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A federally owned nuclear agency eliminated 80% of labor required to generate daily work order reports from 100,000 activities tracked in the Primavera scheduling software. These reports are now distributed seamlessly to field workers via the intranet, significantly reducing the need for office workers to start their day at 4 AM and eliminating the costs associated with expensive printing hardware. Here is how they did it: https://lnkd.in/e2msiNHR #nuclear #OperationsExcellence #Efficiency #DigitalTransformation #ProcessAutomation

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The relocation of Chevron's headquarters from California to Texas has human implications though an appropriate move in corporate world ,nevertheless it is going to impact 1000s of lives,who worked or has served this 150 years old giant.As an executive search firm focused on strategic alliances we work with human Capital Globally. Afflatus LLC understands the human impact and many top C suite executives who take relocation or change the line. We're committed to helping individuals and organizations navigate such human factor transitions and its impact.While companies have the right to operate in environments that best suit their business models, it's equally important to acknowledge the ripple effects on communities and employees. #Chevron #California #Texas #businessrelocation #economicimpact #employeewellbeing #executivesearch #talentmanagement

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EPIC Crude Pipeline Running at Capacity, Spurring Talk About a Possible Expansion A big part of EPIC Crude’s success can be attributed to its destination — Corpus Christi — which has become a preferred export location, in part because of the ability of both the Enbridge Ingleside Energy Center (EIEC) and Gibson’s South Texas Gateway (STG) to receive and partially load Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs). In fact, all four Corpus-bound pipelines combined (Cactus I, Cactus II and Gray Oak — plus EPIC) have been above 90% utilization most months since late 2022. Before we jump into EPIC Crude’s connectivity around Corpus, let’s take a step back and look at its receipt points. EPIC Crude also connects to Eagle Ford supply near Gardendale and Hobson (black diamonds on the bottom right of Figure 3 below and dark yellow on Figure 1 chart above). Now let’s get back to EPIC’s connectivity in Corpus Christi. Corpus Christi is home to 857 Mb/d of refining capacity, which EPIC connects to — Valero (370 Mb/d, maroon triangle in callout box), Flint Hills (320 Mb/d, red triangle) and Citgo (167 Mb/d peach triangle). However, Corpus is more renowned for its export capabilities. EPIC’s Inner Harbor Marine Terminal consists of one Aframax-capable dock facility (black diamond between Citgo’s refinery and Valero’s refinery). EPIC purchased the former International Grain Port (IGP) Terminal and repurposed it to export crude, now referred to as its West Dock. In December 2019, EPIC loaded its first Aframax (750 Mbbl) from that dock. According to our Crude Voyager report, the EPIC Marine Terminal has averaged 158 Mb/d (or just over one-fourth of EPIC Crude’s pipeline capacity) of exports year-to-date, with more than 70% of those volumes Europe-bound. In addition to connecting to its own terminal, EPIC connects to the other terminals in the Corpus and Ingleside area, including STG (orange dot), EIEC (green dot) and Pin Oak Terminal (dark green dot). https://lnkd.in/e-BzQtNx

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At over 20 miles in length, Segment C marks the final segment of the Alliance Water transmission system to begin construction and is anticipated to be completed in Fall 2025. https://ow.ly/8TiX50St3gX

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Hey LinkedIn! Sharing some updates on what Bejarano Industrial Services, LLC, has been up to for the past couple of weeks. See you out at the networking events!!! #ownersrep #ammonia #plastics #plasticsrecycling #industrialprojects #projectmanagement #engineering #EPCM #EPC #def #urea #projectcontrols #scheduling #p6

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One of the surprises of posting on LinkedIn has been the interest of the Lean Construction group. I do not know much about Lean and come from the belly of the beast. Degree in Construction Science from Texas A&M in the late (late) 90s, big EPCs and major operators. In Todd Zabelle’s book Built to Fail, I should be squarely in Era 2. Why did I stray from the big back end construction monster we created? Large, extremely complex schedules conforming to a contract and not the actual work, etc… One word: TRUTH. I utterly despise the games and stories. The confusion. That is probably too mind, I could say I hate the needless confusion. I’ve watched it cost hundreds of millions of dollars. And maybe worse, leave the field in their own space to fend for themselves. What I consider to be the ultimate in common sense is a foreign practice. Respread with each reporting period. Understand your actuals with a rolling average. Compare the 2. Make changes as necesssry. Base your plan on production, not dates. The more I find out about the Lean crowd, the more I see they are just using their common sense muscles. Let’s try to bring that into mainstream and watch our projects be a little less chaotic and far more predictable.

