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Using Radiometric Measurements in Heavy Oil Conversion Units

- David Williams, Berthold Technologies

CLG Residue Upgrading

- Al Faegh, Chevron Lummus Global & Dan Gillis, Chevron Lummus Global

Getting to Zero Errors in Execution through Procedure Clarity

- Francis Montemurro, Voovio Technologies & Christian McDermott, Voovio Technologies

A Discussion about the gaps in Reliability

- Mel Larson, Becht Engineering & Mitch Moloney, Becht Engineering & Ranjan Nadarajah, Becht Engineering & Bobby Wright, Becht Engineering

FCCU Wear Products

- Tim Connors, Blasch Precision Ceramics

Coker Heater Tube Failure During Pigging

- Karly Moore, PBF Energy

Fired Heater Maintenance Services. No Shutdown Required!

- Johnny Smatana, Integrated Global Sevices

Advanced Decoking

- Brian Berardi, Flowserve

Inlet Configuration on Coke Drum Health

- Alex Stoller, Stress Engineering Services & Phillip Loya, Stress Engineering Services

Optimize Operator and Plant Performance with Dynamic Simulation

- Sarah Grace Mitchell, CORYS, Inc. & Nathan Leonard, CORYS, Inc.

A Comprehensive Approach to Life Extension of Coke Drums

- Michael Trahan, Chevron & Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

WaveInjector – Non-Intrusive High Temperature Flow Measurement Solution for Refineries

- Heather Slavin, FLEXIM Americas Corp. & Carolina Stopkoski, FLEXIM Americas Corp.

From Art to Science, Changing Infrared 180 Degrees

- Nagy Wassef, Quest Integrity Group, LLC

What to Do with the Resulting Pitch Stream

- Marvin Petit-Homme, IPCO, LLC

Reliability and Efficiency for High Temperature Gas-To-Gas Heat Exchangers

- Greg Becherer, CG Thermal LLC & Joan Bova, CG Thermal LLC

Designing Condensate Drainage From Reboilers

- James Risko, TLV Corporation

FCC Standby Posturing

- , US Refining Co.

Petrobras’ Unique Strategy to Handle a Tarry Drum Scenario

- Alessandra Mara de Bassi Froes, Petrobras & Thiago Amaral, Petrobras

Progressive Learnings from Recent Remote Operating Support

- Freddys Guanipa, Wood & Juan Sansiviero, Wood

Coke Drum Life Cycle Management

- Premkumar Chinnaraj, Wood

Novel Applications that Enhance Existing Residue Conversion Technologies

- Michael Fitzgerald & Daniel Gillis, Chevron Lummus Global

Optimizing FCC Gasoline Octane / Sulfur Performance

- George Hoekstra, Hoekstra Trading Co.

A Coke Drum Bottom Unheading Device with Integral Feed Inlet

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Isolation Valve Workshop

- Fil Jimenez , CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Ken Krause, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Tommy Conine, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Rick Torres, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Danny Ollre, CIRCOR | DeltaValve

DCU Fuel Coke: An Environmental Refinery Enabler

- Dr. John Clark, Clark Coking Consulting

Center Feed Device Workshop

- Rick Torres, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Corey Johnson, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Tommy Conine, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Chris Orino, CIRCOR | DeltaValve & Shelby Shreve, CIRCOR | DeltaValve

Weld Metal Overlay 101

- Eric Williams, BHI Energy

Safe, Automated, Pet Coke Dewatering and Crushing

- Oscar Mathis, General Kinematics

How to replace Neutron Backscatter gauges with Gamma Gauges

- David Williams, Berthold Technologies GmbH

Safety and Reliability…from Turnaround to Turnaround

- John Norris, Stress Engineering Services & Derrick Rogers, Stress Engineering Services

Purging Philosophy in Delayed Coker Valves

- Dr. Asmaa Kassab, PhD, MOGAS Industries

Lift and Turn Metal Seated Plug Valve Advantages-Challenges-Resolutions

- Kynan Fontenot, MIAM - Magdeburger Industriearmatur-Manufaktur GmbH

Delayed Coker High Performance Actuation Systems

- Taras Dykun, MEA Incorporated

Refinery Maintenance Services

- Steve Houghton, Groome Industrial Service Group, LLC

Radiometric Measurement in the Delayed Coker Unit

- Ralf Matthaes, Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG

Mechanical Pigging of Coils and Pipes

- Roman Korpus, D.D. Technology, Inc.

