Maintenance & Reliability
Yokogawa, UptimeAI partner to enhance asset performance management in industrial plants
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and UptimeAI Inc. announced a strategic agreement aimed at dramatically enhancing asset performance management in industrial plants. The agreement is underscored by a capital investment in UptimeAI by Yokogawa.
U.S. crude stockpiles hit near 3-yr low despite softer refinery demand
U.S. crude oil inventories slipped to their lowest level since March 2022 last week, even as refining activity fell sharply, cutting demand for crude.
Australia's Ampol expects lower annual earnings on Lytton refinery snags
Australia's Ampol estimated a steep drop in annual earnings on Thursday as production at its Lytton refinery in Queensland was hit by operational constraints and lower refining margins.
Mitsubishi integrates phased array ultrasonic testing into steam turbine maintenance
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corp. (MCO-I), a leader in the design and manufacturing of compressors, steam turbines and associated auxiliaries, has transformed steam turbine maintenance with the integration of phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT).
Digital Exclusive (sponsored): Improve efficiency via centralized data and advanced collaboration
This article will detail how companies can use digital solutions to transform their engineering and data management by seamlessly integrating real-time data across the entire asset lifecycle, enabling faster, more accurate decision-making to improve efficiency, increase safety, minimize downtime and enhance profitability.
South Korea's GS Caltex plans Yeosu refinery maintenance in late February
The maintenance at its 330,000-bpd crude distillation unit is expected to last for around 30 days
Marathon restarts hydrotreater at Galveston Bay Refinery, Texas (U.S.)
On Friday, Marathon Petroleum Corp. began restarting the resid hydrotreater (RHU) at its 631,000-bpd Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas.
Digital Exclusive: Managing reliability and asset management performance in the Yanbu refinery through the implementation of a reliable operations committee program
One of the most important aspects in having successful reliability and asset management performance is to establish a tracking mechanism to monitor, control and manage key performance indicator (KPI) performance, which is the focus of this article.
Motiva plans to begin Texas FCC overhaul by Jan. 21
Motiva Enterprises plans to begin an overhaul of the gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker (FCC) by Jan. 21 at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
Update: Turkey's Izmir refinery now expects to restart crude unit in Feb, IIR says
Turkish refiner Tupras now expects to restart a 151,000-bpd crude unit at its Izmir oil refinery in early February after a fire on Nov. 25.
- BASF starts up the world’s first production plant for 3D-printed catalysts in Ludwigshafen 3/19
- Haffner Energy receives rapid bookings for CORE100 clean-fuel production units 3/19
- ABB launches EmissionVision to automate advanced gas leak detection 3/19
- Ebara Elliott Energy partners with NuScale Power for use of advanced nuclear technology to power petrochemical plants 3/19
- bp agrees to sell 12-MMtpy Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group 3/19
- Sumitomo Corporation, “K” LINE and NYK Line conclude MoU for new build ammonia bunkering vessel operation in Singapore 3/19
