Industry News
In order to keep the Inspectioneering community up-to-date with current events and breaking stories, we routinely share relevant, useful, and/or interesting stories related to the topics we cover and the industries we serve.
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NewsReuters, February 24, 2020Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras and unions representing the firm’s oil workers reached an agreement on Friday to end a partial strike, a judge at the country’s highest labor court said.
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Press ReleaseJohns Manville, February 20, 2020This Insulation Intel® webinar will dive into the details of how to combine jacketing and insulation to create a robust system that can withstand the rigors of an industrial application and limit the risk of CUI.
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NewsReuters, February 19, 2020A catalytic reformer was shut on Sunday night at Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s 211,270 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Convent, Louisiana, after a brief fire, said sources familiar with plant operations.
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NewsMatrix Service Company, February 18, 2020ExxonMobil has hired Matrix Service Inc. to build six new 500,000-barrel storage tanks, four of which will be located at ExxonMobil’s Webster Station in Webster, TX with the remaining two at its Baytown Complex in Baytown, TX.
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NewsReuters, February 14, 2020Exxon Mobil Corp began restarting units shut by a Wednesday fire at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery and chemical plant complex on Thursday night.
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NewsAP News, February 13, 2020Explosions rocked a plant in Massachusetts that manufactures chemicals used in medicines Thursday, blowing a hole in the roof and leading to an evacuation but no injuries. The company blamed a mechanical issue with a steam line for the blasts.
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NewsReuters, February 13, 2020
Exxon Mobil Corp does not have a timeline for restarting fuel-producing units at its second-largest U.S. refinery following a fire Wednesday that cut production.
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NewsReuters, February 11, 2020Opponents of Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ bankruptcy plan have vowed a long legal fight if a federal court approves a sale that would keep the largest East Coast oil refinery permanently shut while paying out bonuses to company executives.
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NewsReuters, February 10, 2020Ten U.S. oil refineries, including six in Texas, released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last year, according to government data published by the green group Environmental Integrity Project.
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NewsAsInt, Inc., February 7, 2020AsInt, Inc. is pleased to formally announce a joint project with John Aller to deliver a Risk Based Inspection (RBI) semi-quantitative model for its customers.
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NewsPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), February 7, 2020This week, PHMSA proposed new federal pipeline safety regulations that would require the installation of remotely controlled or automatic shutoff valves on certain newly constructed natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines.
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NewsIndorama Ventures, February 6, 2020Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global chemical company, has commenced the commercial operations of its olefins gas cracker at Indorama Ventures Olefins plant in Westlake, Louisiana, the USA on 31st January 2020.
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NewsU.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), February 6, 2020The CSB has approved a final rule on accidental release reporting that requires prompt reports from owners-operators of facilities that accidentally release a regulated substance resulting in a death, serious injury or substantial property damage.
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Partner ContentPiping accounts for roughly 40% of “accidental releases” at major petroleum facilities. Modern robots can inspect every inch of piping while still in service, giving you a clear picture of your most concerning areas.
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NewsInternational Pressure Equipment Integrity Association, February 5, 2020The 24th IPEIA Conference is less than a month away! This 3-day event will attract 850+ industry professionals from around the globe to discuss and learn the latest technologies, techniques, and best practices related to pressure equipment integrity.
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Press ReleaseIQPC, February 4, 2020This IQPC event will help you learn how to leverage intelligent automation tools in the field and in the back office to dramatically boost your bottom line, manage operational risk and drive enterprise operational excellence.
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