Crude Oil / Energy: Geopolitics

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Reasons for high oil prices.....

Speculations, high fuel taxes, and increased oil consumption of developing economy this are the reasons for high oil prices according to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and not low oil production. But the King also promises to increase production if needed. They are willing to increase their output by 9.7 million barrels per day in July according to the emergency energy summit in Jeddah. More news in this video:

Lean, Reliable and Lubed Conference 2008 Conference Proceedings Now Available.

For those who missed the Lean, Relaible and Lube Conference 2008, you can get the conference proceeding for $ 99.00 for the CD-ROM and paperback book, and $ 79.00 instant PDF download. For details please visit Noria's website.

Below is the table of contents of the proceedings.

Lubrication Excellence

Oil Analysis

It’s Time to – Revisit and Update Your Oil Analysis Program

Creating a Lean but effective oil analysis program

Starting a new Oil Analysis Program… Burden or Benefit?

The Achilles Heal of Greased Machinery: Using Predictive Technologies to Determine and Optimize Lubrication Condition

The Importance of Monitoring Individual Antioxidants in Multi-Component AO Additive Packages

Streamlined Grease Sampling and Analysis for Detection of Wear,Oxidation and Mixed Greases

Secondary Review of Oil Analysis Data

Auto-Evaluation of Oil Analysis Test Data

How to Monitor and Save Gearboxes Using Oil Analysis

In-Line, Continuous Monitoring of Fuel Dilution in Motor Oils by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy

On-Site Additive Depletion and Monitoring in Turbine Oils by FT-IR Spectroscopy

Development and Initial Test Results of the Intellistick™Oil Condition Monitoring Sensor System for Combustion Engine Oils

Case Study: Increasing Engine Life Through the Use of Used Oil and Filter Analysis, and Re-Burn Technology

Is This the Right Oil Lab for My Business: Considerations and Steps to Make That Determination

Lubrication Basics

Back to the Basics - Building Blocks to Creating an Effective Plant Lubrication Program

Electric Motor Lubrication Program

How to Use a Lubrication Program Audit to Increase Equipment Reliability Improvements

The Filtration Equation – How, When and Where to Filter Oil

Condition Based Maintenance and Fluid Analysis

Understanding Oil Analysis: Viscosity and Particle Count

Are You Protecting Your Investments?

Fundamentals of Basic Lubrication

Lubricants and Lubrication

Designing, Implementing and Executing Lubrication Excellence

Is Your Reliability Program Well Lubricated?

Case Study: The Sweet Tastes of Lubrication Excellence

Lubrication – Whose Job is it Anyway?

Fluid Condition Monitoring, Care and Cleanup

Criteria for Lubrication Selection – Beyond the OEM Manual

What You Should Expect From Your Lubrication Supplier

Can Lubrication Oil Last Indefinitely?

A Comprehensive Decision-Making Algorithm for Lubricant Vendor Selection

LIS Recharged – An improved Lubricant Identification System

Contamination Control

Water Contamination Control

Advanced Tools For Hydraulic Contamination Control On Mobile Equipment

Achieving the Target Cleanliness in a Gearbox - A Case Study Presentation

Proactive Control and Detection of Destructive Foaming Problems

New Technology Changes the Landscape for Varnish Removal

Protect Your Equipment by STARTING with Clean Lubricants

Reduced Deposits by Using a Chemically Compatible Turbine Oil

Soluble Varnish - The Final Piece to the Puzzle

Magnetic Filters – A Novel Approach to Proactive Maintenance

Importance of Diagnostic Tools in Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Hydraulic Systems

Lean Manufacturing

Pure Lean

Integrating Lean Tactics in an Enterprise Maintenance Service Organization

Managing for Daily Improvement: Building a Successful Lean Culture

Lean is more than Tools

Reliability and Lean Six Sigma

KPIs for Lean Manufacturing Excellence – You Can’t Control What You Can’t Measure

Working with Machines: The Nuts and Bolts of Lean Operations

“But We’re a Large Job-shop” Transitioning to Lean Case Study

The Confused State of Lean: Comparing Regions, Industries, Companies

‘Functional Excellence’: A Framework to Guide Lean Contribution to Business Performance

The Road to Continuous Improvement in a Manufacturing Environment

Just-In-Time Job Shop Production Management – A Wire Manufacturing Case Study

Lean Reliability

Mini-workshop: Lean and the Downtime Life Cycle

Using Visual Controls to Support TPM

Lean and Green: BMW Turns Landfill Gas to Plant Energy

Clean, Lean and Reliable: The New Standard for MRO Storerooms

Increase your Profits using Process Reliability Analysis

Creating a Culture to Drive Continuous Improvement Forever

Whirlpool Puts a New Spin on Assembly Area

Hammering Home the Importance of Lean Implementation

Reliability World

Reliability Basics

Integrating Lean Manufacturing Concepts into a Reliability Program

Reliability: Building the Foundation for Lean

Data Integrity Is a Universal Issue

How Ultrasound Can Prevent Electrical Failures by Non Invasive Inspection Or “What is that sound coming from the electrical cabinet?”

