Industry leaders have ‘boring’ wish list to create the perfect petrochemical world
What does industry see as the perfect formula for growth? Ask leaders what they envision in that scenario and one thing is clear—they want stability, whether it...
Weeks Marine finds growth and diversification in the expanding coastal restoration and LNG markets
A proliferation of coastal restoration projects and LNG facilities has reinvigorated Weeks Marine Inc.’s decades-long presence along the Gulf Coast. Its strategically placed equipment...
Sophisticated software and an abundance of data allow owners to ‘educate’ their processes
The new era of “smart manufacturing” has arrived along Louisiana’s industrial corridor. In increasingly greater numbers, the industrial community is turning to digital processes,...
Megaprojects require complex negotiations involving multiple stakeholders—particularly when it comes to logistics
Operating in a global economy involves partnerships within and across industries. This is evident with a number of large-scale, complex projects taking place across...
Louisiana’s top turnaround chiefs and consultants share tried and true solutions to their challenges
Robert Chandler, Turner Industries’ senior vice president for maintenance and specialty services, says the 3,200 or so turnaround workers he oversees are “a different...
Insight: Is strategic planning fact or fiction?
What is strategic planning? A written strategic plan, when done well, is both the road and the map itself.
Fact: Simply put, it is a...
What’s being done to combat cyber threats targeting the petrochemical, oil and gas industries?
The headlines are worrisome and increasingly frequent. Time and again, the business community is successfully targeted by enterprising cyber profiteers who hack into corporate...
My Toughest Challenge: Johnny Holifield of SWAT in Gonzales
POSITION: President
COMPANY: Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT)
WHAT THEY DO: Founded in 2014, SWAT provides complete turnaround services, along with specialty welding, piping, furnace re-tubes and...
As cost overruns plague Gulf Coast projects, owners look for answers
Anyone in industry will tell you cost overruns are the norm rather than the exception in the dynamic world of refinery and chemical plant...
Amid intense capital expansion, industry braces for a surge of another kind in 2017—turnarounds
An expected surge in planned maintenance turnarounds across south Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in 2017 could have a minimal impact on manpower needs—or...
