Maintenance & Reliability
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GFG Alliance plans to boost steel production in U.S.
GFG Alliance executive chairman Sanjeev Gupta said his company is considering plans to increase liquid steel production at its newly acquired Illinois wire rod mill and its restarted South Carolina facility. Read more
Digital operations support centers help boost production
In just a few months the support centres established to help create higher value, improve safety and reduce emissions from Equinor’s installations on the Norwegian continental shelf have led to good results from the first onshore-supported fields. Read more
Rystad Energy: Frack jobs peaked in May/June
Shale drilling activity in the US likely dropped to 44 jobs per day in November 2018, Rystad Energy’s analysis of preliminary data suggests. Read more
Top six articles from BIC Magazine in 2018
BIC Magazine highlights the top six most-read articles of 2018. Read more
HydroChemPSC announces agreement to acquire CARBER
HydroChemPSC, a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co., today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CARBER. The acquisition will greatly strengthen HydroChemPSC’s specialty mechanical services group in North America. Read more
KBR announces a new propane dehydrogenation technology
K-PROTM technology combines the know-how and experience of K-COTTM with a novel high selectivity, low-cost, dehydrogenation catalyst that does not require precious metals. Read more
Shell's Convent, Louisiana refinery hydrocracker back in production
Royal Dutch Shell Plc. brought the hydrocracker at its at its 209,787-barrel-per-day (bpd) Convent, Louisiana, refinery back into production after fixing a malfunction. Read more
Five oil majors face 2019 climate target pressure by investors
U.S. and Norwegian oil majors Chevron and Equinor have become the latest target of activist investors moving to force five of the biggest oil companies to commit to fixed emissions targets and align with the Paris climate agreement. Read more
Aegion: Turnaround Specialty Services
We strive to provide consistent safety and quality throughout all aspects of business. Read more
Green Plains to idle Minnesota ethanol plant amid weak margins
Green Plains Inc plans to idle 55 million gallon a year Otter Tail ethanol plant in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, amid weak margins. Read more
Lyondell's Houston refinery coker to restart late this week
The 57,000 bpd coker was shut by a Nov. 28 fire that filled a heater with hard carbon deposits. Read more
Emerson acquires Advanced Engineering Valves
Emerson acquired Advanced Engineering Valves (A.E. Valves), a manufacturer of innovative valve technology that helps LNG customers operate more efficiently. Read more
U.S. probe cites 'ineffective' safeguard in Husky oil refinery blast
An “ineffective” safeguard failed to prevent an explosive mixing of air and fuel at a Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, leading to a blast and fire in the plant’s gasoline-producing unit in April. Read more
Audit management best practices
Catching risks and mitigating them before something goes wrong is always preferable to reacting to an incident. A robust audit program can help your organization be proactive and continually improve. Read more
Improving turnaround through materials management
In addition to everything else, managers must have a good depth of working knowledge regarding turnaround materials. Read more
Union rallies outside LyondellBasell refinery over labor talks
About 100 United Steelworkers union (USW) members rallied on Wednesday outside a LyondellBasell Industries (LYB.N) Houston oil refinery over a lack of negotiations there on a new local contract. Read more
Chevron projects $20 billion spending budget for 2019
Chevron Corp, the second largest U.S.-based oil producer, is budgeting $20 billion for capital projects next year. Read more
Controlled-Volume Pigging™: Fast, effective pipe and tube cleaning
A new service from USA DeBusk called Controlled-Volume Pigging™ (CVP) is rapidly becoming a preferred method for cleaning pipes, tubes and process equipment. Read more
Part 1 Of 3: Five key steps to designing control rooms
Control room operators’ tasks have become increasingly complex. The amount of data has increased, regulations and standards have changed, and corporate operating procedures dictate almost every action. Are they meeting the needs of operators and... Read more
Use a metal repair filler that works at high temperatures
Metal fabricators, welders, machine shops, auto body shops and powder coaters are constantly looking for a metal repair filler for powder coating that will withstand the powder coating process and also have heat-resistant properties. Read more
