.December 7, 2023

 

 

SUSI Partners & SMT Energy to double size of Texas battery storage portfolio

SUSI Partners, through SETF, and joint venture partner SMT Energy have agreed to significantly grow their Texas BESS portfolio, adding ten projects with a combined capacity of 100 MW to a fully operational 100 MW portfolio. Read More

Improve performance and delay shutdown on underperforming units

Crude slates and changes of refinery feed over time yield deposits from solubility limitations of asphaltenes and precipitates over the lifetime between turnarounds. These deposits adversely affect operational efficiencies that reduce flow rates and heat transfer, resulting in underperforming unit operations. Read More

 
 

Upstream Texas oil and natural gas sector grows by additional 2,200 jobs in October

Since the COVID-low point of September of 2020, industry has added or recovered 55,900 jobs, averaging growth of 1,511 jobs a month. At 212,900 upstream jobs, compared to the same month in the prior year, October 2023 jobs were up by 19,200, or 9.9% over October of 2022. Read More

Serena begins operations in Texas

Serena has started operations for the Goodnight 1 wind power plant in Texas, marking the company's first endeavor in ERCOT, the largest energy market in U.S. Goodnight 1 boasts a 265.5 MW installed capacity, and its 59 turbines supplied by Vestas are fully assembled and undergoing final commissioning. Read More

 

USA DeBusk acquires Nitro-Lift

The acquisition of Nitro-Lift will allow USA DeBusk to strategically expand and complement the company’s full suite of turnkey service line offerings while creating industry-first synergies for customers. Read More

AFPM applauds Bipartisan CARS Act to halt EPA's de facto gas vehicle ban

Sixty percent of Americans oppose EPA’s de facto ban. Forcing electric vehicle adoption and effectively banning entire vehicle powertrains and fuels based on just one category of emissions—which is essentially EPA’s tailpipe proposal—is illogical environmental policy, horrible for consumers and detrimental to our national interests. Read More

 

Valuable Resources

  • BIC Photos: USA DeBusk 4th Annual Taylor Whitley Show Up Foundation Golf Tournament
  • BIC Website: How to improve safety during your next turnaround
  • BIC Video: A look into the ECC Extra Conference 2024
  • BIC Website: Keeping fire suppression in proportion
 

Top Jobs of the Week

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Upcoming Industry Events

  • 2023 Coating Society of the Houston Area Golf Tournament - Dec 11, Houston, TX
  • EHCMA Annual Meeting - Dec 13, La Porte, TX

  • The Get Together Bay Area - Jan 9, League City, TX
  • Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition - Jan 16, New Orleans, LA
 

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