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U.S. refinery utilization is the quiet hero in a tight refined product market

In a tight refined product market it has been U.S. refiners that have stepped up. Our industry ran full-out for most of 2022 making sure American consumers, our domestic economic centers and our allies had enough gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to keep everyone moving. Our refining sector leads the world in liquid fuel production and is effectively doing more than any other to bring better balance to the global market.

Best Practices & Technologies for Processing a Variable Crude Diet

Crude, Coking


Successfully processing a changing crude diet can be a challenge from the tank farm through distillation. Upsets and performance reductions lead to processing cost penalties downstream, loss of production, and environmental impacts through greater emissions and brine water quality issues. Optimizing the design, operational parameters and chemical injection schema from crude receipts through the hot train can minimize these cost penalties and ensure performance is maintained.

Facilitators:
Greg Cantley, Marathon
Jeff Zurlo, Veolia

Speaker: Sylvain Fontaine, Veolia
Speakers
Sylvain Fontaine
Gregory A Cantley
Jeffrey Zurlo
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Topic
Crude
Coking

Instrumentation Craft Internship

Maintenance


In the last few years, we have recognized improvement opportunities for recruiting local trades.  The identified opportunities can be summarized as experience and exposure.  Most instrumentation applicants have the proper certifications but lack field experience.  Motiva has recently addressed this issue by building a training program that assesses the development needs of a new hire.  This allows us to develop individual training plans and test for comprehension.  The training program will have its first trainee beginning in September.

Facilitator: Gerard Celestine, Motiva Enterprises LLC

Speakers:
Dana Hannin, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Rickey Hicks, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Speakers
Gerard Celestine
Dana Hanning
Rickey Hicks
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Topic
Maintenance

Industrial Rope Access

Maintenance


In this session we will discuss in how a better understanding of rope access safety and capabilities can lead to more effective access selection. We will cover basic rope access safety and mitigation techniques, equipment selection, project planning, and how to deploy rope access to site. We will also cover common uses of rope access. Participants will:

  • Gain an understanding of rope access capabilities and potential use

  • Recognize the potential for reduced at height exposure hours as well as cost savings benefits

  • Learn how to identify rope access work



Facilitator: Andy Woods, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

Speaker: Joanna McClellan, BrandSafway
Speakers
Andy Woods
Joanna McClellan
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Topic
Maintenance

Lifecycle Management of Coke Drums

Coking, Mechanical Integrity


In this session key aspects of coke drum life-cycle management will be discussed, covering the useful life of these vessels from “cradle” to “grave”; important aspects such as supplemental requirements for design and fabrication, specialized in-service inspection, monitoring and assessment tools, pro-active and reactive repairs, will be briefly covered

Facilitator: Bill Clark, Phillips 66

Speakers:
Antonio Seijas, Phillips 66
Dave Dewees, Becht
Speakers
Antonio Seijas
David Dewees
Bill Clark
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Topic
Coking

Leadership Fireside Chat: Management Support of Walk the Line, Culture and Technology

Maintenance


Walk the Line is a conduct of operations driven, practice sharing program focused on engaging the front line to help reduce process safety events and help make sites safer. This fireside chat will discuss Walk the Line, Culture and Technology from a company leader perspective. Case studies on how Walk the Line and a strong Operating Discipline Culture have helped will be provided.

Facilitator: Lawrence Moreaux, LyondellBasell Industries

Speaker: Raymond Chafin, Pemex Deer Park
Speakers
Lawrence Moreaux
Raymond Chafin
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Topic
Maintenance

Benefits of Drone Use in Industry

Maintenance Technology Showcase, Maintenance


Drones are a more technologically efficient way to do certain kinds of inspections (electrical, tanks, piperacks, etc.). It is also safer because the technology is increasingly better able to keep people from being exposed to inspection related dangers. This session will highlight:

  • What it takes to start a drone program at your facility: the people, process and technology

  • Drone program considerations

  • What a hybrid approach looks like



Facilitator: Bill Clark, Phillips 66

Speakers:
Srinivasan 'Cheenu' Vanchinathan, Phillips 66

Technology Providers
Jonah Ballow, Innovative Plant Consulting
Justin Hill, Innovative Plant Consulting
Speakers
Bill Clark
Srinivasan Vanchinathan
Jonah Ballow
Justin Hill
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Topic
Maintenance