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Hydroprocessing, Turnaround

Speakers:
Ben Mossman, CHS
Richard Hanson, Petroval
Jacob Young, Petroval

Speakers

Benjamin Mossman

Richard Hanson

Jacob Young

Session Start End

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 14:15 - Wed, 10/04/2023 - 15:00

Topic

Hydroprocessing

Turnaround

Turnaround Roundtable Discussion

Turnaround

Facilitator:
Brad Hase, HF Sinclair

Speakers:
Robin Harris, Phillips 66
Mike DeHart, Valero Energy Corporation
Steven Giffin, PBF Energy

Topics:
Planning Norms
Safe Efficient Handover
Craft Skills and Availability

Speakers

Session Start End

Thu, 10/05/2023 - 09:00 - Thu, 10/05/2023 - 09:45

Topic

Turnaround

A Small Refinery Doing Big Things: Monroe Energy's FCC Reactor Replacement Project, Fall 2023

Turnaround

Facilitators:
Andrew Jakubowski, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Michael Menosky, Monroe Energy LLC

Speakers:
Kevin Harkness, Monroe Energy, LLC
Piotr Majcher, Monroe Energy, LLC
Drake Wilson, Monroe Energy, LLC

This session will highlight Monroe Energy, a small northeast refinery, and their journey toward replacing one of their oldest and most prolific processing assets: the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Reactor. The presenters will provide an overview of the project conception, engineering, fabrication, logistics, installation, and post start-up operation. A key focus will be the discussion of challenges and successes from the construction phase of the project, as well as lessons learned for future events.

Speakers

Session Start End

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 11:00 - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 12:00

Topic

Turnaround

FAQs: Hurricane Preparedness and Response 2021

May 24, 2021

Visit AFPM’s Hurricane and Weather Event Resource Center for more information on steps being taken to ensure the safety of our members’ facilities, their employees and the communities that surround them.

Preparing for summer — and hurricane season

May 30, 2019

Just as Memorial Day weekend marked the beginning of summer, June 1st marks the official beginning of the 2019 hurricane season.

Storm-ready: Refining and petrochemical industries prepare for hurricane season

May 27, 2025

Hurricane season is coming — beginning June 1 and lasting through the end of November — and with it comes unpredictable storms and heightened risks. With forecasts predicting up to 19 named storms and 10 hurricanes — the refining and petrochemical industries are prepared.

OPCO Panel: Good Ways to Get a Quality Turnaround Worklist

Turnaround

Facilitator:
Andrew Jakubowski, Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Panel:
Mike Dehart, Valero Energy Corporation
Eric Lindholm, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Casey Long, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Jimmy Mendler, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

The panel will discuss how to develop a quality turnaround worklist to optimize turnaround and maintenance work.

Attendees will learn:

How to use the RBWS to screen individual items.

The use of data driven decision making.

Utilization of the right software.

Speakers

Session Start End

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 09:00 - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 09:45

Topic

Turnaround

Good Practices for Desirable Event Readiness: Core Team, Steering Team and Strategy Team

Turnaround

Facilitator:
Andrew Jakubowski, Flint Hills Resources, LLC

Speaker:
Jimmy Mendler, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Panel will discuss key practices crucial to any successful project.

Speakers

Andrew Jakubowski

Jimmy Mendler

Session Start End

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 10:00 - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 10:45

Topic

Turnaround

U.S. Fuel-Makers Responding Quicker To Storms To Keep America Moving

July 5, 2018

HOUSTON — The dog days of summer typically bring one or two hurricanes that lash the U.S. Gulf Coast. The punch of these storms, with their powerful winds and heavy rains, often has the potential to curb production at Gulf Coast refineries that together churn out nearly 50 percent of U.S. motor fuels and are crucial to our economy.