H. J. SALEH
Hatim Saleh is an Associate Engineer specializing in rotating equipment engineering within the oil and gas industry. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and works for Saudi Aramco. Saleh has experience in maintaining and ensuring the reliability of critical machinery, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with teams for turnaround and inspection (T&I), technical support for stationary equipment, and reliability and assets managements units. Saleh’s work contributes to advancing reliability strategies and supporting sustainable operations in complex industrial environments.
Enhance rotating equipment reliability: Implementing a bad actor program in the oil and gas industry
Bad actor programs—a process for identifying and addressing assets that are causing problems in a system—play a critical role in enhancing equipment reliability and optimizing maintenance costs within industrial plants. This article explores the implementation of such a program at Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu natural gas liquids Fractionation Department, focusing on rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, turbines and motors.
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