World Refining Outlook
Sustainability
The Energy Transition to a lower carbon future will play a significant role in the Refining Industry. How our industry – in the US and around the world - will adapt to changing market conditions going forward is evolving. However, the US will be well positioned to take advantage of opportunities. This session will highlight challenges and concerns that will impact our Refining outlook.
Facilitator: Susan Grissom, AFPM
Speakers:
John Auers, RBN energy
Alan Gelder, Wood Mackenzie
Debnil Chowdhury, S&P Global
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Monetization Including IRA - IRA & ISCC+
Sustainability
Several new technologies have been developed to produce renewable fuels and petrochemical products. However, monetization of these new renewable streams is important to justify commercialization and utilization. This session will highlight IRA and ISCC+ incentives for monetization.
Facilitator: Jeff Sexton, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Speakers:
Bill Kessom, GreenStar BCS
Soheil Razjouyan, GreenStar BCS
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Renewable Naphtha
Sustainability, Gasoline Processing
Facilitators:
Steve Philoon, Honeywell UOP
Matt Hutchinson, Axens
Speakers:
Christian Arnoux, Axens North America
Robert Auers, RBN Energy
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Case for Carbon Intensity Improvement for Gasoline Units
Sustainability, Gasoline Processing
The carbon intensity of Reforming Units is inherently one of the higher processes in the refinery due to its energy requirements. This presentation will explore ways to improve carbon intensity with various equipment upgrades, as well as showing the positive impact that optimal catalyst performance can have on reducing Carbon Intensity.
Speakers:
Rhett Finch, Marathon Petroleum
Sujoy Ganguly, UOP
Tyler Krupp, Axens North America
Yaz Seif, Marathon Petroleum Company
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel—Investor Perspectives
Sustainability
In October 2021, many of the world’s airlines committed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It is generally accepted that this will require the broad use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In early September 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new goal to increase the domestic production of SAF to at least 3 billion gallons per year by 2030. This equates to just under 200 kBPD. For the purpose of this panel, the many incentives being put in place to help support the build-out of SAF production is treated as a given. This panel will focus on both the demand side, with the airline industries perspectives on SAF, and the financing industry’s supply side perspective on what makes a bankable SAF project. Please join this session to hear the views of TBA Speaker, Role at Untied Airlines and Chloe Petrich – Director, Project and Export Finance at Standard Chartered Bank as they talk about what their firms are doing to help drive a more sustainable future.
Facilitator: Alan Bedell, Honeywell UOP
Speakers:
Chloe Petrich, Standard Chartered Bank
Charlotte Lollar, Delta Air Lines
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Alcohol to Jet Townhall
Sustainability
A2J is a pathway to produce SAF. The technology uses an alcohol as a feedstock to produce a low CI jet fuel. A panel of experts from major licensors will provide an overview of their technology and answer questions regarding application.
Facilitator: Brian Boeger, Axens North America
Speakers:
Kevin O’Neil, Honeywell UOP
David Schwalje, Axens
Jim Andersen, Lanzajet
Monica Normark, KBR
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Hydrogen Economy & Hubs
Sustainability
The hydrogen economy has become a central point of discussion as the energy industry evolves towards carbon reduction and “net zero” targets. Central to efficient production and utilization of lower carbon footprint hydrogen is the development of hydrogen hubs, which are defined as the network and supply chain of producers, consumers, and infrastructure for decarbonized hydrogen. This session will highlight delineation of the colors of hydrogen, potential end uses of hydrogen and summarize H2 hubs and early learnings.
Speakers:
Mike Annon, Becht
Nathan Barkley, Becht
Darren York, Becht
Robert Ohmes, Becht
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Pyrolysis Technology
Sustainability
Pyrolysis is the thermal conversion of biomass, municipal waste and/or plastic in the absence of oxygen to produce a liquid product. This pyrolysis oil product will have various properties depending on the feedstock and technology. However, it can be further refined through e.g. hydrotreatment or co-processing in an FCC unit to produce steam cracker feed or other products. This session will focus on plastic pyrolysis technology and the role Refiners will play in enabling a circular economy for plastics.
Facilitators:
Cliff Avery, Ketjen Corporation
Matthew Goodwin, BASF Corporation
Speakers:
Jeremy DeBenedictis, Alterra Energy
Outi Teras, Neste
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Sour Water Ammonia Recovery - a Low Carbon Intensity Product
Crude, Sustainability
Technology exists to recover ammonia from Sour Water. This ammonia is considered a low carbon intensity (CI) source since it was a waste stream and can be used, for example, as a liquid hydrogen carrier for further low CI uses. This session will highlight technologies to enable ammonia recovery, utilization, and how ammonia recovery meshes into an overall facility nitrogen and sulfur management strategy.
Facilitator: Jeff Zurlo, Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions
Speakers:
Stan Holbrook, Marathon
Carlos Cavalca, Veolia
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