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Maintenance & Reliability

Design operations-and-maintenance-friendly pressure vessels—Part 2

The Augustus Group: Murti, D. G.

In Part 1 of this article, the assistance provided by standardizations to gain improved vessel performance—vessel outer diameter (OD), component metallurgies, manways and saddles—was discussed.

Identify and correct coke drum foundation bolt failures

Suncor Energy Inc.: Tharakan, J.

Coke drums in many operating plants experience foundation bolt failures.

Case study: Plan and execute a coke drum replacement project

Phillips 66: Johnson, B.
Wood Group Mustang: Farris, M.

The delayed coking unit is a critical part of a refinery’s crude oil process flow and profitability.

Indorama Ventures Louisiana ethane cracker refurbishment ahead of schedule

Indorama Ventures’ majority-owned Lake Charles, Louisiana gas cracker received an air permit from US authorities, signifying an important step forward in maintaining the plant’s startup schedule.

Rompetrol to perform scheduled maintenance work at Petromidia Refinery

Rompetrol has begun scheduled maintenance at its Petromidia refinery and conducting an investigation into the August 22 explosion.

Phillips 66 delays planned SRU maintenance at Borger, Texas refinery

Phillips 66 delayed a planned maintenance on a sulfur recovery unit that was scheduled for Friday at its Borger, Texas, refinery.

Phillips 66 shuts gasoline-producing unit at Westlake refinery

Phillips 66 shut a gasoline-making reformer unit at its Westlake, Louisiana refinery earlier this month, and advanced planned work on the unit.

Saudi's Sipchem says production back to normal

A technical problem at Sipchem’s International Gases Co. unit, which had disrupted operations at two other units since mid-August, had been resolved and production was back to normal.

AESSEAL obtains 5-year service agreement with SABIC Geleen in the Netherlands

SABIC has awarded AESSEAL a 5-year managed reliability contract for their mechanical seals and seal support systems at the Geleen petrochemical complex in the Netherlands.

Exxon's Baton Rouge refinery delays shutdown

ExxonMobil Corp. put off plans to shut its Baton Rouge, Louisiana refinery after it managed to start a LPG processing unit in the adjoining chemical plant.