IMO impact clouding your 2020 vision
The new global bunker fuel regulations go live in January 2020. The key for refiners in this environment is to make sure they are around when the dust settles. The blog provides some guidance for those that think it is too late to act.
December 18, 2019 Stephen George Read full blog post
The time is now: How to successfully harness new digital technologies in the oil and gas industry
November 13, 2017
Tim Shire
In an article recently featured in Hydrocarbon Engineering magazine, Tim Shire discussed how a wealth of new and powerful digital technologies have been promising great benefits to the oil and gas industry for a number of years. These technologies promise to deliver real business value by allowing objective, real-time decision making, removing uncertainty by enabling assets to be operated at full potential, and providing joined up information quickly and efficiently. But how can new technologies offer real business value? And how you can capitalize on the benefits they have to offer, to turn data into dollars?
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How are big data and cloud technologies shaping future careers in the energy and chemical industry?
October 26, 2017
Duncan Micklem, Strategy Director
The speed of business has been rapidly re-writing the job description of an engineer in the oil and gas industry in recent years. The world is becoming more and more short-term oriented. The proliferation of big data being transmitted in real-time at ever rising velocities has compressed the timelines for decision-making. The pressure to deliver immediate results in terms of safe, reliable and profitable operations has intensified.
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IMO 2020 bunker fuel sulphur cap - the time for oil refiners to act is now
July 28, 2017
Jon Allwood
The new IM regulation is the most disruptive change to impact the oil industry in 30 years. Refiners need to assess their options and plan their actions now.
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Are you lagging or leading?
February 23, 2017
Jerry Isch
Effective workplace safety programs measure behaviors and activities both before and after incidents or accidents occur.
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How to remove silos in your safety programs
December 20, 2016
Jerry Isch
A company’s employees is one of its most valuable assets. Working to keep them healthy and safe at both work and home results in a more effective workforce and improves morale.
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KBC software user group
October 14, 2016
Mary LaCombe
KBC’s clients and partners come together for the North-American refining conference focused on process simulation and sharing best practice.
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A shotgun solution to reversing the hollowing out of the oil and gas industry
April 11, 2016
Jon Allwood
Four actions you can take to close the skills gap and attract young talented people to the engineering industry.
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Regret capital spend or regret dividend cut?
March 14, 2016
Jon Allwood
It pays dividends to identify unnecessary or overdesigned capital spending to achieve profit improvement and operational excellence.
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India: Poised for growth
March 8, 2016
Stephen George
Low oil prices and government reforms are creating a buzz in the air.
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