil product exports fell 8.6% from a year earlier and 2% from the previous month to 10.792 MMt owing to lower processing and unplanned refinery repair work.
Russia's Novatek resumes processing at damaged Ust-Luga complex
Russian energy company Novatek resumed gas condensate processing at its Ust-Luga complex after the site was damaged last month by a suspected Ukrainian drone attack.
Russia's Ilsky refinery plans to restart damaged unit this week
Russia's export-oriented Ilsky oil refinery plans to resume operations at its damaged primary processing unit this week.
Indonesia's Pertamina to slash capacity at second-biggest refinery due to upgrade
Indonesia's state energy company Pertamina will reduce production capacity at its Balikpapan refinery starting in the third week of February as an upgrade of the facility advances.
LLumin and eschbach partner for integrated team communications in enterprise asset management and plant maintenance
LLumin and eschbach announce their partnership to deliver the first rules-based, action-triggering, bi-directional communicating CMMS solution that seamlessly integrates with Shiftconnector, a comprehensive plant process management solutions for process manufacturers.
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