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Management

HP People

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Brendan Bechtel will become president, COO and a member of the board of directors of Bechtel Group, Inc. He will report to Bill Dudley, the company’s CEO. Mr. Bechtel, son of Chairman of the Boar..

Global refining: What is the future?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Romanow, Stephany

Demand for transportation fuels will continue to increase over the next 15 to 25 years. These fuels will still be primarily based on crude oil. Developing nations are driving growing demand for energy..

Economic drivers point to strong E&C growth

Gulf Publishing Company: Kulkarni, P.

Fundamentals suggest that the industry business climate for most downstream engineering and construction companies (E&C) will remain strong for the foreseeable future.

Improve compressor reliability with advanced chemical treatments

Although many olefin plants are making big investments in hardware and metallurgy to improve compressor performance and to extend run lengths, the reliability, efficiency and throughput capacity of the CGC are still key influences on plant profitability.

Innovative modeling of heavy crudes provides competitive advantages

Aspen Technology Inc.: Beck, R.  |  Ajikutira, D.  |  Ye, V.
Aspen Technology: Rumyantseva, I.

The increase in heavy crude production, together with the diversity of heavy crude characteristics and sources, leads to technical challenges in accurately predicting production and refining process performance.

How are leading organizations implementing operational excellence?

Moran Manufacturing Excellence Consultants: Moran, M.

ExxonMobil did not devote four full pages to operational excellence (OE) in its 2012 annual report because they had nothing else to talk about, but rather because they viewed it as one of their five k..

Optimize plant reliability with operator-based maintenance programs

Fluor Canada Ltd.: Fearn, D.
Irving Oil Refining, G.P.: Porter, M.

This case study demonstrates the potential maintenance-labor cost savings that can be obtained through the greater utilization of operations staff; such savings can justify OPPM program investment.

Use information management tools to support best practices and increase reliability

AVEVA Solutions Ltd.: Standish, R.

The recently published ISO 55000 series of standards aims to promote best practices in asset management. Other goals of this standard include: achieving tangible benefits through the effective managem..

Case history: Modernization of Russia’s refining industry—Part 2

RAS, A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas: Levinbuk, M.
Gazprom Neft: Galkin, V. V.  |  Makhiyanov, V.

Russia’s refining industry is set to make major changes to improve profitability and produce cleaner transportation fuels. Such changes will enable the refining industry to export cleaner fuels t..

Understanding people helps reduce safety risks in the workplace

TalentClick Workforce Solutions: Ford, G.

It’s fair to assume that most employers strive to deliver quality results and maintain high safety standards in their plant operations. Recent research has shown that employing staff who share th..