turnaround

Covid-19 impact to hike turnaround contractor costs in 2021, 2022

Aug 4, 2020

Availability became plentiful immediately after the pandemic hit in 2020 due to multiple turnaround and construction postponement turning the contractor business into a buyer’s market. Yet the delays may lead to a bottleneck into the coming years.

Covid-19 brought sudden productivity hikes to chemical operations

Jul 7, 2020

While Covid-19 has been mostly associated with negative impacts, particularly on decreased product demand as well as project deferments, the productivity increase is an unexpected positive side.

Next evolution best practices are a must in today’s evolving downstream turnaround environment

Nov 1, 2018

Petrochemical and refining turnaround teams can significantly improve cost, schedule and management of their turnaround and capital projects if they turn to next evolution best practices; such as scope index benchmarking, effective site leadership, contract...

Capital project growth raises turnaround planning challenge

Apr 5, 2018

Improved margins mean more capital projects are on the books and more projects are now executed during the maintenance turnaround window, adding new challenges for managers.

DuPont sees production benefits from new turnaround process

Jun 24, 2016

Initiating company-specific best practices and streamlining its turnaround processes over the last few years has allowed DuPont’s Manufacturing Center in Mobile, Alabama to dramatically improve its turnaround scope management system and start up all its...

US ethane output to rise 27% by 2017; olefins turnarounds to peak in April

Apr 6, 2016

Petrochemicals news you need to know.

Braskem to import US ethane; INEOS considers Texas growth

Mar 23, 2016

Petrochemicals news you need to know.

US starts ethane exports to Europe; Iran to double PE capacity by 2020

Mar 10, 2016

Petrochemicals news you need to know.

Plant builders use new methods to control schedule, boost FEED

Feb 26, 2016

Petrochemical and refining owners can significantly improve their front-end engineering and design (FEED) packages if they complement the standard consultant project evaluations with their own in-house project performance criteria, according to Taylor Auburg...

Saudi Arabia hikes ethane prices; Westlake to expand US ethylene unit

Jan 13, 2016

Petrochemicals news you need to know.

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