Cleaning and Testing in Metallic Filtration Applications

- Sue Reynolds, Carolina Filters Inc.

Anode Coke – Market Overview

- Justin Hughes, CRU Group International

A Complete Inspection Strategy for Coke Drums

- Steven Garcia, Ameriscan LLC

The Two Biggest Challenges on Coke Drum Reliability facing the Industry

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

DeltaValve Services and Aftermarket Support

- Glenn Mryglod, CIRCOR | DeltaValve

Isolation Valves for Delayed Coker Service

- Rick Torres, CIRCOR|DeltaValve

Intero Integrity Services Furnace Inspection

- Cornel Coetzee, Intero Integrity Services US LLC

CORYS Software Demo

- Sarah Grace Mitchell, CORYS

Coke Drum Bulging Reduction using Staggered Seam Design

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Case History: Sudden Drop and Tilt of an Operating Coke Drum

- Bobby Wright, Becht Engineering with a US Operating Company & Dave Dewes, Becht Engineering with a US Operating Company

Risk Ranking and Life Cycle Management of Coke Drums

- Brent Ray, Marathon & Dave Dewees, Becht Engineering & Bobby Wright, Becht Engineering

Coker Charge Heater U-Bend Failure

- Landon Marchand, Marathon Petroleum Co.

Delayed Coker Furnace Flow Rate and Coke Formation Rate

- Mitchell Moloney, REFCOMM / Coking.com

Novel SDA Applications that Enhance Existing Residue Conversion Technologies

- Daniel Gillis, Chevron Lummus Global & Michael Fitzgerald, Chevron Lummus Global

Coker Blocked In Furnace Incident Investigations and Preventative Measures

- Dale Wilborn, Chevron & AMPO Poyam Valves & Clay Vender Werff, Chevron & AMPO Poyam Valves & David Swensen, Chevron & AMPO Poyam Valves

SDA 101: What does it do and why?

- Gopal Akilla, Wood

Put Us In Coach – We Have the Experience to Increase B/CD by 10%

- Timothy Gillis, Genesis Reliability Group, Inc.

Refinery Blackout Case Study: Consequences and Handling of Delayed Coker Unit

- Udaya Gubbala, ORPIC & Virendra Manral, Chevron Lummus Global

Coke Drum Repair and Life Extension Strategy

- Bobby Wright, Becht Engineering Co. Inc. & and a US Refining Company

Catalyst handling solutions for extreme temperatures in FCCU

- Michael Lemeshev, MOGAS Industries, Inc.

Heartburn Panel

- Mel Larson, KBC (a Yokogawa Co.)

The Future of FCC is tied to a Better Bottom Line

- Christian Vaccese, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, USA & Victor Scalco, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, USA

Rethinking FCC Actuation and Controls

- Greg Giernoth, MEA Inc.

The Benefits of Proper SCR Cleaning

- Steve Houghton, Groome Industrial

FCC Catalyst Selection Practices

- Joe McLean, CatCracking.com

Steam Purge Structure Valves Tech Talk

- Charles Marcantel, Global Service and Repair & Participating Companies, ValvTechnologies, MOGAS Industries, Inc., MIAM North America, Ampo Poyam, Bay Valves

Jet Pumps – Planning for the Future

- Renee Rodriguez, Lyondellbasell Houston & Ronnie Jones, Tiger Industrial Rentals USA

Anode Coke – Market Overview

- Justin Hughes, CRU Group International

PBF Chalmette Coker Restart Lessons Learned

- Scott Richard, PBF Energy - Chalmette Refining, LLC & Marie Wright, PBF Energy - Chalmette Refining, LLC

