Maintenance & Reliability
Update: U.S. crude oil inventories rise as refining activity dips
U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week as refinery utilization rates fell amid weakening fuel demand.
Taiwan refiners brace for super Typhoon Krathon as ports shut ahead of landfall
Taiwan oil refiners are bracing for heavy rain and winds ahead of super Typhoon Krathon's anticipated landfall, with the storm likely to delay some fuel shipments and prolong maintenances, while key ports are shut.
Digital Exclusive: Unlocking the power of hydrogen processing: Ensuring safety and driving profits
Harnessing the potential of hydrogen for energy generation requires a deep understanding of the associated safety considerations. When it comes to hydrogen processing, it’s important to examine hydrogen’s unique challenges and the innovative approaches that business leaders can adopt to ensure safety while driving profitability in the hydrogen processing industry.
Russia's Antipinsky, Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries undergo maintenance
Russia's Antipinsky and Novokuibyshevsk oil refineries halted processing this month for planned maintenance.
South Korea's S-Oil shuts a crude unit for scheduled overhaul
South Korea's S-Oil has shut the No. 1 crude distillation unit (CDU) and some refining units at its Onsan refinery for a scheduled overhaul this week.
Truly effective reliability requires predictive maintenance
To navigate this new digital world, organizations must find ways to bring in new technologies to support the limited personnel they have, but without increasing the complexity of those people’s jobs or overwhelming them with raw data they are not trained to use. The solution is to implement a predictive maintenance technology plan founded on a boundless automation vision of seamlessly moving contextualized data wherever it is needed.
Configure safety communication to unleash your safety culture’s true potential
From an industrial perspective, effective communication is an integral part of achieving an injury-free workplace. This article provides the benefits of developing a safety management system to build a culture of safety in plants.
Zero-liquid discharge: A stepping stone to water sustainability—Part 2
This article will evaluate zero-liquid discharge technologies and the preliminary treatment, disposal or further treatment for a preliminary treated system.
Refinery/petrochemical makeup water treatment: A general guide for technical personnel—Part 2
A very important—and sometimes overlooked—unit operation within processing facilities is makeup water treatment for steam generators and other processes. Many cases have been documented in which makeup system upsets have led to boiler tube failures that partially or completely shut down unit processes. This article serves as a guide for those employees who may be on a steep learning curve when it comes to makeup system understanding.
Seven tips to achieve a smoother plant turnaround
This article provides seven best practices that should be kept in mind for successful plant turnaround management.
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