Digital Service for Crude Blending and Desalter Operation Using Field-Deployed Handheld NIR Spectrometer
Crude
Facilitator:
Sam Lordo, Becht
Speaker:
Graylon Williams, Nalco Water
Refineries have increased focus on processing unfamiliar opportunity crude oils to improve profitability. However, the introduction of these new crude slates brings uncertainties that can impact refinery operations. One major challenge is crude incompatibility due to asphaltene instability, which affects desalters, emulsion stability, preheat trains and furnace fouling.
For decades, the industry has recognized the importance of tracking asphaltene stability. Suppliers and refineries employ diverse equipment to assess feeds stability including benchtop microscopy and titration equipment. Unfortunately, those methods can require time-consuming offsite laboratory testing.
Now, utilizing a portable, handheld near-infrared (NIR) analyzer, crude oil tanks and other refinery feeds can be assessed for stability and blending suitability with near instantaneous results. NIR spectra from crude oil samples are collected and compared against a database of crudes and crude unit feeds with known asphaltene stability parameters. Asphaltene stability parameters are modeled and reported with a stability assessment.
In the presentation, we will delve into the fundamentals of these available tools, showcasing real-world case studies where they have been successfully applied for crude blends and crude pretreatment to improve and optimize desalter operations and crude preheat train fouling.
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Hydrocracker Profitability: Boosting Hydrocracking Performance with Celestia™ Catalyst and High Throughput Testing for CITGO’s Unicracker
Hydroprocessing
Facilitator:
Oscar Brown, Valero Energy Corporation
1. Case Study: Boosting Hydrocracking Performance with Celestia™ Catalyst to Double Run Length and Enable Cold-Flow Improvement with MIDW
Presenters:
Christy Anderson, Ketjen Corporation
Mitchel Loescher , ExxonMobil Corporation
2. High throughput testing enables tailored, optimized, and confident catalyst selection for CITGO's Unicracker
Presenters:
Carmen Angelini, CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Ioan-Teodor Trotus, hte GmbH
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Transformation Through Tribulation: The Motiva Port Arthur Refinery’s Material Management Journey
Maintenance
Facilitator:
Gerard Celestine, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Speakers:
Tieraney Celestine, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Andrew Martindale, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
David Midkiff, Motiva Enterprises, LLC
This session will discuss the evolution and ability of a successful materials management system that prepares for events at a time when rising material, labor costs and availability is due to inflation and supply chain interruptions.
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Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) 101
HF Alkylation
Facilitator:
Liana Siegel, Marathon Petroleum Company
Speakers:
Jatin Shah, BakerRisk
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