Testimonials

Over 95% of previous attendees rated their overall experience as either good or excellent, expressing their intent to attend the next conference, and highly recommending it to their colleagues.

Here are some of the comments from previous attendees:

"Excellent topics, excellent organization, great conference, congratulation."
(Hydrocarbon Quality Coordinator, Citgo Petroleum)

"… I found this conference very interesting and many information was acquired and will be used in our operation as we started to process opp crudes from 3-4 years in our refinery."
(Corrosion Expert, MOL Danube refinery)

"I heard attendees appreciating the broad cover of topics so I would encourage to continue this."
(Consulting Manager, AVEVA)

"Sponsorship of meal and reception impressive. Of 5 Opcrudes conferences I've attended, this is best yet in terms of organization and program. Q&A forums better than individual Q&A."
(President, PetroStorTech LLC)

"Very nicely run conference."
(Manager of Technology, Sulzer)

"The agenda was well structured. All speakers were knowledgeable and well spoken. Very well done conference, it was well organized and had high calibre speakers."
(Technical Marketing Specialist, BASF)

"Well done. Good technical content in all of the presentations. The conference atmosphere promoted better audience engagement than I have seen in many other conferences. It was a pleasure to be a speaker and I would certainly be honored to present again in the future."
(Director of Business Development, Foster Wheeler)

"I thought it was a well-organized, focused event, attended by folks who were interested in what I had to tell them with fellow presenters of calibre."
(CEO, Permasense )

"Excellent value. This is one of the conference(s) most useful in my professional life. Very productive, well organized and specially useful. Congratulations."
(Principal Consultant Process Management, Statoil International Venezuela)

"The organization was good—grouping talks by topic. The shale play session was very timely."
(Manager, Feedstock Quality & Measurements Supply Distribution & Planning, Marathon Petroleum)

"Excellent organization and topics."
(Petroleum Chemist, Petrobras)

"I would certainly want to attend the next conference. There are many areas to catch up on and compare notes in two years."
(Processing Tech. Mgr. Unconventional Oil, Shell Global Solutions)

"Thanks for the opportunity to participate, will be pleased to continue relationship. Very good organization, good attitude, and warm atmosphere."
(General Manager, Modcon Systems)

"Networking opportunities were fantastic."
(Senior Principal Scientist, Criterion Catalysts & Technologies)

Past Attending Companies:

List of Attendees' Companies in the Past Meetings

Past Conferences:

Opportunity Crudes Conferences are hosted by Hydrocarbon Publishing Company biennially. Past conference themes include:

• 2022 Opportunity Crudes Conference (in person & virtual via Zoom) - Refining in Transition: from Vision to Execution amid Crude Disruptions
• 2021 Opportunity Crudes Conference (virtual via Zoom) - Refining in Transition: Crudes for Fuels and Petrochemicals in Demand
• 2018 Opportunity Crudes Conference - Crude Disruptors: Accelerating Changes in Global Refining
• 2016 Opportunity Crudes Conference - Effective Ways to Evaluate, Prepare, and Process Changing Crudes
• 2014 Opportunity Crudes Conference - Downstream Meets Upstream: Right Crudes to Make Products in Demand
• 2012 Opportunity Crudes Conference - Drivers behind the Success of Processing Opportunity Crudes
• 2010 Opportunity Crudes Conference - Technology Innovations to Satisfy Changing Market Conditions and Climate Regulations
• 2008 Opportunity Crudes Conference - Challenges and Benefits of Processing Opportunity Crudes

Hydrocarbon Publishing Company was a Supporting Partner of Financial Times's GLOBAL SHALE ENERGY SUMMIT, October 21, 2013, London, UK.

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