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When you compare the nominal price of sending an oil sample to the lab with the unknown cost of unplanned downtime and repairs, the ROI is hugely in your favor. In this edition of The Dirt, Bryan Furnace gets into the gritty details with Chevron Lubricants Business Consultant Shelly Eckert as they explain how this proactive step can be a huge benefit to companies of any size. https://bit.ly/4cpribY

Interesting take on oil field services costs from SPE's JPT Being the Bigger Oil Company Offers an Edge on Well Costs As the biggest US companies grow bigger, the advantage of scale becomes clearer. https://lnkd.in/g6iTvvcG

The viscosity of engine oil affects your engine performance. See how in this informative video and learn about the science behind viscosity, its role in protecting your engine and get expert tips on selecting the right oil from Kevin Carabell, Technical Team Lead for Chevron Lubricants. https://bit.ly/45cwtti

Choosing the right lubricant for your operation isn't always easy.   Putting the wrong oil in equipment that costs thousands of dollars and suddenly stops working can hurt...your wallet and your bottom line.   Here's a document from Chevron Delo to help you choose the right oil for your operations.

On March 23, 2005, a series of explosions occurred at the BP Texas City, Texas, refinery during the restarting isomerization unit— killing 15 workers and injuring 180 others. The explosions occurred when a distillation tower flooded with hydrocarbons and was overpressurized, causing a geyser-like release from the vent stack. BP formed the BP U.S. Refineries Independent Safety Review Panel also referred as Banker Panel. Excerpt from the Baker Panel report: “BP has emphasized personal safety in recent years and has achieved significant improvement in personal safety performance but BP did not emphasize process safety. BP mistakenly interpreted improving personal injury rates as an indication of acceptable process safety performance at its U.S. refineries. BP's reliance on this data, combined with an inadequate process safety understanding, created a false sense of confidence that BP was properly addressing process safety risks."

Trucks are evolving, and so are the engine oils that power them. Still currently under development, PC-12 is expected to bring two new oil formulation categories, both of which will further improve fuel economy and service intervals, says Chevron senior staff engineer Shawn Whitacre. Find out more about these new engine oil formulations and what they’ll mean for your fleet in this episode of The 10-44 from Commercial Carrier Journal. https://bit.ly/3vN28DT

NEWS FROM PEI Comment Period for RP1200 Now Open PEI is seeking comments on RP1200, Recommended Practices for the Testing and Verification of Spill, Overfill, Leak Detection and Secondary Containment Equipment at UST Facilities. The recommended practices described in this document apply to facilities with USTs used for the storage of motor fuels, jet fuels, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, lubricants, petroleum solvents and used oils. Comments must be submitted online by May 10. Make your comment for page 14 section 6 to include Dri-sump. https://lnkd.in/gjiHfe3M

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In the latest 'Ask The Experts' article, Brian Humm, Editor of The Bulletin and APEA Trainer was asked the following: ''I have just purchased a petrol station and have started to operate it and would like to ask about the petroleum storage certificate (Psc) that has been issued for my site. I have 6 underground storage tanks, 3 of which are currently holding petrol, however, my storage certificate only shows the 3 petrol tanks? All the tanks are double skin steel with liquid leak detection, is this correct?'' Find out the answer below ⬇️ #petrolstation #petroleum #petroleumstorage