Maintenance & Reliability
Venezuela restarts Carbon refinery's FCCU after a year out of service
Venezuela's second largest refinery, Cardon, restarted its fluid catalytic cracker which had been out of service for more than a year due to a failure and lack of raw materials
India's April diesel exports likely hit lowest level in over a decade
India's diesel exports likely hit their lowest level in over a decade in April as major exporter Reliance cut refining output for maintenance at a time when domestic demand was robust.
Messe Frankfurt and DECHEMA team up for new ACHEMA Middle East
DECHEMA, which organizes the ACHEMA, the leading trade show for the global process industry, launches ACHEMA Middle East in Saudi Arabia together with Messe Frankfurt. DECHEMA and Messe Frankfurt have reached the necessary agreements and the event will be held for the first time in Riyadh in 2026, and then every three years after that.
Top U.S. refiner Marathon Petroleum swings to quarterly loss on lower margins
Marathon Petroleum swung to a loss in the first quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, the latest U.S. refiner hit by lower refining margins during a period marked by elevated maintenance and turnaround activity across the industry.
Common challenges in risk-based inspection for piping: Insights from experience
This article will identify the top five common problems and concerns related to risk-based inspection assessments for piping, along with some thoughts on how to address these issues.
Hydrocarbon value chain optimization: Non-CAPEX opportunities to improve gross margins for the downstream sector—Part 2
Part 2 will outline additional opportunities across quality giveaway reduction, hydrocarbon loss measurement, refinery mass balance and energy management in downstream functions without the need for capital expenditure (CAPEX) or software infrastructure upgrades.
Methanex announces the successful restart of 1.8-MMtpy Geismar 3 plant in Louisiana (U.S.)
Methanex Corporation announced that its 1.8-MMtpy methanol plant, Geismar 3 (G3), in Geismar, Louisiana (U.S.) has successfully restarted and begun producing methanol following an unplanned outage in late February.
Manage reliability and asset management performance by implementing a reliable operations committee program
This article examines how the author's company instituted a reliable operations committee program at its refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The main goal of the program is to oversee the implementation and performance of maintenance and reliability programs to ensure a culture of optimum reliability and endorse new initiatives and programs that enhance maintenance performance in the facility.
Harness the power of asset performance management to transform reliability
As the energy industry navigates the shifting energy landscape and macroeconomic uncertainties, it must adopt collaborative and innovative solutions to enhance the productivity and quality of value chain operations, while also remaining focused on efficiency improvement projects that protect the bottom line. Spurred by this need for increased resilience and recent advancements in artificial intelligence, the market is seeing growth in the deployment of asset performance management (APM) solutions.
Improve plant maintenance programs by keeping CUI in check
If not adequately addressed, corrosion under insulation (CUI) has dangerous and costly consequences, including a greater risk of heat losses, increased energy usage, unplanned downtime, leaks and spills.
- Borouge, Borealis, CFF and PMS join forces to study polyolefin recycling ecosystem in Indonesia 2/10
- bp's Gelsenkirchen refinery attracts buyer's interest from Klesch 2/10
- Fire at Baiji refinery contained, Iraq's Somo says 2/10
- Hengli Petrochemical sets up Dubai trading subsidiary in expansion 2/10
- Canadian airlines suspend Cuba flights as island set to run out of jet fuel 2/10
- Idemitsu Kosan plans maintenance at Keihin refinery in April 2/10
