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Valero McKee Refinery
control room.
Valero Corpus Christi
West Refinery.
Mechanical Availability
Our high mechanical availability
rate is a result of our highly
reliable refinery operations and
is underpinned by our CTEMS
expectations of:
In 2022, we
achieved 96.8%
mechanical
availability.
• Avoiding unplanned downtime.
• Implementing our structured turnaround
planning process.
Drone used in
inspection programs.
Drones used in our inspection program for routine and
event-driven surveillance have reduced personnel
exposure to health and safety risks, improved workforce
efficiency, enabled the avoidance of lost margin
opportunity and generated cost savings. Surveillance
missions include:
• Inspections of equipment at elevations and in
confined spaces.
• Support for environmental response and operations.
• Minimizing environmental impacts.
• Damage assessments and emergency response.
• Ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Mapping of piping circuits.
In addition to our capital investments in reliability, our
comprehensive reliability assessments, proprietary
management systems and internal strategic planning
process are essential in the reduction of environmental
incidents and improving safety.
All drone pilots require a Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) remote pilot license (14 CFR Part 107) and training.
Valero began developing a suite of technical assessments
over 10 years ago to inform the annual strategic resource
planning process and assure continuous improvements
are made in the most impactful areas.
Improvement in
Mechanical Availability
• MAIN – Inspection and mechanical integrity.
1ST
2018
2ND
3R D
• ESARN – Electrical systems.
• ROTO – Rotating equipment.
• PACE – Process automation and controls effectiveness.
2008
4TH
Industry Benchmark
Quartiles
Industry benchmarking and Valero’s performance
statistics from Solomon Associates and Valero.
2018 is the most reliable industry data set, as
the results of Solomon’s Biennal Fuels Study
were impacted by COVID-19-related demand
destruction. 2022 Fuels Study results will be
available later in 2023.
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Process Safety and Reliability
• CYBER – Cybersecurity.
• AOE – Alkylation operations excellence.
• ORA – Operational reliability.
These assessments leverage the expertise of our
technical subject matter experts who work alongside
site champions to evaluate the design and effectiveness
of each site’s specific reliability programs. The results
identify areas of opportunity, which are prioritized to help
each site achieve our overall operational excellence goals.
