Greg Alvarado

Oct 30, 2024 | inspectioneering.com | Greg Alvarado

In the mid to late 1980s, continuing in the 1990s, the groundwork for improving asset reliability management and increasing return on investment for equipment in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and process safety management sectors seemed to be moving forward with various technological developments. This editorial begs the question: Are we seeing improved reliability and turnaround execution performance as a result?

Apr 14, 2024 | inspectioneering.com | Greg Alvarado

Overview Risk-based inspection (RBI) analyses may be conducted on equipment during the design or Front End Engineering Design (FEED) stage. Although somewhat constrained by the absence of specific details, risk analysis can prove valuable in identifying opportunities to address equipment carrying excessive risk of unreliability.

Feb 25, 2024 | inspectioneering.com | Greg Alvarado

By Greg Alvarado, Chief Editor at Inspectioneering. February 26, 2024 Overview This Whiteboard Discussion video features Greg Alvarado, Chief Editor at Inspectioneering. Watch as Greg discusses the crucial aspects of effectively carrying out a damage mechanism review (DMR) project. This discussion follows a previous conversation on DMR considerations and highlights the practical steps essential for project execution.

Oct 25, 2023 | inspectioneering.com | Greg Alvarado

We rely on the subject matter expertise and wisdom of our Editorial Board members to help us maintain our editorial direction and what we should be covering in terms of new or changing practices, methodologies, technologies, and trends. When they speak, we listen. That said, we are excited to welcome George Williamson, PE, to our Editorial Board. George has over 30 years of equipment integrity management, operations, and maintenance experience as a major asset owner with ARCO and BP.

Aug 30, 2023 | inspectioneering.com | Greg Alvarado

As a fixed equipment reliability professional, what is success to you? Do you realize that the quality of your work makes a difference in the lives of many, including family members and friends of colleagues who work in facilities? Codes, standards, and regulations are routinely introduced to keep workers safe. Many of these are instituted following incidents and catastrophes where human lives were lost. Such incidents continue to happen even today.