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Refinery turnarounds 101: What are turnarounds and why do we need them?

Turnarounds—and the time they require—are critical for safe refinery operations and for the longer-term reliability of U.S. fuel production. But with a smaller number of U.S. facilities shouldering market demands, offline facilities can impact market dynamics. Where turnarounds are concerned, though, refineries take every measure possible to limit any potential disruptions to consumers and fuel supplies.

Lessons Learned from Spent Acid Rail Car Incident

Learning From Incidents


This session will share an incident from the summer of 2022 where an RV lifted on a spent acid rail car. Key topics will include the conditions that led to the relief, the response to mitigate the release, and the causal understanding of why the relief occurred. Finally, the discussion will focus on considerations for preventing future similar releases.

Facilitator: Ray Chafin, Pemex Deer Park

Speakers:
Hi Chen, Pemex Deer Park
Ahram Yoon, Pemex Deer Park
Speakers
Hi Chen
Ahram Yoon
Raymond Chafin
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Learning From Incidents

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
Andrew Jakubowski
Michael Menosky
Kevin Harkness
Piotr Majcher
Drake Wilson
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Topic
Turnaround

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:

  1. How to use the RBWS to screen individual items.

  2. The use of data driven decision making.

  3. Utilization of the right software.


Speakers
Andrew Jakubowski
Mike DeHart
Eric Lindholm
Casey Long
Jimmy Mendler
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Turnaround