Replace vs. repair strategy: A cost-benefit analysis case study in refinery motor management—Part 1

Rabi M. Hakeem is a reliability engineer with more than 20 yrs of experience in the oil and gas industry at Aramco. He has worked across several operating facilities, in addition to central engineering, supporting all Aramco operating facilities. Hakeem holds an MS degree in reliability engineering from University of Maryland, College Park, and is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and a Machinery Lubricant Analyst (MLA-I).

Youssef’s Abbaoui is a highly experienced reliability and maintenance professional with more than 33 yrs of diverse experience in the power generation and oil and gas industries, spanning upstream, midstream and downstream facilities, including petrochemical plants. Throughout his career, Abbaoui has held various operational and engineering roles with prominent oil and gas operators worldwide. He earned an MS degree in mechanical engineering and now serves as a Senior Engineering Consultant at Saudi Aramco's Equipment Consulting Services Department, leveraging his expertise to drive reliability excellence in the industry.

Saad H. Moalwi is a reliability engineer with more than 7 yrs of experience in the oil and gas industry at Saudi Aramco. He has worked across central engineering and operating facilities, contributing to reliability strategies, equipment commissioning and maintenance optimization. Moalwi earned a mechanical engineering degree with honors from King Fahd University of Petroleum and minerals and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with certifications including CMRP and MLA. He is currently pursuing an MS degree at Carnegie Mellon University, focused on applying AI to reliability engineering particularly in fault detection and system optimization.