CONFERENCE AGENDA*
5TH OPPORTUNITY CRUDES CONFERENCE, HOUSTON, TX
OCT. 9-11, 2016
| October 9, 2016 (Sunday) Workshop - The Roof |
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| 1400-1445 |
CB&Is Advanced Gasoline Alkylation Technologies - Creating Value for the Refiner Dr. Arvids Judzis, Director of Technology – CB&I |
| 1445-1530 |
Value Crude Oils Quickly David Alexander, VP – Haverly Systems |
| 1530-1615 |
Operation Benefits from Fouling Testing Dr. Aaron Smith, Coordinator Fouling – HTRI |
| 1800-2000 | Registration (Grand Foyer) and Reception (Consort I Room, 3rd Floor) |
| October 10, 2016 (Monday) Day 1 - Consort II Room, 3rd Floor | |
| 0700-0800 | Registration and Continental Breakfast (Grand Foyer, 3rd floor) |
| 0800-0815 | Welcome and Administrative Announcements |
| SESSION 1: Global Oil Market Volatility – Impacts and Implications for Refiners | |
| 0815-0845 |
Keynote/opening address – Global Oil Market Outlook Guy Caruso, Senior Advisor – Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) |
| 0845-0915 |
What Do the Impending New Bunker Specs Mean for Refiners? John M. Mayes, Director of Special Studies – Turner, Mason & Company |
| 0915-0945 |
Canada's Oil Sands Outlook: Production, Exports, and Economic Impacts Bill Lywood, Director of Special Studies – Crude Quality Inc. |
| 0945-1015 | Refreshment Break (Grand Foyer) |
| SESSION 2: Insights and Unique Perspectives on Oil Trading & Exports/Imports | |
| 1015-1045 |
Challenges & Opportunities in Oil Trading Kirk Kinnear, Principal – GPD Systems (former VP-Commodity Research & Hedging, Continental Resources, Inc.) |
| 1045-1115 |
Economic Blends: Crude Marketing from a Value Perspective Matthew Goitia, President – Peaker Energy |
| 1115-1145 | Q&A Forum |
| 1145-1315 |
Group Luncheon (Consort I Room, 3rd floor), sponsored by
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| SESSION 3: Robust Blending Strategies & Use of Internet of Things (IoT) | |
| 1315-1345 |
Leveraging IIOT, Advanced Analytics & Decision Support to Optimize the Processing of Opportunity Crudes Craig Harclerode, Global O&G Business Development Executive – OSIsoft |
| 1345-1415 |
Equipping Your Refinery for Opportunity Crudes Tim Olsen, Refining Consultant – Emerson Process Management |
| 1415-1445 |
Toolbox to Deal with Changing Crudes Fredrick Stubbins, Project Consultant – Intertek |
| 1445-1515 |
Crude Blend Scheduling for Desired Processing Dean Trierwiler, Vice President – Haverly Systems |
| 1515-1545 | Refreshment Break (Grand Foyer) |
| 1545-1615 |
Optimization of Crudes in Changing Regulatory and Market Environments Vincent DiVita, Group Manager – Jacobs Consultancy |
| 1615-1645 |
Design Considerations for Inline Crude Oil Blending Systems to Maximize Yield and Return on Investment Gary Potten, Director Engineering – Cameron Measurement Systems/Schlumberger |
| 1645-1715 |
Process Analysis Technologies for Opportunity Crude Blending Gregory Shahnovsky, President – Modcon Systems |
| 1715-1745 | Q&A Forum |
| 1800-2000 | Reception (Consort I Room, 3rd Floor) |
| October 11, 2016 (Tuesday) Day 2 - Consort II Room, 3rd Floor | |
| 0700-0800 | Registration and Continental Breakfast (Grand Foyer, 3rd floor) |
| 0800-0815 | Welcome and Administrative Announcements |
| SESSION 4: Crude Management to Avoid Pitfalls of Changing Feedstocks | |
| 0815-0845 |
Benefits of Crude Pretreatment for Unconventional, Heavy Crude Processing Dr. Joseph Arensdorf, Manager, Separations Technology - Baker Hughes |
| 0845-0915 |
Strategies for Mitigating Crude Unit Threats Sam Lordo, Director of Marketing – North America – Nalco Champion |
| 0915-0945 |
Reactive Adjuncts Desalting Chemistry James Noland, General Manager – Dorf Ketal |
| 0945-1015 |
The Need for Online Asset Integrity Monitoring for Safe and Profitable Processing of Opportunity Crudes Tom Champlin, President – Permasense Americas |
| 1015-1045 | Refreshment Break (Grand Foyer) |
| 1045-1115 | Q&A Forum |
| SESSION 5: Technology Flexibility to Meet Shifting Product Slate | |
| 1115-1145 |
Delayed Coking for Flexibility in a Changing Market Tim Stone, Licensing Manager, Delayed Coking – Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions |
| 1145 -1215 |
Heavy Crude Oils from an Application Perspective – Bitumen Manufacturing Wim Teugels, Crude & Feedstock Specialist, – Nynas |
| 1215-1330 |
Group Luncheon (Consort I Room, 3rd floor), sponsored by
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| 1330-1400 |
K-SAAT a Breakthrough Solid Acid Alkylation Technology Gautham Krishnaiah, Director – FCC & Alkylation Technologies – KBR |
| 1400-1430 |
A Better Way of Choosing FCC Feedstocks for Maximum Profitability Clifford Avery, FCC Process Advisor - Albemarle |
| 1430-1500 |
Dealing with Changing Feeds and Product Demands for the FCC Alexis Shackleford, Technical Marketing Specialist - BASF |
| 1500-1530 | Refreshment Break (Grand Foyer) |
| 1530-1600 |
Optimizing ZSM-5 Additive Selection in a Dynamic Economic Environment Emerson Domingo, Regional Technical Sales Manager – Johnson Matthey |
| 1600-1630 |
Combating the Negative Effects of Iron in the FCCU at Philadelphia Energy Solutions R&M, LLC Patrick Salemo, Optimization Analyst - Philadelphia Energy Solutions |
| 1630-1700 |
Closing address – Increasing Refinery Flexibility through Technology and Innovation Doug Kelly, Vice President – KBR |
| 1700-1730 |
Q&A forum |
| Closing Announcements | |
| *Times and presentations subject to change | |
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