Oilfield Production Additives Impact on Unconventional Crudes
Crude
Many refiners are processing larger volumes of attractively priced unconventional crudes produced from fracking operations. Contain polymers and other additives that upstream processors are often used to enhance oil recovery or address hydraulic limitations in their operations. These additives can disrupt refining unit operations such as Crude Desalters or restrict the ability of the refiner to meet key product specifications such as JFTOT or NACE Spindle Corrosion test.
Facilitator: Sam Lordo, Becht
Speakers:
Bob Falkiner, Becht
Wesley Teasdale, Halliburton Multi-Chem
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Testing and Modelling Crude Oil Compatibility
Crude
Processing crudes from different sources leaves the possibility of blending incompatible mixtures. Compatibility models uses correlations to estimate the potential to create incompatible mixtures. Understanding the potential for compatibility effects without physically testing the crude provides the ability to choose the crude mix and purchase it while the market factors are favorable and the ability to safely purchase distressed cargos. The paper will discuss the basis of model correlations and the application to actual blends.
Facilitator: Sam Lordo, Becht
Speaker: Scott Sayles, Becht
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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
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FCC Providers Shorten Time to Entry During Turnarounds
FCC, Turnaround
This presentation will present in two parts starting with USA DeBusk. ZymeFlow will follow with their general decon process and an overview of our chemistries. We will also be detailing best practices for a full FCC decontamination project.
Facilitator: Steve Shimoda, Technip Energies
Speakers:
Lance Packard, USA DeBusk
Steve Matza, ZymeFlow
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Catalyst Changeout Timeline
Hydroprocessing, Turnaround
Speakers:
Ben Mossman, CHS
Richard Hanson, Petroval
Jacob Young, Petroval
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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
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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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Turnaround Roundtable (Continued)
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
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Townhall: Review Responses to Crude/Coking Survey
Crude, Coking
Survey responses will be reviewed surrounding crude and coker unit production, covering a wide range of topics to include operations, technology, reliability/maintenance, digitalization.
Facilitators:
Hector Gamboa-Arizpe, CITGO
Steve Williams, Marathon Petroleum Company
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