Steam Purge Valve Failure during Drum Switching Operation

- Claudio Hormazabal, ENAP & Jose del Buey, Velan

Octane destruction in FCC gasoline posttreaters

- George Hoekstra, Hoekstra Trading LLC

What to do with the Resulting Pitch Stream

- Marvin Petit-Homme, IPCO LLC

Online Monitoring and Life Extension of Coke Drums

- Vipul Gupta, ONGC MRPL - Mangalore

Phenomena of Cavitation Swirl in Kero Pump in DCU

- S.K. Verma, IOCL - Guwahati Refinery

DCU Commissioning and Start-Up – Key Considerations

- Mitchell Moloney, Resid Upgrading Specialist and Engineering Consultant, PE

End to End Solution for Coke Drum Repair

- Nilesh T. Shah, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Seven Ruhrpumpen Coke Cutting Systems for India

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, Ruhrpumpen Group

Get the Most from Your Coker Heaters

- Dr. Amarvir Chilka, Furnace Improvement Services Inc.

Coking and Fouling on DCUs – Locations and Solutions

- Mitchell Moloney, Resid Upgrading Specialist and Engineering Consultant, PE

Delayed Coker Feed Configuration and Technology Review

- , CIRCOR | DeltaValve & , Reliance Industries Ltd.

The Revolution in Coke Drum Software

- Christian Ljungman, Tricom Scan

Reliability Risk Ranking and Life Extension of Coke Drums

- Bobby Wright, Becht Engineering & Brent Ray, Marathon Petroleum & Gary Gianzon, Marathon Petroleum

Reliability Ranking and Life Extension of Coke Drums

- Bobby Wright, Becht Engineering

Next Generation Delayed Coker Vessel Repair Technologies

- Pedro Amador, AZZ WSI B.V. & Yelena Rojas Yoris, AZZ WSI B.V.

Closed Coke Slurry System / Start Up Impressions from LOTOS

- Ralf Gast, TRIPLAN Technology & Adrian Szkudlarski, LOTOS

IMO 2020: Price Directions for Refining Products

- Esa Ramasamy, S&P Global Platts

Development on Catalytic Deactivation Study in Commercial RFCC Catalysts

- Abdulmajeed Al Katheeri, ADNOC Refining, Research Centre Division

Troubleshooting Refractory Problems

- Waldi Van Leeuwen, BP Refining Logistics Technology

Preventative Maintenance and Turnarounds

- Roberto Cervellera, TapcoEnpro

Delayed Coker Feed Configuration and Technology Review

- Stefan Jansen, CIRCOR | DeltaValve

Non-operator Tower of the Coker – Interlock and Automization

- Guenter Breuer, BP Gelsenkirchen & Dr. Asli Nau, BP Gelsenkirchen

Bottom of the Barrel Conversions: What Does the Future Hold?

- Nicola Knight, KBC (a Yokogawa Company)

Life Cycle of Delayed Coker Heater Tubes – An Experience

- Sujal Surendran, Reliance Industries Ltd.

Life of Coke Drums – A Journey

- Shaileshkumar Oza, Reliance Industries Limited & Jaymin C. Patel, Reliance Industries Limited

Coke Drum Repair Experiences

- Anand C. Haridas, Reliance Industries Limited & Yelena Rojas, AZZ WSI

FCCU Revamps – Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned

- Subhash Singhal , KNPC & Ahmed Al-Harbi, KNPC

Inspection and Repair Techniques for Coke Drums: an Interactive Discussion

- Workgroup, CIA Inspection, Stress Engineering Services, Inc., AZZ WSI, Ameriscan LLC., Dynamics USA, Becht Engineering Co. Inc.

