Hot oil pump warm-up system best practices and failure case study

Keith Brashler is a Pump Specialist in the Consulting Services Department for Saudi Aramco. He earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Washington State University. Brashler has 34 yr of rotating equipment experience in oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, and pulp and paper, with an emphasis on pump and system troubleshooting.

Yasser Alshahrani is a Pump Engineer at Saudi Aramco. He has 7 yr of rotating equipment experience and is a Certified Vibration Analyst: ISO Category II. Alshahrani earned a BS degree in mechanical engineering and an MS degree in engineering management from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Mahmoud Sabban has more than 25 yr of experience in oil and gas. He started his career as a plant engineer and has held various positions in facilities planning, commissioning and startup teams; project engineering; technical support; and central engineering. At present, he is a Lead Rotating Equipment Senior Consultant and the gas turbine standards committee Chairman at Saudi Aramco. He is on the board of directors of Gas Turbine Users International and represents the company at the American Petroleum Institute (API) and Gulf Cooperation Council Standards Organization (GSO). He earned an MSc degree in thermal power from Cranfield University in the UK.