Big West Oil, LLC
James Burd is an experienced reliability inspector with a career spanning over two decades in the oil and refining industry. Currently serving as the Lead Reliability Inspector for Fixed Equipment and Piping at Big West Oil, LLC since February 2014, James has previously held the position of Unit Reliability Inspector at Tesoro Refining-Mountain Region, where responsibilities included overseeing pressure vessel and piping inspections for multiple units. Prior roles include API 510/570 Inspector at Petrospect/Petrochem and Level II NDE Technician at Baseline Data/Elliott Services, both involving various inspection projects. James has furthered professional development through MSTS API Prep Courses, FLIR Level I Thermography Course, and numerous NDT/Continued Education Courses.
Big West Oil, LLC
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Located in North Salt Lake City, Utah, is a complex high-conversion refinery operated by Big West Oil LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FJ Management Inc. The facility employs about 250 people and supplies fuel products to many select customers in seven western states. This sophisticated facility has a total capacity of 35,000 barrels per day (over one million gallons) and refines a combination of Utah, Wyoming, and Canadian crude oils into high-quality motor fuels and other specialty chemicals. Big West Oil products meet or exceed government standards for clean transportation fuels and customer needs for engine performance and cold flow qualities. Big West Oil LLC is also responsible for the purchasing and transportation of crude oil in parts of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. With current processing activities, the North Salt Lake refinery is well prepared to provide qualified clean fuel products to Big West Oil LLC and Flying J customers in the time frames required by the clean fuels regulations.