PinnacleAIS to Provide Marathon with Asset Integrity Program During
Construction of the Nation’s Largest Refinery
February 27, 2008 – Houston, TX – PinnacleAIS, a leading provider of services and technology
specializing in improved asset integrity for the petroleum and chemical processing industry, today
announced that it has been selected by Marathon, a leader in the gas and oil industry, to provide Asset
Integrity services during expansion of its Garyville refinery. The facility will soon have more than
425,000 bpd of refining capacity, making it the largest oil refinery in the U.S.
Under the terms of the agreement with Marathon, PinnacleAIS and its partners will implement its
Mechanical Integrity program across all new assets in the Garyville refinery, including field inspection,
data gathering, QA/QC monitoring, risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis, document consolidation and
organization, and Meridium implementation. The initiative marks the first time that a major grassroots
facility has implemented a turnkey Mechanical Integrity program during the construction phase, enabling
the program to be up and running prior to startup.
“By partnering with PinnacleAIS during the construction phase of the Garyville refinery, rather than after
the fact, Marathon will gain a greater and earlier return on their investment, while at the same time
ensuring that the facility is operating safely and efficiently,” said Ryan Sitton, Founder and CEO of
PinnacleAIS. “We are ecstatic that Marathon has chosen PinnacleAIS for such a pioneering and largescale
project, and we believe that this initiative marks a major shift in the way the oil and gas industry
will implement MI programs in the future.”
In addition to its Mechanical Integrity program, PinnacleAIS provides its clients with a number of
integrated solutions including Process and Operational Integrity, Compliance/Process Safety Management
and Business Improvement. Each of these four key areas 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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