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Online analyzers can be an effective instrument in providing real-time information for refineries to monitor their current performance in terms of unit operations, blending, emission, etc. While being very useful in providing valuable information – they can also be expensive, time-consuming to maintain, and inaccurate. These days, a lot of technical solutions are proposed to… read more →
Recovering fuel demands and record high prices have led to an increase in refining margins for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. This industry is plagued with archaic, siloed systems and the recent attrition due to global pandemic has led to processes inefficiencies and knowledge gaps in several areas of the refining business. Currently… read more →
In any equipment intensive sector, there is almost never a quiet day – and a refinery is no exception. Even the best-planned days can be full of interruptions – failures and other unplanned events that disrupt the schedule and cause system slowdowns or outages. But a well-curated and properly executed Work Management Process can smooth… read more →
Performance consulting, by definition, deals with the integrity and effectiveness of processes. At Trindent Consulting we know that process effectiveness is impossible to achieve without also addressing two important aspects of every organization: The system, which measures and guides the process, and the behaviour of process participants, which is a direct response to the system…. read more →
There is a famous quote, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” By this definition, it is senseless for a refinery to all allow major equipment to fail the same way multiple times. These types of failures can lead to expensive production stoppages and result in unplanned overtime,… read more →
Two common expense reduction strategies that companies in any industry often pursue are abandoning long-term projects and cutting corners, but both are a mistake. In refineries, one of these mistakes is often made by reducing one of the largest operating expenses – preventative maintenance costs. Refinery maintenance costs are broken-down into preventative and reactive. Preventative… read more →
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