Through its many years of providing professional services to the oil and gas markets, Merrick’s Fuels & Energy’s Team is well-versed in hydrocarbon processing. We perform feasibility studies and FEL/FEED packages through design and installation of major capital projects and turnarounds. Merrick also has a long association with Rocky Mountain refiners and is called on to support and execute maintenance projects. Merrick’s staff provides project evaluation, process simulation and optimization, process licensor selection support, utility system studies and HAZOPs facilitation, PHAs and PSM support, as well as full scope design procurement and construction management services.

Merrick’s clients can also access The Merrick Consultancy where the expertise of an experienced group of individuals can be employed on studies ranging from identifying business, technical and/or operational issues and challenges, facility audits to identify profit improvement opportunities to reliability assessments and value chain optimization.

Merrick’s refinery clients include CHS, ConocoPhillips, Frontier Refining, Sinclair Oil, Suncor, Valero, and Western Refining.

Merrick’s services include:

• In-plant reviews of major processing units and utility systems to identify yield benefits and energy savings.
• Front-end project development
  • Economic analysis, including preliminary cost estimates, to help prioritize opportunities
  • Conceptual design packages to determine how best to meet future regulations
  • Acting as owner’s representative interfacing with technology suppliers and vendors
  • Support and assistance in defining and selecting technologies, technology suppliers, or third party vendors
• Traditional Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for projects up to $100 million total installed cost