Reynolds Wrap Up: Highlights from the API Subcommittee on Inspection and Mechanical Integrity (SCIMI) Meetings at the Spring 2019 API Standards Meeting

By John Reynolds, Principal Consultant at Intertek. June 27, 2019

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API Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Summit

The seventh API Inspection and Mechanical Integrity (IMI) Summit was held the week of January 28 – 31, 2019 at the Galveston Convention Center. Over 250 presentations were provided, many by owner-users and consultants talking about their experiences with IMI methods and technology. Attendance at the Summit set another record, up nearly 25% as the industry’s IMI Community of Practice (COP) continues to realize this event is the premier place to network with FEMI peers and establish relationships that last long beyond the Summit.

The name of the Summit was changed to include Mechanical Integrity, which better reflects the scope of the Summit and will once again cover the three main industry business sectors:

Downstream (Refining and Petrochemical)
Midstream (Terminals, Gas Plants, and Pipelines)
Upstream (Exploration and Production)
Each business sector will again cover three main Inspection and Mechanical Integrity Tracks over the three days of presentations and panel discussions on:

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About the Author

John Reynolds, Principal Consultant at Intertek

John Reynolds is a Principal Consultant with Intertek Asset Integrity Management, Inc. Prior to this he was a Master Engineering Consultant with Shell Oil's Westhollow Technology Center in Houston. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with degrees in Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, John joined Shell in 1968 and retired from Shell in 2006. Over the 37+ years of employment... Read more »

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