Valve Selection Criteria to Minimize Downtime and Increase Productivity

- David Donne, SchuF-Armaturen und Apparatebau GmbH, GERMANY

Severe Service Control Valve for Resid Hydroprocessing

- Richard Tan, Baker Hughes, a GE Company

History, Stories and Lessons Learned from Resid Hydrocracking Development

- Rick Manner, Refining Community & Joe McLean, Refining Community

Improving Longevity and Quality in FCCU Refractory

- Wouter Garot, SILICON & Stef Breedveld, Gouda & and various other panelists

rHCU Equipment Risk and Reward

- Ken Eubanks, IRIS NDT & Syed Mumtaz, Freelance Consultant

FCC Flue Gas Scrubbers

- Shaun Rendall, Norton Engineering

Recent Delayed Coking Unit Experiences

- Jack Buckley, Wood. & Pat Bernhagen, Wood. & Juan Sansiviero, Wood.

Chevron Coke Drum Inlet Transition Spool

- Dale Wilborn, Chevron El Segundo & Justin Reeves, Chevron El Segundo

Costly Lessons Learned from Inspection Pitfalls of Coke Drums

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

PBF Turn Around and Start Up Lessons Learned

- Marie Wright, PBF Energy & Isaac Oboka, PBF Energy & Kerri Holt, PBF Energy

Chalmette Coker 1 Start Up and Coke Drum Unheading Project

- Marie Wright, PBF Energy & Robert Mosley, PBF Energy & Alex Tajonar, PBF Energy

An Optimal Inspection Strategy for Coke Drums

- Steven Garcia, Ameriscan LLC

AI Driven Reliability

- Andrey Kostyukov, DYNAMICS Scientific Production Center USA, Inc.

Impedance: The Hassle-Free Pipe Heating Solution

- John Brune, Indeeco & Mark Cornwell, Indeeco

Equipment to Improve the Safety and Reliability in FCC Units

- Andrea Pusceddu, IMI Critical Engineering

Streamlining the FCC Shutdown Process

- Sjoerd Ypma, Refined Technologies EU B.V.

Eliminating Shutdown Water Flushing on Large Process Units

- Daryl Crandall, Refined Technologies EU B.V.

It’s a FCCU, What Could Go Wrong? (and what could go right?)

- Discussion Group Facilitator & Richard Quinnette, Independent Consultant

Coke Drum Damage Lesson Learned

- Sarah Whitaker, ExxonMobil & David Gibson, ExxonMobil

History of the Development of Resid Hydrocracking Technology

- Dr. Dwijen Banerjee, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Improving longevity and quality in FCCU refractory

- Stephen Karns, HarbisonWalker International & Ken Eubanks, Iris NDT & Mark Noppenberger, Van Tongeren USA & Wouter Garot, SILICON USA

Troubleshooting Catalyst Losses Workshop

- Jason Goodson, BASF & Joe McLean, Astron Inc.

Next Generation Delayed Coker Vessel Repair Technologies

- Michael Sofferin, CITGO Lake Charles & Pedro Amador, AZZ WSI & Peter Sanders, AZZ WSI

Coke Drum Inspection Workshop

- Steven Garcia, Ameriscan LLC & Les Harold, CIA & Christian Ljungmann, Tricom Scan SRL & Ezequiel Justiniano, Tricom Scan SRL & Roberto Bello, Intevep PDVSA

How Much Level is Enough?

- David Williams, Berthold Technologies

Assets Management

- Rodolfo Kramer, YPF

The Heartburn Panel and Recap Session

- SulfurUnit.com and others, Noel Vicente

Chemical Cleaning and Turnaround Planning

- Ricardo Morales, EnvTech S.A.

Chemical Cleaning Workshop

- , EnvTech and others

SRU Thermal Reactor Chemistry & Design

- Roelof Ten Hooven, Duiker Combustion Engineers

Bulging Assessment of Coke Drums: a state of the art review

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions

Team Work for a Secure Start Up

- Jose Manuel Alardi, YPF La Plata

SRU Reaction Furnace Refractory Lining Design

- Giuseppe Pettenati, HarbisonWalker International

Maximizing Coke Drum Life

- , CIRCOR | DeltaValve & , Repsol

Reaction Furnace Workshop

- Duiker Combustion Engineers , Roelof Ten Hooven & SulfurUnit.com, Noel Vicente & , and others

Maximizing Coke Drum Life

- , CIRCOR|DeltaValve

Delayed Coking – Is there anything new?

