Representative Experience

Scheduling a 90-Day Emergency LNG Outage

Lead Scheduler on a 90-day emergency outage at a Gulf Coast LNG export facility, with all three trains worked in sequence and $100M in outage work.

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3 TrainsWorked in Sequence
90 DaysUnplanned Outage
$100MOutage Work Value
Lead SchedulerOutage Schedule

The Scheduling Challenge

An unplanned emergency outage at a Gulf Coast LNG export facility required all three liquefaction trains to be taken down and worked one after another over roughly 90 days. Unlike a planned turnaround, there was no long pre-planning cycle: scope was still developing as the work began. Josh served as Lead Scheduler for the outage.

The Approach

  • Built a working outage schedule quickly and refined it as scope was defined
  • Sequenced the three trains so crews, equipment and lessons carried forward
  • Tracked the critical path for each train and for overall return to service
  • Kept status, forecasts and reporting current for project leadership

The Management Value

In an emergency outage, every day offline is lost production and revenue. The schedule gave leadership a clear view of what was driving each train's return to service and where attention was needed next.

Why it matters: When the plan is being written while the work is happening, the scheduler has to understand the field well enough to keep the schedule credible.

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