Environment & Safety Gas Processing/LNG Maintenance & Reliability Petrochemicals Process Control Process Optimization Project Management Refining

Straker, B.

JEM Advisors, Houston, Texas

Bill Straker has more than 40 yr of oil and gas experience, with an emphasis on maintenance, reliability and operational readiness (OR). He works with JEM Advisors and others.

Best practices for proper alarm management

JEM Advisors: Straker, B.  |  Hanson, T.  |  Kenyon, R.  |  McLeod, G.  |  Ladnier, G.  |  Sauvain, T.

Process alarms are critical safeguards put into place on operating units to enable operators to avoid incidents that impact a company’s safety, reliability and bottom line. It is absolutely essential to any safe facility operation that alarms are properly managed and utilized to address real and consequential operational issues before they become incidents. 

Maximize benefits with robust maintenance planning and scheduling

JEM Advisors: Straker, B.  |  Hanson, T.  |  Kenyon, R.  |  Ladnier, G.  |  McLeod, G.

Effective routine maintenance begins with effective leadership. Leadership requirements for a robust routine maintenance program include some high-level deliverables.

Operational excellence: Repetitive incidents in the energy business

JEM Advisors: Kenyon, R.  |  Hanson, T.  |  Straker, B.  |  Ladnier, G.  |  McLeod, G.

Workforce demographics in the oil, gas, chemicals and other energy industries have altered personnel experience ratios.

The importance of operational readiness

JEM Advisors: Ladnier, G.  |  Straker, B.  |  Hanson, T.  |  Kenyon, R.
GMcLeodConsulting LLC: McLeod, G.
Austin Mattson Project Management: Mattson, A.

Over the last 20 yr–30 yr, manufacturing facilities and project teams have spent significant time and money developing tools to navigate the issues of designing, procuring and building projects.

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