- Juan Sansiviero, Wood. & Sonny Clark, Wood.

Heartburn Panel & Recap

- Christopher Dean, CatCracking.com

FCC Catalyst Technologies for Improved Flexibility

- Melissa Clough Mastry, BASF Refining Catalysts & Modesto Miranda, BASF Refining Catalysts

Heartburn and Recap Session

- Gary Pitman, Coking.com Inc. & Evan Hyde, Coking.com Inc.

Heartburn Panel

- Seeking diverse panelists to answer audience questions

Reaction Furnace Workshop

- , Duiker Combustion Engineers & , HarbisonWalker Inc. & , SulfurUnit.com

Maximizing Propylene & Isobutylene from the FCC

- Rafael Gonzalez Sanchez, GRACE

Improving Delayed Coker Units Performance with Lift Plug & Switch Plug Valves

- Lander Aranburu, AMPO Poyam Valves & David Swensen, AMPO Poyam Valves

SRU Thermal Reactor Chemistry & Design

- Roelof ten Hooven, Duiker Combustion Engineers

Troubleshooting Catalyst Losses Workshop

- Kate Hovey, Johnson Matthey & Andy Shaw, Tracerco & , BASF & Christopher Dean, CatCracking.com

FCCU Heartburn Panel

- Mel Larson, KBC (a Yokogawa Company)

An Approach to Temporary Revamps

- Massimo Capra, Aggreko

Shale Oils: Designing for Improved Reliability in the Preheat Train

- Mark Lockhart & Dominic Varraveto & Burns McDonnell

New Tools of Evaluation, Local Failure Index, Changing the way of Analyzing Laser Mapping

- Christian Ljungmann, Tricom Scan & Ezequiel Justiniano, Tricom Scan & Roberto Bello, Intevep PDVSA

Market Disruptor: IMO 2020

- Eswaran Ramasamy, S&P Global Platts

Acid Gas Removal & Sulphur Recovery in Kuwait

- Mahdi Ashkanani, Kuwait Oil Company

FCCU Equipment – Where is the Most Risk and the Most Reward

- Andrea Pesceddu, IMI Remosa & and others

Outside Influences on Nuclear Levels in Refineries

- David Williams, Berthold Technologies

FCC Flue Gas Treatment by implementing BELCO Wet Scrubbing Technology

- Florin Enache, Lukoil Petrotel & John Bothsa, Dupont Clean Technologies & Scott Eagleson, BELCO Technologies Corp.

Coke Drum Overpressure Event during Quench Cycle

- Gustavo Garcia, BP Refining Technology & Engineering

Performance of Weld Overlay Repaired Coke Drums

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Delayed Coking Availability Improving by Means of Ceramic Coatings

- Francisco Fernandez, Tubacoat / Tubacex Group

Electronic Turnaround Optimization Platform – eTOP

- Stefan Krebich, OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH & Rene Leitner, OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH

Equipment Cleaning: Safety, Efficiency, and Methodology to Increase Run Length

- James Esteban, Refined Technology Inc. & Jordan Gronkowski, Orange Ultrasonics Inc. & Martha Smith, Zymeflow Technologies & Zach Stewart, Delta Tech Inc. & Jose Manuel Linares, EnvTech

SRU Safety Discussion

- Noel Vicente, SulfurUnit.com

Troubleshooting Towers for Profitability

- Erwin Rommel, Shell & Kevin Kleinhenz, Motiva Enterprises & Dennis Schmude, Koch Glitsch

Incident Investigation Results – Piping Failure in HCGO Circuit

- Sed Freeman, Lyondellbasell Houston Refinery & Don Tran, Lyondellbasell Houston Refinery

Comprehensive Life Assessment of a Coke Drum

- Dr. Marian Soare, Nuclear NDT Research & Services & Sorin Minea, Nuclear NDT Research & Services

