A case study of Parkland Refining’s transformation of their crude supply, scheduling and refinery demands across their supply system involving Edmonton tanks, transmountain pipeline, transmountain outlets and the refinery. This digitalization initiative allowed Parkland to have improved visibility on the full supply chain with different teams contributing to each aspect where Traders manage supply, schedulers manage pipeline movements, and the Refinery owns the demands.
Speakers:
Matt Correnti, Chevron USA Inc.
Matt Jones, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Jordan Palka, Chevron USA Inc.
Using Risk Based Inspection (RBI) as part of the unit asset strategy allows for optimized intervals for fixed equipment inspection and turnaround cycles. This opportunity must be balanced against both compliance and economic drivers to ensure the full financial benefits are realized. This session summarizes Hydroprocessing-specific damage mechanisms, lessons learned, and key equipment evaluations that should be considered when extending inspection and maintenance intervals.
Facilitator:
Wayne Woodard, Valero Energy Corporation
Speakers:
Sidra Roman, Axens North America
Wayne Woodard, Valero Energy Corporation
Review of good practices for NHT pressure drop control, reactor hemispherical head opportunities and issues, silicon control and NHT record run case studies.