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The South Texas Drilling Permit Roundup is a weekly review of new drilling permit applications filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas over a 67-county area of South Texas. With natural gas prices projected to rise in the coming months, South Texas drillers are making big moves in the Eagle Ford Shale. South Texas drillers filed permit applications for 35 new wells last week — up 25% from the week before, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas data. #oilandgas

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$1B Sale of East Texas Assets to Tokyo Gas, by Chevron. Chevron (CVX) is in talks to sell its natural gas assets in East Texas to Tokyo Gas (TKGSF), Japan’s largest gas supplier, according to the Financial Times. The deal includes CVX’s Haynesville shale assets, which are valued at approximately $1 billion and cover around 72,000 acres of primarily undeveloped land. The potential gas reserves associated with these assets have not yet been revealed. This potential sale comes on the heels of Chevron’s recently finalized $6.5 billion deal to sell stakes in various oil sands and shale assets to Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ). The Deal Holds Strategic Value for Both Parties The Tokyo Gas deal holds significant value for both companies. For Chevron, this asset sale is part of the company’s strategy to divest non-core assets valued between $10 billion and $15 billion by 2028. https://lnkd.in/g_QdAazy

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Looking forward to this talk with Tom Ewing. HGS Zoom Luncheon Wednesday, May 22, 12:00 PM Noon to 1:10 PM Virtual Meeting Online Tectonic Setting and Petroleum Systems of the Seno Mexicano (South Texas and Northeastern Mexico): An Initial Synthesis Luncheon Speaker: Dr. Tom Ewing, Senior Geologist, Frontera Exploration Consultants Seno Mexicano (South Texas and the Burgos Basin of Mexico) is a prolific Cenozoic gas-rich hydrocarbon province, as shown by a fresh compilation and estimation of production. The Texas part of the basin (RRC-4) has produced an estimated 107 trillion cubic feet of gas (Tcfg) and 3,604 million barrels of oil (MMbo) between 1920 and 2000; 76% of the gas and 76% of the oil has come from major fields greater than 50 Bcfg or 10 MMbo (casinghead gas and condensate not included). The Mexican part (Burgos Basin) has produced 16 Tcfg (12.3 Tcfg in major fields), about 15% of total production. The 183,000 km2 Seno Mexicano basin (99,000 km2 onshore) overlies poorly known, highly extended continental crust related to the Jurassic formation of the Gulf of Mexico. Salt was likely deposited across much of the basin, but few onshore salt diapirs are known. The area lay east of the Jurassic and Cretaceous shelf margins, accumulating 1500-3000 m of limestone, clay, and organic deposits in deep-water environments. Regional eastward tilting began by the Paleocene, forming the Lobo gravity slide and rafting Mesozoic sediments eastward above Jurassic salt, forming the deep Rosita and Premont troughs and intervening Mesteña raft. Compensatory compression (fold or thrust belt) must occur downdip in the Coastal Zone near the present shoreline, perhaps pushing salt into the Bravo salt diapir. Laramide folding on northwest-southeast axes affected the southern part of the basin in the Middle Eocene. Subsequent Oligocene to Miocene tilting induced the Vicksburg slide (Early Oligocene), progradation of major deltaic units, and the consequent deflation of the long, broad Bravo diapir, extrusion of the Sigsbee canopy and compression in the Perdido and Port Isabel foldbelts (Late Oligocene-Early Miocene). Continued Neogene tilting onshore created a pronounced sub-Goliad unconformity (Late Miocene) and uplifted the Bordas Escarpment (post-Miocene to Recent). Houston Geological Society https://lnkd.in/gY6RFupT

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Storage Terminals Magazine: Sempra Infrastructure announces EPC contract with Bechtel Corporation for Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 To view article please click here: https://hubs.ly/Q02Hcg-60 Does your company have news to share with the industry? Please contact: [email protected] and we will be happy to assist. #storageterminalsmagazine #tankstorage #oil #chemicals #gas #tankterminals #bulkliquids #tanks #storagetanks #storageterminals #liquids #storageterminalsmag #news

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Why do Project Owners Settle for Mediocrity? Early in my career, I worked on a series of turnarounds in oil refineries. This experience culminated with an FCC shutdown at a refinery in Minnesota. Our team prepared for months for the complex scope which included removing the head of the reactor and replacing all eight cyclones and other internals. The project owner was delighted when we completed on schedule in twelve days. But, the learning for me really started when I moved to my next project, a tank farm expansion at a refinery in Illinois. While we were there, this refinery was completing an FCC shutdown very similar to the one in Minnesota. The surprise for me was not that this project was planned for 25 days, not twelve. Nor was I shocked that the actual project completed in something like 45 days. The real revelation came when I spoke with operators and managers at the plant. They not only accepted the long (and very costly) project schedule, but anticipated that it would take much longer than originally planned. They scoffed at my stories of another possiblity, and declared such results "impossible." The Illinois and Minnesota refineries seemed to be living in completely different realities. So why does one owner accept the status quo while another strives for something better? I'm convinced it's not about work practices, geography, or other project-specific challenges. Instead, the difference is in the owner's perception of what's possible. Inventing new possibilities and forming teams around a vision is the role of leadership, not by mandating results, but by building trust. Deep trust among a team leads to more direct conversations, frank assessments, and openness to new perspectives. If I suggest that a project schedule could be cut in half, or that safety incidents could be completely eliminated, your response is directly influenced by the strength of the trust we have in each other. In fact, my willingness to even make such a suggestion relies on the same trust. The eagerness of a team to strive for greatness is the direct result of their trust in each other. At Midion (formerly LeanProject), we have a proven system for building trust and opening teams to new possibilities, whether that's in the middle of a failing project, or as they plan for what's next. Our approach is simple, yet more powerful than any schedule, contract or spreadsheet. We achieve "impossible" results on almost every project we serve. I'm count myslef lucky everyday that I get to do this work! What's possible on your next project? Jason Klous Phil Zittel Amy Klous, MBA, PCC Colleen Kranz💡Heidi Lemke