ClearSign Combustion’s DuplexTM Advanced Combustion Technology

- Stephen Sock, ClearSign Combustion Corporation

Your FCCU Expansion Joints, and How to Inspect Them

- Eric Davis, Senior Flexonics Pathway

Interactive DCU Modeling Workshop using PetroSim

- Sim Romero, KBC (Yokogawa) & Maria Aldescu, KBC (Yokogawa)

Fully Automated Coker – Lessons in Design and Operation

- Rick Conticello, Wood & Rick Lucas, BP Whiting

Hurricane Harvey: Shutdown and Startup

- Ron Pitman, Motiva Port Arthur

Is Your Plant Cloud-Ready?

- Mel Larson, KBC Adanced Technologies Inc

Coker Drum Fire after Hurricane Harvey

- Victor Corbella Torne, TOTAL Port Arthur

Turnaround Preparedness – Chemical Cleaning Workshop

- Tom Meek, Shell Puget Sound & Emory Weber, RTI & Lee Griffith, Clean Harbors & Brent Dell, ZymeFlow

Behavior of Delayed Coker Heater Tubes – Our Experience

- Shaileshkumar Oza, Reliance Industries Limited

Improvements since the 1998 Equilon Puget Sound Refinery Coke Drum Incident

- Tom Meek, Shell Puget Sound & Brent Sattler, Valero

Furnace Trip and Foamover Lesson Learned

- Gary Gianzon, Marathon Petroleum

First Implementation of a Non-Bolted Anchoring System for Coke Drums

- Alwyn Kaye, CNRL & Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions

Remote Decoking Experiences – Directly from the Coke Cutter

- , Savage Services & , Marathon Galveston Bay & , Chevron Salt Lake City & , Flowserve & , RuhrPumpen

Options for Venting Sulfur Pit and Sulfur Tanks

- Charles Kimtantas, Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.

Using SWSPlus for Sulfur Capacity Addition

- Martin Taylor, Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions

Coker Heater Performance Improvements

- Donald Tran, Lyondellbasell Refining & Ashutosh Garg, Furnace Improvements

Stainless Steel Floating Slide Plates for Coke Chutes

- Stephanie Keeth, P66 & Matthew Hickey, Structural Preservation

MPC Coker Structure Piping Failures

- Jason Pennington, Marathon Petroleum

Increasing Run Length: Pros & Cons of Chemical Cleaning & Hydroblasting-Part 1

- Emory Weber, Refined Technologies Inc. & Brent Dell, ZymeFlow Decon Technology & Luis Martinez, Delta Tech Services Inc. & Russell Philion, Orange Ultrasonics

Heartburn Panel

- Seeking Panelists: Operators, Engineers, Suppliers & Tiffany Clark, BASF

FCC: Driven by Competition, Fueled by Trial

- Phillip Niccum, PE, KP Engineering

Moving to above-ground Sx Sealing

- Stefaan Gouhie, CSI Ametek

SRU Heartburn Panel

- , SulfurUnit.com and Various Companies

New Insights with Rate-Based Claus Waste Heat Boiler Modeling

- Matthew Bailey, Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.

Hydrocarbon Carryover in Sulfur Plants

- Toine Dikmans, MPR Services, Inc.

Modern Coke Drum Design

- Steve Beeston, Amec Foster Wheeler

FCC Unit Feedstock Flexibility in Danube Refinery

- Tamas Kasza, MOL Plc. & Tamas Nemeth, MOL Plc.

Slovnaft’s FCC Contribution to the MOL Group’s 2030 Strategy

- Norbert Kovac, Slovnaft & Dominik Gibala, Slovnaft

Unconventional SRU Capacity Debottlenecking via ATS Production

- Jozef Halas, SLOVNAFT, a member of the MOL Group

Closing the Gap to 100% Coke Drum Unheading Automation

- , IMI Z&J & , RuhrPumpen & , Paul Wurth & , DeltaValve

Best Practices for Keeping Your Coker Clean

- , Coking.com & , RuhrPumpen & , DeltaValve & , ExxonMobil & , Flowserve

Q&A: Process Engineering Focus

- , Coking.com Inc.