Utilizing Condition Based Maintenance Tools to Prevent Equipment Failures: An Integrated Approach

Leveraging the Power of Infrared Cameras for Condition Monitoring Programs

Understanding and Applying Best Maintenance and Reliability Practices

Applying the Correct Maintenance Strategies to Your Assets: How to Make Business-Driven Decisions

Improving Facility Reliability & Availability @ AEDC

Inventory Optimization: Show Me the Money

Constructing a Concrete Foundation for Machine Reliability

Best Available Techniques and the Reliability of Rolling Element Bearings

Lean opportunities in MRO Procurement: Improved productivity and reduced waste

Applying Value Stream Analysis to the Maintenance Work Cycle How a Lean Tool Can Identify Quantum-Leap Improvement in Planned Maintenance

Effective Use of Statistical Models to Establish and Update Vibration Alarm Levels

Reliability Engineering

Principles of Planning and Scheduling

Implement a Cost Effective Root Cause Problem Elimination (RCPE) Process “Root Cause Problem Elimination on the Plant Floor”

Reliability Engineering Principles for the Plant Engineer

Predicting Electric Motor Bearing Failures & Measuring Lubrication Film Thickness, Case Studies

“Selling” your Reliability Program The Seven Customer Rules

TPM with RCM Forming a Powerful Combination

How to Identify and Correct a Resonance Condition on Critical Equipment

The Lean Replacement of Bearings, Pumps and Motors

Full-blown SAE JA1011 compliant Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is only part of the solution

50 Lubrication Failure Modes from RCM Analysis

Dollarized FMEAs – A Modern Approach to Assessing and Eliminating Manufacturing Risks and Value Losses

Surface Treatment for Worn Machinery

Wireless Condition Monitoring – Hype vs. Reality The Business Case for Wireless Sensors…It’s all about the $$$

Why Equipment Fails

Reliability Management

Turning Corporate Asset Management Into Real Earnings Per Share

Developing a Maintenance and Reliability Strategy

Removing the Barriers to Results through Effective Leadership

Enhancing Profitability through Improved Reliability – A proven approach to RCM

Rate Yourself in Maintenance Effectiveness

Lean Maintenance - Reduce Costs, Improve Quality and Increase Market Share

Selling Maintenance to Top Management

Effective Maintenance Dashboards and Metrics

Effective RCFA Methods for Smaller Companies

Can a Cultural Shift Toward RCM Improve a Food Manufacturer’s Performance?

Developing a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Organization

The “A-B-Cs” of Maintenance Training: 10 Elements Essential in Developing a Comprehensive Maintenance Training Program

Knowledge Management and the Plant: The Why and the How of It.

Establishing a Condition-Based Maintenance Program for Buildings and Facilities

Crude Oil 1 Year Forecast: $171.21

Yes that is the 1 year forecast according to oil-price.net. So expect more price increases of your fuel. On how they get it, please visit their site by clicking the crude oil price at the left of the blog.

What are lubricants? lubricant additives?

The lubricants we are talking here is about the automotive and industrial lubricants, and not the lubricants for personal use. Lubricants are a substance that is used between two moving solid or metal surfaces to decrease friction and wear between them. Friction produces heat, and lubricants reduces heat by carrying it away from the moving parts therby cooling it. Lubricants can be used in any machinery that has moving parts. The automobile industries is the major user of lubricants. Other industries include aircraft, marine, and metalworking.

There are three physical state of lubricants - liquid, semi-liquid and solid. Motor oils, turbine oils, compressor oils, turbine engine oils, brake oils, hydraulic oils, etc are examples of liquid lubricants. Greases are semi-liquid industrial lubricants and comes with different grades from semi-fluid to hard grease. Graphite, lead, and molybdenum disulfide are solid lubricant. Lubricants can be an oil (liquid) or a grease or a solid lubricant, while an oil is a liquid lubricant.

Lubricant additives are used in lubricants to perform better and task to perform specific purposes. Additives are performance enhancers. They help reduce friction, wear, remove heat, improve viscosity, reduce rust and corrosion, prevent oxidation, improves extreme pressure properties and many more. These additives are called metal deactivators, anti-oxidants, demulsifying compounds, emulsifying compounds, anti-wear, extreme pressure additives, rust & corrosion inhibitors, anti-foaming etc.

Lubricant can be petroleum (crude) oil based or synthetics. Synthetics are artificially designed from chemical compound to provide superior mechanical and chemical properties than those found in traditional petroleum oils. Silicone is one popular example of synthetic oil.

Oil Additives Video

I found this video in youtube that pretty much explain oil additives.

Biodiesel from used cooking oil

You can learn how to make a "homebrew biodiesel" you can check this site. The site talks about the process on how to make your own biodiesel, the materials, and the technical aspect of the process. For the "non-rocket scientist" this is a good start to learn. But it said to be "discredited by peer review in other forums" because it lacks safety procedures and quality finished products. Or you can look at the works of Jon van Gerpen and Gerhard Knothe ( just search in google) or the National Biodiesel Board website.

Photo: http://journeytoforever.org

Crude Oil Price Now $116.69/barrel

AP Photo

This is just in, "Oil Closes at $116.69 a barrel after reaching a trading high of $117" according to ABC News. Nigerian militant group sabotaged a major oil pipeline of Royal Dutch Shell PLC cause the escalation of crude oil. The militant group promises more attack on Nigerian petroleum industry. Nigeria is a major oil supplier of US. See ABC News Report.


Expect more high oil prices! again!!!



Source: ABC News

Biofuels World Conference

For those interesed in bio-fuels, BiofuelsWorld will be held in Manila, Philippines on 13-14 May 2008 with the conference theme "Moving towards Sustainability and second generation feedstocks". Updates on global and regional biofuel markets, Biofuel specifications, developments of Jatropha, environmental impact of biofuel productions, biomass power generation are some of the topics to be discussed. For more info please visit the conference website.

Pinoylube - All about lubricants

This is a new blog about lubricants. It will provide lubrication tips, resources, and informations for Pinoy visitors. It is a spin-off of Pinoychem. I will post my blog as soon as I finished organizing my blog. Good Day!!!