Overview of Construction
New construction projects, as well as expansion and modification projects, are constantly occurring in the petroleum (downstream, midstream, upstream) and chemical processing industries. Refineries, chemical plants, oil rigs, and pipelines are being built and/or modified around the world to help operators produce, process, and transport oil and gas. Proper quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) are essential for ensuring the short and long-term safety and reliability of newly constructed structures and equipment.
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Advantages of Performing Risk-Based Inspection Analyses During Project Design and Construction Stages
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Achieving Digital Transformation in Pipeline Construction with Quality Management Systems and Industry 4.0 TechnologyMarch/April 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Stephen P. Webb, P.E. at Metegrity
This article discusses how a technology coupled with API 1177 allows construction crews, inspectors, and pipeline integrity engineers to quickly analyze inspection, NDT, and commissioning data in near real-time, as well as problem solve in the field.
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March/April 2019 Inspectioneering JournalBy Stephen J. Thomas at PK Technology
Creating a proper work scope and developing and executing an effective work plan are essential for a successful turnaround. However, behind the scenes exists the glue that pulls the entire effort together: logistics.
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BlogDecember 28, 2018 By Jeremiah Wooten at Inspectioneering, LLC.
At the end of every year, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases its annual list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. Although the list rarely sees...
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BlogDecember 29, 2017 By Jeremiah Wooten at Inspectioneering, LLC., and Josh Means at Inspectioneering, LLC
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released its annual list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations. In 2017 Fall Protection, Hazard Communication, and Scaffolding once again...
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BlogFebruary 9, 2015 By Greg Alvarado at Inspectioneering Journal
I recently received an inquiry about performing risk-based inspection (RBI) at the design stage of a unit. More specifically, I was asked if it was possible to start an RBI project in the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase even though the...
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September/October 2013 Inspectioneering JournalBy Jerry Crawford at TGC Engineers
The goal in chemical process design is to produce a plant design that is optimal with respect to cost and performance. Plant performance involves a broad range of criteria.
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January/February 1996 Inspectioneering JournalBy Will Carter at ASME Post Construction Committee
In June of 1995, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Council on Codes and Standards approved the formation of a new main committee, the Post Construction Committee (PCC). The action culminated the activities of a Task Group on Post...
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NewsReuters, October 16, 2019
Peruvian state-owned oil firm Petroperú is seeking as much as $1.5 billion of government funding to complete expansion of its Talara refinery.
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NewsEvonik Industries AG, September 19, 2019
Specialty chemicals company Evonik has officially begun construction on its largest investment to date in Germany.
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NewsINEOS Phenol, July 11, 2019
INEOS Phenol has announced it will build a world scale, state of the art cumene unit in Marl, Germany, to be completed in 2021.
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NewsReuters, June 18, 2019
Canada, as expected on Tuesday, approved a hotly contested proposal to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline it bought last year.
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NewsReuters, June 18, 2019
Anadarko Petroleum Corp gave the go-ahead on Tuesday for the construction of a $20 billion gas liquefaction and export terminal in Mozambique.
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NewsExxonMobil, June 13, 2019
ExxonMobil today said that it has completed an expansion at its Singapore refinery to upgrade its production of EHC™ Group II base stocks.
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NewsINEOS, June 3, 2019
INEOS will invest $2 billion in building its first ever manufacturing plants in Saudi Arabia, in what is believed to be one of the largest UK investments ever in the Kingdom.
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NewsSasol, June 3, 2019
Sasol has announced the beneficial operation of its new ethylene oxide (EO) production facility at its Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP)
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NewsReuters, May 22, 2019
Sempra has asked FERC for a 15-month extension to complete the Cameron LNG export plant and put it into full service by September of 2020.
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NewsReuters, March 12, 2019
Royal Dutch Shell has struck a deal with Dutch tank terminal firm HES International to partially restart a German oil refinery mothballed since 2011 in response to new restrictions on marine fuels.
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NewsReuters, February 26, 2019
Pertamina plans to double its refining capacity to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2026 from around 1 million bpd currently
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NewsHalliburton Company, February 21, 2019
Halliburton Company recently announced it will build the first oilfield chemical manufacturing reaction plant in Saudi Arabia.
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