Operations
Infrastructure
Special Emphasis Programs improve site infrastructure in pursuit of operational excellence
On a clear and sunny day, Ryan Demien surveys an area of the Beaumont refinery known as the lower part tank farm. Once populated with dozens of tanks surrounded by water, now none remain. Last year, the Special Emphasis Program Tanks team was tasked with demolishing the remaining two tanks. Ryan Demien points to a photograph of the two tanks his team demolished. “These tanks were no longer in service, so we demolished them. We inspected 14 other tanks and reached API 653 compliance for the year. It was a large work load but our tanks team stepped up to the challenge and completed the work on time. Maintaining the integrity of our tanks at the Beaumont refinery is critical to ensure operational excellence and to protect the environment,” says Ryan Demien. Last year, the Special Emphasis Program (SEP) Tanks team was one of several SEP teams tasked with inspecting and improving the refinery’s site infrastructure. The improvements ranged from tanks, sewers, asbestos abatement, abandoned unit demolition, equipment cleaning critical to reducing energy intensity and offsite piping. Glen Williams and his team worked to make piping and trip valve modifications necessary to comply with the machinery network tier one best practices for over-speed testing of general purpose turbines. “Thanks to the hard work of many, these modifications were successfully completed allowing for improved safety in our continued effort to be a world-class refinery,” says Glen Williams.
“By maintaining our infrastructure in a methodical, safe, and efficient manner we are working in alignment with how world-class organizations operate in order to manage risk and be in compliance,” says Fowler.
Beaumont refinery Steam leak program eliminates steam energy exhaust.
Beaumont refinery Completed inspection of more than 500 pipe lines in 2016.
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