by avoigt | Oct 14, 2022 | Shutdown, Turnarounds, Outages (Case Studies)
DEBOTTLENECKING PROJECT IN SHANGHAI, CHINA In reaction to the booming Asian market, a leading chemical company based in Shanghai, China was aiming to increase production capacity by 30% (350 – 500kt per year) through a debottlenecking project at its largest production...
by Anthony Dipietrantonio | May 20, 2022 | Shutdown, Turnarounds, Outages (Case Studies)
Long Term Optimization Changes for STO Preparation and Execution At a large refinery, STO's have not met schedules or budgets for eight consecutive years. Investment needs for another five years in the triple-digit millions required sustainable cost reductions. 15%...
by Anthony Dipietrantonio | May 20, 2022 | Shutdown, Turnarounds, Outages (Case Studies)
TAR Execution Improvements Analysis Results in 23% Labor Savings at Scandinavian Refinery A Norwegian refinery was interested in identifying potential preparation and execution improvements for their upcoming TAR. The site approached T.A. Cook to conduct a three-week...
by Anthony Dipietrantonio | May 20, 2022 | Shutdown, Turnarounds, Outages (Case Studies)
Why a Pit-Stop Approach Can Increase High Margin Production Plant STOs (Shutdown, Turnaround, Outages) are often thought of as maintenance events where a bulk of the work is done by non-operations personnel. However, some are actually quite different. Many chemical...
by Anthony Dipietrantonio | May 20, 2022 | Shutdown, Turnarounds, Outages (Case Studies)
Turnaround excellence is key to improving business performance A major downstream gas refinery was competent at preparing and executing their shutdown and turnarounds across its six production sites. The problem was that it couldn’t achieve the major performance...
by Anthony Dipietrantonio | May 20, 2022 | Shutdown, Turnarounds, Outages (Case Studies)
How managing risk reduced an STO by 4 days T.A Cook partnered with a North American refinery in the spring of 2020 to better manage their STO risks, enabling them to achieve their cost and duration targets. Utilizing our expertise in risk management, our team of...