Catalyst Changeout Timeline
Hydroprocessing, Turnaround
Speakers:
Ben Mossman, CHS
Richard Hanson, Petroval
Jacob Young, Petroval
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Ben Mossman, CHS
Richard Hanson, Petroval
Jacob Young, Petroval
How Leveraging Data can Drive Energy Efficiency and Performance
Hydroprocessing, Digitalization
Facilitators:
Sergio Robledo, Topsoe Inc.
Mike Mitzner, Axens North America
Speakers:
David de Gruyl, Axens North America
Lon Schuckman, CHS Inc.
Ryan Jesina, Topsoe, Inc.
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Hydroprocessing 101: Unit Monitoring
Hydroprocessing
This session will feature a discussion of current hydroprocessing issues by experienced industry panelists. Topics include:
- Co-processing of renewable and crude-based stocks in conventional units
- Feed contaminants effects and solutions
- Catalyst cycle length extension
- Reactor pressure drop causes and mitigations
- Discussion of reactor entry concerns related to pyrophoric catalyst
Facilitator:
Jeff Johns, Becht
Megan Skrodolis, Unicat
Panelists:
Goutam Biswas, Chevron Lummus Global LLC
Oscar Brown, Valero Energy Corporation
Kyle Dunaway, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Andrea Battiston, Ketjen Corporation
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Hydroprocessing: Q&A Panel — Pt. 1
Hydroprocessing
Facilitators:
Christy Anderson, Ketjen Corporation
Montri Vichailak, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Panel:
Andy Chen, PBF Energy Inc.
Jake Coleman, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Travis Kirk, Topsoe, Inc.
Scott McArthur, Phillips 66
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AI 102 — Reinforcement Learning & Generative AI
Artificial Intelligence
Facilitator:
Adi Punuru, ExxonMobil Corporation
Speakers:
Brent Railey, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
The two most controversial and potentially useful aspects of applied AI reside in Generative AI and Reinforcement Learning. Generative AI has applications in technical training, procedures and guided application development. Reinforcement Learning has applications in nonlinear closed loop optimization. Both areas will be of interest to refinery engineers and managers. This session is an extension of AI 101 which presented a broader view of the areas of application for AI.
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Hydroprocessing: Q&A Panel — Pt. 2
Hydroprocessing
Facilitators:
Christy Anderson, Ketjen Corporation
Montri Vichailak, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Panel:
Andy Chen, PBF Energy Inc.,
Jake Coleman, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Travis Kirk, Topsoe, Inc.
Scott McArthur, Phillips 66
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Digital Transformation: Conditioning Your Workforce for Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that is presently influencing, or will eventually influence, nearly every facet of our personal and professional lives. Although much of the information highlights the benefits of AI, it also raises concerns about potential negative impacts and unintended consequences. It's crucial to prepare the workforce for AI to reduce disruptions. Leaders will share their experiences with AI deployments, the methods used to ensure success, and lessons learned for future AI initiatives.
Take Aways:
- Awareness of potential impacts of AI on personnel and culture
- Methods and techniques employed to achieve and sustain positive acceptance of AI
- Insights into how AI is impacting jobs and job roles and defining new valued skill sets
Moderator:
Brent Railey, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Speakers:
Holly Fitch, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Tyler Harnos, Big West Oil, LLC
Siva Lakshmanan, DeepHow
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Learning from Major Hydroprocessing Incidents
Lessons Learned, Hydroprocessing
This Lessons Learned session will focus on telling the stories of fatal incidents in Hydroprocessing units to facilitate an awareness and understanding of the different root causes contributing to them. Sharing the lessons learned will help prevent similar incidents from happening again. The presenters will cover a broad spectrum of incidents and their causes with a Q&A discussion at the end.
Moderator:
Thad Sauvain, Becht
Speakers:
Jeff Johns, Becht
Greg Mullek, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
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Tips & Tricks for Mitigating Threats to Hydroprocessing Exchanger Health Pt. 2
Hydroprocessing
Operational case studies of DHT, GOHT, and NHT feed /effluent exchanger threats are presented with monitoring, reliability, and chemical addition strategies. Mitigating threats of feed side and effluent side fouling and corrosion over time also requires sustaining institutional knowledge through constant change of stream composition, temperatures, AND people. This presentation includes tips and tricks of templated calculations, use of Decision Support Tools, industry knowledge, vendor relationships and support, and cross-site sharing of findings.
Moderators:
Delbert Grotewold, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Wendy Wildenberg, Flint Hills Resources, LLC
Speakers:
Justin Irick, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Robert Rountree, Monroe Energy, LLC
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Hydrocracking 101: Controls & Optimization
Hydroprocessing
Join our session to learn about hydrocracker basics. We will discuss how different catalytic solutions can be utilized to generate the most desired products. We will then discuss how APC can further improve hydrocracker economics by utilizing assumed product values while pushing unit parameters to increase profitability.
Moderator:
Michael Mitzner, Axens North America
Speakers:
Vidyashankar Kuppuraj, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Chad Perrott, Axens North America
Rajan Rathinasabapathy, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
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