LEADING PETROCHEMICAL COMPANIES IDENTIFY RISK FOR SUCCESSFUL FRONT END PLANNING

Pathfinder's President, Steve Cabano, moderated a panel at the Petrochemical Engineering & Construction Conference 2015 in New Orleans, LA on June 16th.  The panel members touched on the following topics which sparked good discussions with the audience.

  • Thoroughly evaluate project risks early on as to avoid harmful impact to future project timelines, and overall project costs  
  • With a nationwide ‘gap in knowledge and experience’ in brainstorming for FEL 1 and FEL 2 stages, hear what these companies are doing to manage and identify project risk, resource need and contracting strategy in today’s market place
  • Expert insight into the ‘unknown’ project risks facing petrochemical projects in today’s market place; how to identify these risks, what they mean for your project objectives and how to mitigate their overall impact

Panel Members included:
Nathan Heimeyer, Staff Project Manager, TPC Group 
Scott Gordon, Project Assurance Manager, Lyondellbasell
Nigel Carling, Project Director, Chevron Phillips Chemical