Amid pandemic, some industrial owners suspend production to decontaminate
As cases of COVID-19 permeate Louisiana’s industrial complex, some plants are shutting down temporarily to decontaminate their facilities, while others struggle to remain fully...
New York investment firm acquires SWAT
A New York investment firm has acquired a majority interest in Gonzales-based Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, or SWAT.
SWAT President Johnny Holifield says the company's...
Shell restarts CDU at Norco refinery
Royal Dutch Shell Plc began starting up the crude distillation unit at its 225,300-barrel-per-day Norco refinery late last week, the Economic Times reports.
Once the...
Worley maintains contract with ExxonMobil for Louisiana, Texas
ExxonMobil Global Services Company has entered into an enabling agreement with Worley relating to ExxonMobil’s refining and chemicals operations sites in Texas and Louisiana.
This...
Hydrotreater back up at PBF Energy’s Chalmette refinery
PBF Energy has restarted the cat feed hydrotreater at its 190,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Chalmette refinery, Reuters reports.
PBF spokesman Michael Karlovich declined to comment to...
New Louisiana conference takes on Industry 4.0
There's a new heavy industry conference coming to Baton Rouge in October, this one focused on technology.
In what TEC Next organizers are describing as...
Louisiana industrial contractors expanding nationwide
Where others see a roadblock, Johnny Holifield sees an opportunity. That’s why his troupe of Southern-born turnaround specialists can be found in some unusual...
Far-flung turnaround, maintenance contractors tackle culture shock and new environs
Where others see a roadblock, Johnny Holifield sees an opportunity. That’s why his troupe of Southern-born turnaround specialists can be found in some unusual...
Trump visiting Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG facility today
President Donald Trump is scheduled to tour Sempra Energy’s $10 billion Cameron LNG Export Facility in Cameron Parish today.
The president will discuss the benefits...
Tiring of unplanned downtime, industry moves to a predictive maintenance model
Time is money, and that’s entirely too evident in the world of industrial maintenance. Planned turnarounds at Gulf Coast plants account for a mere...
