Integrated Global Services Inc.By Sean Matthew, Business Development Manager, India India’s demand for energy is rising steadily. Across emerging markets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that India’s energy demand is growing fastest, with average increases of 3% annually expected until 2035. Even as renewables continue to be integrated, India’s oil demand is also flagged to rise by […]
Managing Expanding Coke Drum Scope Without Schedule Loss During a Northern European refinery turnaround, routine inspection of two coke drums escalated into a high-volume defect remediation program. More than 150 keyholes were identified, with additional cracking revealed as repairs progressed. This scope became a live discovery environment requiring real-time engineering decisions, controlled execution, and disciplined […]
Global Mobilisation Under Extreme Turnaround Pressure A leading Western European refinery scheduled simultaneous cone replacement on four coke drums within a single turnaround window. Mid-project, newly fabricated cones were found to be slightly out of specification, causing a complication. In heavy-wall coke drum geometry, “slightly” can translate into distortion, misalignment, or cumulative delay across parallel […]
360° Skirt Replacement Under Sustained Load When full circumferential cracking develops at a coke drum skirt-to-shell junction, the issue is no longer localized fatigue repair, but a structural stability challenge. A major Central European refinery identified advanced cracking and skirt dislocation on two coke drums. Inspection confirmed that less than 50% of the original support […]
Global Mobilisation Under Extreme Turnaround Pressure When one of the world’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical complexes identified deep OD/ID cracking across multiple coke drums, immediate action was required. Cracks extended to depths of 25–30 mm along the can sections, reaching up to 10 linear meters. The scope included structural weld overlay using Inconel 625 […]
By Sean Matthew, Business Development Manager, India As one of the world’s largest refinery hubs, India’s refinery system operates in a performance environment where marginal inefficiencies can quickly escalate into commercial losses. According to the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025, Asia Pacific accounts for over 36% of global refining capacity, while India […]
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