PinnacleAIS Chosen by Independent Refinery CHS to Provide Risk - Based Inspection Program
June 17, 2008– Houston, TX – PinnacleAIS, a leading provider of services and technology
specializing in improved asset integrity for the petroleum and chemical processing industry,
announced today that it has been selected by independently operated CHS Laurel Refinery, to
reduce risks and lower costs while improving uptime. PinnacleAIS will provide CHS with a
comprehensive risk-based inspection (RBI) program for its entire facility.
“PinnacleAIS will enable us to maintain a competitive advantage. As an independent refiner, we
are increasingly challenged with trying to implement programs to ensure operational
effectiveness without the big budgets and large central groups of experts maintained by the major
refineries,” said Scott Ostland, Chief Inspector for CHS. “By partnering with PinnacleAIS, we
now can efficiently and affordably implement a best-in-class mechanical integrity system.”
“PinnacleAIS has a solid track record in serving the needs of major, integrated oil and gas
companies, and we are extremely honored and excited to extend our proven solutions to
innovative independent refineries such as CHS,” said Ryan Sitton, Founder and CEO of
PinnacleAIS. “While CHS has long had a well organized inspection program, it will now work
with PinnacleAIS and our project lead, Kyle Garey, to take a more strategic approach leveraging
the latest technologies and industry leading services.”
As part of the program, PinnacleAIS will utilize Tischuk's TOCA software (www.tischuk.com)
for RBI, and UltraPIPE (www.ultrapipe.com) for the implementation. The facility-wide project
will take approximately two years.
The PinnacleAIS Solution
PinnacleAIS provides its growing roster of clients with unique, integrated technologies and
services for asset integrity, reducing the need to hire multiple contractors and streamlining
projects to ensure that all initiatives are completed at the same time. The company’s integrated
solutions span four key areas: Mechanical Integrity, Process and Operational Integrity,
Compliance/Process Safety Management and Business Improvement, which can be interwoven to
provide a complete model that fully optimizes asset integrity.
PinnacleAIS provides the following solutions for its clients:
- Ensures the most strategic use of inspection
resources
- Guarantees compliance with state and
federal regulations or codes
- Assesses degraded equipment and reports
on the remaining useful life of each asset
- Evaluates safety and minimizes business
risks associated with asset integrity
- Develops programs that reduce costs associated
with managing the reliability of assets
- Provides unsurpassed customer service.
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