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Congratulations to Kiewit Infrastructure South who has been selected to design and build a $757.6 million desalination plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. This project will help secure the local water supply by converting seawater from the Inner Harbor ship channel into 30 million gallons of potable water daily. The plant is expected to be completed by 2027. While the project aims to mitigate drought risk, it has faced opposition due to concerns over environmental and community impacts, particularly for nearby minority neighborhoods. In the Texas water construction market, major infrastructure projects like this highlight the industry's growing focus on innovative water supply solutions, driven by population growth, industrial expansion, and climate concerns. The desalination sector, especially in drought-prone regions like Texas, is set to play a pivotal role in the future of water resource management. This project marks a significant investment in sustainable water infrastructure, and it reinforces opportunities for contractors, engineers, and local suppliers in the water and wastewater space. #Goodall Brazier #TexasWater #Construction

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Conoco Selling Permian Assets for $1 Billion+ According to Reuters yesterday, Conoco is exploring the sale of over $1 Billion of Permian assets. It was reported that RBC is leading the sale process for Conoco and has invited bids recently from potential buyers. Reuters reported that these Conoco Permian assets span about 55,000 net acres in the Delaware portion of the Permian Basin and will produce about 17,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day by the end of 2024. Don’t forget to refer me to your companies Hiring Managers and Executives for any hiring needs they can use recruiting assistance with. We can help identify candidates in Engineering, Accounting/Finance, Land, Geoscience, EHS, Field roles and all other positions. Oliva Consulting Group is the leading US Oil & Gas E&P focused recruiting firm with a database of 40,000+ candidates. Over the past 10 years we’ve placed professionals at over 70 Oil & Gas companies.   Follow me by clicking the "FOLLOW" button on my LinkedIn Profile to keep updated on any new Oil & Gas job openings.   Michael Oliva Oliva Consulting Group LLC

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Mexico has imported 7.61 Bcf/d of natural gas over the past 10 days. Every U.S. region has seen an increase in pipeline pulls from Mexico this month, according to NGI analyst Josiah Clinedinst. Mexico’s U.S. Natural Gas Imports Hitting All-Time Highs in June Expect stronger prices throughout the summer, said analysts who spoke at the LDC Gas Forums Northeast in Boston. They said that sizzling temperatures, combined with lower production, would bolster prices. They also cited rising imports of U.S. natural gas in Mexico. https://lnkd.in/dZiXtJsN

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Texas: Independent Republic, Independent Power Grid 🏜️ Texas is known for its rich history as an independent republic. This spirit of self-sufficiency extends to its unique power grid. Unlike other states, Texas’ power grid is self-reliant, proving to be the only power grid not connected to the rest of the nation. ⚡️ ERCOT supports about 90% of Texas’s electrical infrastructure. This non-profit council for electricity services does not own a single power grid. Its source of energy is various companies that produce gas, coal or solar power. The generators then take this energy to transmission firms, which further supply them to Texan homes. This method of powering the state, however, can prove problematic in moments of crisis. We are proud of Texas’s independent nature. Located in Houston, Texas, Vyrian aims to echo the same innovative and resilient spirit by promoting distinctive, unique solutions throughout the semiconductor supply chain.🔌 #Vyrian #Semiconductor #SupplyChain #Innovation #TexasPride

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Employer asking a bit too much of you? We have some less precarious electrical engineering positions in Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth. Check out the links in the comments! ⚡ Staff Electrical Engineer - Fort Worth ⚡ Electrical Engineer - Houston ⚡ Electrical Project Engineer - Dallas #civilengineering #electricalengineering #Texas #engineeringjobs Video courteously of 'Electrical Design Engineering' on YouTube.

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Meet Taylor Carlyle: A Conductor of Complex Schedules In the dynamic world of project controls, Taylor Carlyle stands out as a Lead Scheduler who orchestrates the ebb and flow of complex schedules with the precision of a maestro. His days are filled with the intricate dance of aligning resources, timelines, and project milestones, all while keeping a keen eye on the pulse of industrial processes—a skill honed from his solid grounding in Electrical Engineering technology. Taylor's professional journey is a testament to his analytical prowess and meticulous planning. Whether it's a Turnaround event or a major capital project, he tackles each challenge with a strategic mindset, leveraging his expertise in various scheduling software to ensure every piece falls perfectly into place. His ability to navigate logistical challenges is not just a job but a passion that drives him to excel and innovate. Beyond the spreadsheets and Gantt charts, Taylor's life is rich with the joys of family and the simple pleasures of a home-cooked meal. The same attention to detail that he applies to his work can be found in his kitchen, where he experiments with flavours and techniques, much to the delight of his loved ones. Follow Advando to keep up with Taylor Carlyle's professional journey, where every project is a new chapter in a story of success and innovation. #Advando #LeadScheduler #ProjectControls #Scheduling

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