Consider that a major oil refinery was planning a substantial modernization project in 2008. Energy efficiency gains and the ability to process a more readily available crude slate were key motivating..
Consider that a major oil refinery was planning a substantial modernization project in 2008. Energy efficiency gains and the ability to process a more readily available crude slate were key motivating factors. With the 2008 economic downturn, field erection stopped due to the usual financial considerations.
Unfortunately, in late 2008, much of the new equipment was either on its way or had just arrived at the field staging area. There was no budget for state-of-the-art equipment protection and preservation as successfully practiced in the 1960s and that is often described in books and articles, as shown in Fig. 1.1 Equipment stored without the best available protection invites problems. Wi
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