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Project Management

Fuels customised for the city, the climate and the marketplace

There are so many benefits to having a standardised, commoditised, swappable, deliverable, uniform quality of diesel in Europe that you wonder why anyone had the idea to be different. Diesel manufactu..

Improve your annual report through maintenance cost control

Cost Control Systems, LLC: Lamb, R. G.

It is possible to significantly better a firm's bottom line through reliability and maintenance. However, this has rarely been the reality and needs to change

New approach to revamps

Aggreko: Denk
Flint Hills Resources, L.P.: Ockwig, J.

Case history of a delayed coking unit's main fractionator details a method that delivers a shorter schedule and lower cost, while retaining current best practices

Are resources at the ready to build the future LNG industry?

Transmar Consult Inc.: Chevriere, J. P.

Here are projections on likely market size and constraints facing the participants

Laser scanning solutions secure accurate dimensional data

Quantapoint: McGill, J.
Fluor Corp.: Clarke, R.  |  Griffin, V.

This engineering and construction planning tool can reduce schedules, overall costs and exposure to potentially hazardous onsite environments

Use of pipework dampers to reduce piping vibrations

Reliance Refinery: Saha, S.

This method has been applied successfully in operating facilities to increase dynamic reliability and plant life

Returning submerged gear drives to temporary service

Philadelphia Gear Corp.: DeBaecke, J.

Follow these guidelines to render the unit operational for a significant period before a rebuild is required

A road map for creating competitive advantage from asset performance improvement

Akzo Nobel Catalysts LLC: Humphries, A.

As companies become experts in launching and completing these initiatives, they share and manage knowledge more effectively and create value that transcends what was initially envisioned

Improve and sustain process plant operator performance

Center for Process Plant Management,LLC, and TTS Performance Systems, Inc.: Pankoff Sr., J. A.

A systems approach can enhance workforce execution to achieve operational excellence (OpX)

New Developments: Industry developments

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Jackson, Kim M.

Strong growth continues due to an increased need to produce low cost products