Oil & Gas, Chemical Players Struggle to Keep Maintenance on Track Amid COVID-19 Disruptions

SUGAR LAND--January 18, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Maintenance projects in the Chemical Processing and Oil & Gas industries normally are routine events, scheduled months (if not years) in advance and performed with clockwork efficiency. But the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has knocked potholes in these otherwise smooth roads, with labor shortages, equipment delays and shaky commodity prices putting the brakes on typically unexceptional shutdown, turnaround and overhaul projects. Industrial Info is tracking more than 1,100 and 630 maintenance-related projects in the Chemical Processing and Oil & Gas industries, respectively, in the U.S. and Canada that are set to kick off in 2022. Within this article: Details on where maintenance-related projects in the U.S. and Canadian Chemical Processing and Oil & Gas industries are headed in 2022, including those from major companies such as LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE:CNQ) and MEG Energy Corporation.