Maintenance & Reliability
Design operations-and-maintenance-friendly pressure vessels—Part 2
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
Coke drums in many operating plants experience foundation bolt failures.
Case study: Plan and execute a coke drum replacement project
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.
- NAPCOR releases 2024 PET recycling report highlighting system efficiency gains and continued strength of PET circularity 12/12
- OQ courts other partners for petrochemical complex in Oman as SABIC drops out 12/12
- Brazil's BNDES approves $71 MM for carbon storage project 12/12
- Cuba on edge as U.S. seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk 12/12
- China oil demand to plateau between 2025 and 2030 12/12
- Germany's PCK refinery says no impact from pipeline leak 12/12
