Leavitt, D.
David Leavitt is a Business Development Manager for Emerson’s Automation Solutions business, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has 15 yr of experience in the oil and gas, power, mining and water/wastewater industries. Mr. Leavitt graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
How valve upgrades can improve tank and terminal facility operations
Environment & Safety
/ Maintenance & Reliability
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Control
/ Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Information Systems
/ Loss Prevention
/ Products
/ Pumps
/ Safety
/ Valves
Tank and terminal facility profitability ultimately rests on a handful of key performance indicators (KPIs). The ability to maximize tank capacity utilization—while minimizing the time it takes to load and unload ships, trucks and rail cars—drives the bottom line. All those transfers must happen quickly and accurately, while avoiding product contamination.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction