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High Velocity Oil Flushing at Olefins Plant in Portugal

From our company Sicelub Ibérico in Spain, we successfully carried out a major high velocity oil flushing project at an Olefins Plant in Portugal. This project highlights our ability to perform these specialized services anywhere in Europe, always ensuring maximum reliability during commissioning and a reliable startup of critical equipment. During the shutdown and revamping, […]

8 de September de 2025 by

Platform in Brazil: Varnish Removal in Vorecon Compressor (Voith Turbo)

Project Scope • SCOPE: Varnish removal from oil in Vorecon Compressor • CLIENT: Private offshore platform in Brazil • EQUIPMENT: REINJECTION B system, Vorecon model (Voith Turbo) Initial Conditions • Initial contamination level: MPC 22 • After only 5 days of operation, field analysis showed a reduction to MPC 18. Team Involved • Responsible technician: […]

1 de September de 2025 by

High Velocity Oil Flushing at Vaca Muerta Plant

Lubritech Argentina successfully carried out a high velocity oil flushing job on the suction and pumping system of an EPF Plant located in Añelo, central Vaca Muerta area. The intervention covered over 100 meters of 6 and 8-inch diameter pipes, using high-flow centrifugal pumps to ensure an efficient and safe process. This plant is dedicated […]

25 de August de 2025 by

Success Story – Flushing Service on Offshore Platform in Brazil

The team from Lubritech do Brasil successfully carried out a High Velocity Oil Flushing service in turbulent regime on the lubrication and control oil system of an HPU model MV-46, installed on a private offshore platform in Brazil. Project Details: • Personnel involved: Alexandre Adão and Anderson Moras • Total volume treated: 1,600 liters in […]

20 de August de 2025 by

Two Success Stories in High Velocity Oil Flushing Services by Lubritech do Brasil

Lubritech do Brasil, part of Grupo Sicelub, reinforces its commitment to excellence in industrial reliability solutions, recently completing two major high velocity oil flushing services. These projects showcased speed, technical precision, and compliance with the highest standards of cleanliness and performance. ✅ 1. Flushing on Slide Valves – Client: IMI Critical / Refinery in Southern […]

7 de August de 2025 by

Flushing to Remove Varnish and High Velocity Flushing at an Italian Refinery

Sicelub Ibérico was contracted to perform a major project at an Italian refinery. We worked on a lubrication system with 8,500 liters of oil that operates as a lubrication system for three turbo compressors, two of which also feature a seal system. Previous evaluations had determined the presence of varnish in the lubricant, which affected […]

28 de March de 2025 by

Chemical Cleaning and Hydraulic Flushing Service in Argentina

Our company, Lubritech Argentina, was recently awarded to perform an intervention on a Siemens SST 300 Steam Turbine at a power plant in northeast of Argentina. Four technicians, coordinated by our Service Leader, Martín Videla, were deployed to perform chemical cleaning and high velocity oil flushing of the various lubrication, control, and lifting systems, as […]

13 de March de 2025 by

Sicelub Ibérico SL obtains Sustainability certification in Spain

Recently, our company in Spain, Sicelub Ibérico, obtained a Sustainability certification; being among the 15% best in Spain in this regard. The result indicated that we were in the 86th percentile, which indicates an excellent value. We would like to thank Leila Martí, who led the audit and certification process. At the Sicelub Lubritech Group, […]

18 de February de 2025 by
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15 – Conclusions

With this post we will close the cycle. Oil Mist lubrication has been operating since 1967 in the Oil & Gas Industry with excellent results worldwide. With more than 150,000 mist lubricated pumps since then, the installed base and references are extremely large, both in the United States, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. […]

20 de January de 2025 by
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14 – Reducing Mechanical Seal Failures.

We continue to delve into the benefits of oil mist lubrication in improving the reliability of mechanical seals. Here Heinz Bloch explains that the root cause of mechanical seal failure is sometimes misdiagnosed. When a failure is verified in a centrifugal pump and it is inspected and the mechanical seal is found to be damaged, […]

13 de January de 2025 by