Just Published. Papers presented by various companies at the Opportunity Crudes conference held in Houston, TX in 2018.
"Crude Disruptors: Accelerating Changes in Global Refining"
October 22, 2018 (Monday) Day 1
Morning Session: Crude Corrosion, Fouling, and Monitoring Techniques
Realizing the True Value of Canadian Heavy Oils through Processing Chemistry Parviz Rahimi, President – Upgrading Solutions
CrudeFlex – Opportunity vs. Risk, Why Compromise Joel Lack, Senior Global Marketing Manager – Nalco Champion
Benefits of Fouling Testing Matt Lane, Research Engineer – HTRI
Crude Slate Cost Management via Utilization of Installed Ultrasonic Sensors Steve Strahan, Vice President Sales – Sensor Networks
Use of a Naphthenic Acid Corrosion Model to Optimize Crude Blends Eric Vetters, President – Procorr Consulting
Afternoon Session: Flexibility of Refinery Operations & Bottoms Upgrading to Make High-Demand Products
Butylene-Enhancing FCC Catalyst Technology to Meet Growing Alkylation Feed Demand Steven Gim, Regional Technical Service Manager – BASF
Taking Advantage of Opportunity Feedstocks through Innovative Alkylation Unit Design: Technical Overview Stephen D. Williams, Technology Business Development Director – Lummus Technology/McDermott International
HCAT Technology Application for Opportunity Crudes David Mountainland, Director Technical Services – HTI
Higher Margins with Integration & Cost-effective SDA Schemes MJ Rahman, Director Resid Technology – KBR
Tackling Imo 2020 Low-Sulfur Mandate Through Innovation in Petroleum Residua Processing Keng Chung, Vice President – Well Resources
October 23, 2018 (Tuesday) Day 2
Morning Session: Crude Corrosion, Fouling, and Monitoring Techniques
Realizing the True Value of Canadian Heavy Oils through Processing Chemistry Parviz Rahimi, President – Upgrading Solutions
CrudeFlex – Opportunity vs. Risk, Why Compromise Joel Lack, Senior Global Marketing Manager – Nalco Champion
Benefits of Fouling Testing Matt Lane, Research Engineer – HTRI
Crude Slate Cost Management via Utilization of Installed Ultrasonic Sensors Steve Strahan, Vice President Sales – Sensor Networks
Use of a Naphthenic Acid Corrosion Model to Optimize Crude Blends Eric Vetters, President – Procorr Consulting
Afternoon Session: Flexibility of Refinery Operations & Bottoms Upgrading to Make High-Demand Products
Butylene-Enhancing FCC Catalyst Technology to Meet Growing Alkylation Feed Demand Steven Gim, Regional Technical Service Manager – BASF
Taking Advantage of Opportunity Feedstocks through Innovative Alkylation Unit Design: Technical Overview Stephen D. Williams, Technology Business Development Director – Lummus Technology/McDermott International
HCAT Technology Application for Opportunity Crudes David Mountainland, Director Technical Services – HTI
Higher Margins with Integration & Cost-effective SDA Schemes MJ Rahman, Director Resid Technology – KBR
Tackling Imo 2020 Low-Sulfur Mandate Through Innovation in Petroleum Residua Processing Keng Chung, Vice President – Well Resources
October 24, 2018 (Wednesday) Day 3 (Final) :
Big Data Analytics & Internet of Things (IOT) in Crude Selection, Management & Refining
The Increased Focus on Digital Transformation in Crude Oil Knowledge Management and Refining Hege Dammen, Consulting Manager – AVEVA
Automation Strategies Including IIoT for Crude Feedstock Optimization Tim Olsen, Consultant – Emerson Automation Solutions
At the Core of Refinery 4.0: Process Centric Simulation Models Michel Lenoel, Executive – Greenalyze
Crude Oil Fingerprinting and Advanced Predictive Analytics for the Determination and Mitigation of Processing Issues Conrad Teran, Senior Technology Manager – Suez Water Technology & Solutions
The Digital Process Unit: Integrating Advanced Kinetic Models into Monitoring and Control Nevin Whalley, Technical Service Engineer – Axens N.A.
Digital Refinery Concepts—Crude & Vacuum Distillation Unit, a Case Study on Energy Consumption Ashwani Malhotra, Additional General Manager – Engineers India Ltd.
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Keywords: Crude quality, IMO bunker fuel, Canadian oil sands, shale, light tight oil, incompatibilty, blending. FCC, alkylation, residue upgrading, corrosion, fouling, digital transformation, refining, opportunity crudes, price-advantages crudes, crude scheduling, crude trading, Internet of Things (IoT), resid hydrocracking, hydrotreating, crude and vacuum distillation, heavy oils, sensors, deasphalting, coking, butylene, crude optimization, predictive analytics, kinetic models, monitoring and control, scrubbers, knowledge management, simulation modelling, contaminants, look-alike blends, naphthenic acid corrosion, high TAN oil, bottom-of-the-barrel, SDA, refinery 4.0, IT/OT, wax, asphaltenes, crude imports and exports