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August 12, 2015

Severe Incident in DCU at VEBA OEL Refinery Horst

Incident in the DCU at VEBA OEL Refinery Horst Leads...

August 11, 2015

USW Refinery Survey Shows Causes of Refinery Explosions Prevalent Throughout Industry

November 2007, News From USW: A survey done by the...

August 10, 2015

OSHA-EPA: Hazards of DCU Operations

Problem: The batch portion of DCU operations (drum switching and coke...

August 9, 2015

Valve in Hand

Switching heater change pumps in a coker is always a...

August 8, 2015

Spool-piece in wrong place

A spool-piece was installed in a line, upstream of a...

June 25, 2015

Case Study: Pop Washers

A refinery owner needed a faster and safer method to...

June 8, 2015

Test your knowledge: Mechanical Integrity Management of Coke Drums

Offered at RefComm Bahrain 2015, this 2-day course provides participants...

June 2, 2015

Disorder Can Lead to Disaster

It is part of my duty as a businessman, husband...

June 2, 2015

Follow the Coker Roadshow!

The Coker Roadshow is on the move! Test your site...

May 29, 2015

Jet Pump Case Study

This 3000 HP Westinghouse jet pump motor supported a 4...

May 26, 2015

Dust Suppression In Petcoke Handling Operations – RefComm Galveston 2015 Presentation Summary

For decades, operations have relied on hoses and sprinklers in...

May 22, 2015

2015 Coker Person of the Year

The Coker Person of the Year Award is given annually...

April 1, 2015

DCU Cyclic Service Bolting Issues

One of the special things about the delayed coker in...

March 30, 2015

Pancevo Coker Project Announced

Congratulations to the NIS Pancevo Refinery - Newest Member of...

March 16, 2015

Coker Furnace Fouling Mitigation

If you take a substance like vacuum resid and heat...

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