Posts Tagged ‘operations’
What Makes A Successful Plant Shutdown?
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Effective planning and execution of shutdowns and turnarounds are major tasks during a plant’s life cycle. It is an important aspect of plant maintenance that helps improve the life expectancy of assets, to maintain inventory levels and reduce loss of revenue. Shutdowns are costly because they are labour and…
Read More4 Common Mistakes of Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes One of the critical features of a plant operation, is its effective maintenance management in establishing conditions for safe operations, and in supporting the commercial success of the business. Effective maintenance reduces overall company cost because production capacity is available when needed. The company makes a product with…
Read More3 Tips for A Successful HAZOP Study
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes What is HAZOP? A Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) study is a structured and systematic risk management technique for existing process or operation. It is used to identify and evaluate risks to personnel or equipment. HAZOP is often used as a technique for identifying potential design and engineering issues that…
Read More4 Tips On How To Increase Appeal Of Corporate Training For Employees
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes It has been established that corporate training bring about many benefits. Yet, with implications of being tough, dry and boring, the word ‘training’ alone is able to give employees chills down their spines. How can we increase the appeal of corporate training for employees then? Here are 4…
Read MoreHow Corporate Trainings Curb Employee Turnover
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The business world is brutal enough, but organisations will know that it gets even harsher when competing for talent. In today’s reality, retaining talent is of utmost concern. With research showing that employee turnover costs an employer 21% of the employee’s salary, it is plausible to see the…
Read MoreRecent Offshore Discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The rise of recent offshore discoveries highlight why operators are focusing on the Gulf of Mexico recently for their offshore wells and rigs. As of January 2018, the Gulf of Mexico has 175 offshore rigs – second to the North Sea which has 184 offshore rigs. Hydrocarbon exploration in…
Read MoreUnderstanding Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Strategy
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Within a reliability-centered maintenance approach, preventive and predictive maintenance are top 2 most popular proactive methods of conducting maintenance. This prevents sudden issues or breakdowns from happening on your assets. Sudden breakdowns largely affect production, failure to achieve production target, the lack of personnel, unprepared spare parts and more.…
Read MoreEnvironmental Sustainability In Oil & Gas Industry 2019
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The issue of environmental sustainability has always been a major concern for governments and players from the oil and gas industry worldwide. However, the increased consumer awareness of environmental, climate impacts and societal expectations pushed the industry to embrace and incorporate sustainability. Sustainability is now, the center of…
Read MoreFlare Gas Recovery & It’s Utilisation in Oil and Gas
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes As part of optimising the production operations, oil and gas producers use flare gas and set up a flare gas recovery system to be more cost-efficient. A flare system can safely be designed to meet the challenge of reducing emissions to the environment as well as reducing the cost…
Read MorePipeline Pre-Commissioning
Pre-commissioning is generally considered to include the preparation and integrity verification or structure upon completion of construction/installation and prior to commissioning. Pre-commissioning includes all or the combination of operations to allow the pipeline or system to be cleaned, internally gauged pressure tested and dewatered and/or dried. Sometimes there can be a final operation…
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