Understanding Coke Drum Levels

- , MOL Group & , VEGA Americas & , Berthold Technologies & , Amec Foster Wheeler & , Bechtel

Overcoming Operational Problems in a Claus Tail Gas Unit

- Claus Brostrom Nielsen, Haldor Topsoe A/S

Refractory Selection for SRUs

- Giuseppe Pettenati, HarbisonWalker International

Lower Hydrogen Cost and Higher Capacity Using Purified Sour RFG

- Jens Michael Poulsen, Haldor Topsoe A/S

Refractory Selection for FCCUs

- Giuseppe Pettenati, HarbisonWalker International &

Imagining a World Without Coke Drum Cracking

- Panelist, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC & Panelist, Weld O Latinoamerica & Panelist, AZZ WSI & Panelist, Stress Engineering Services

MOL Group Strategy 2030

- Miika Eerola, MOL Group

Delayed Coker Blowdown System Water Reuse

- Mitchell Moloney, ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V.B.A

Opening Process Equipment (OPE) – ExxonMobil Best Practice

- Mitchell Moloney, ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical B.V.B.A

Licensing an EPC Project – Case Study on a Fully Modularized SRU and AGE Package for Gas Field in Egypt

- Alessandro Buonomini, KT - Kenetic Technology S.p.A & Armando Costantini, KT - Kenetic Technology S.p.A

Nuclear Level Measurement in DCU – Challenges, Solutions, and Interpretations

- Dr. Jan Sielk, Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co KG

Center Feed: Maximizing Coke Drum Life

- Ruben Lah, DeltaValve LLC

Closed Coke Slurry System: An Advanced Coke Handling Process

- Werner Vermeire, Triplan Technologies

Fast quench problems and how they damage coke drums

- Richard Boswell, Stress Engineering Services

Coker Job Shadowing

- Steve Mason, LyondellBasell & John Rosacker, Sinclair

The Different Types and Causes of Coke Drum Bulging

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Modernization of Romanian Cokers, Executed in a Major Revamp at OMV Petrom Refinery

- Vera Predescu, OMV Petrom Refinery & Dr. Wolfgang Paul, Ruhrpumpen GmbH

FCC Reactor Overhead Line Vapor Isolation Valve

- Freddie Gines, IMI Z&J - Houston TX

Sulfur Plant Corrosion and Integrity Operating Windows (API 594)

- Paul Cripps, Ammonite Corrosion Engineering Inc.

Integration of FCC Unit with Hydrocracker and Delayed Coker Units

- Şeyma Avcılar, TUPRAS - Izmet Refinery & Aytaç Gül, TUPRAS - Izmet Refinery

The Ideal Coker – Redux

- Gary Pitman, Coking.com Inc. & Evan Hyde, Coking.com Inc.

Realize Maximum DeltaValve Advantage – Minimize Unexpected Cost

- Les Osborne, DeltaValve LLC & Danny Ollre, DeltaValve LLC

Handling Delayed Coker Disturbances with APC

- Arnaud Nougues, Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V.

Fatigue Life / Reliability Consideration during Field Repair of Coke Drum / Piping

- Reliance Industries Ltd. , Umakanthan Anand & Amec Foster Wheeler , Tej Chadda

The Most Likely Futures for US Refining

- Edward Arnold, Argus Media

Issues to Consider Before Planning a 5 – 6 Year Run

- Lee Wells, LyondellBassell & James Doherty, LyondellBassell

Honoring the CatCracking Advisors

- Christopher Dean, CatCracking.com & Bryan Lewis, CatCracking.com

DeltaValve and TapcoEnpro Announce Global Service Strategy

- Ruben Lah, DeltaValve, LLC. & Jerry Waggoner, DeltaValve, LLC.

Transfer of Knowledge: Building Comradery within a Worldwide Industry

- Ryan Schoel, Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. & Gary Pitman, Coking.com

Honoring the Coker Advisors

- Gary Pitman , Coking.com & Evan Hyde, Coking.com

Decoking Control Valve: A Year Without Incident

- Frank Pina Jr., Flowserve Corporation

Remote Intelligent Hydraulic Decoking Control System

- , Luoyang Jianguang Special Equipment Co., Ltd.

Closed Coke Slurry System

- Werner Vermeire, Triplan Technology

Successful Reversal of Deterioration in an Old Set of Coke Drums

- Pierre Du Plessis, Suncor Energy (Retired) & Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Modernizing a Vintage CatCracker

- Donald Leigh, HollyFrontier El Dorado

Level Measurement in DCU and FCC Fractionators – Challenges and Solutions

- Dr. Jan Sielk, Berthold Technologies GmbH & Co KG

Importance of Maintaining a Sense of Vulnerability During Coking HAZOPs

- Alek Hamparian, Kazarians & Associates, Inc.

FCC Naphtha Post-treatment

- Henrick Rasmussen, Haldor Topse Inc.

FCCU Heartburn Panel

- Mel Larson, KBC & Erwin Rommel, Shell & Mark Noppenberger, Van Tongeren Americas LLC & Tej Chadda, Amec Foster Wheeler

Linking the Plant to Refinery Economics

- Dave Geddes, PREP Consulting, Inc.

PFCC Feed Constraints

- Satyendra Balot, MRPL

Closed Coke Slurry System

- Sunil Kulkarni, TRIPLAN Technology GmbH & Werner Vermeire, TRIPLAN Technology GmbH

Amec Foster Wheeler Heater Best Practices

- Pat Bernhagen, Amec Foster Wheeler

Keynote at RefComm® Mumbai – Decoking in India

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, RuhrPumpen

Coke Drum Flow Distributions

- Julian Bedoya, Stress Engineering Services Inc. & Jeyam Kumar, DeltaValve

Remaining Life Assessment of Coker Heater Tubes

- Atul Ganpatye, Stress Engineering Services, Inc.

Coke Cutting System for Cokers in India

- Dr. Wofgang Paul, RuhrPumpen

Effect of Processing Biomass Pyrolysis Oil on Product Yields

- Dr. Satyen Kumar Das, IOCL R&D Centre

DCU Revamp for Capacity and Efficiency Increase

- Hardeep Sigh, Bharat Oman Refining Ltd. Bina Refinery

Mechanical Coker Buckets: Inspection, Repair, & Rebuilding

- Jon Craft, Anvil Attachments, LLC & Anil Sutar, WMI Konecranes India, Ltd.

Support Network Critical to Coker Crane Success

- Mark Laughlin, Konecranes America & Anil Sutar, WMI Konecranes India, Ltd.

Remaining Life of Coke Drums

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, P.E, Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

DCU Furnace On-Line Spalling

- Richard Heniford, Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc. & Tony Hudson, Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.

Coker Furnace Run Length

- Niaz Mustafa, Heurtey Petrochem

Coke Drum MOV PLC Permissive Interlock System Availability

- Mitchell Moloney, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering

Featured Technologies

- Stephen Karns, HarbisionWalker International & Stein Carlse, Jiangnan Environmental Technology, Inc.

Pushing the Limits of FCC Gasoline Desulfurization

- George Hoekstra, Hoekstra Trading Co

Remediation of Blowdown Lines with Severe Cracking Problem

- Scott Bouse, Stress Engineering Services

Sulfur Pits – On-Line/Off-Line Evaluation Approach

- Thomas Kline, Structural Technologies

Elevator Reliability

- Gil Prado, McDonough Elevators

Introduction of Hydraulic Decoking Technology in China

- Luoyang Jianguang Petrochemical Equipment

Cargo Cults and New Applications Case Study

- Robert Dunlap, Valdes Engineering

Case Study – Oil-filled Transformer Pre-Failure Detection

- Charlie Smith, RefiningCommunity.com

I&E Heartburn Panel

- Daryl Groves, BP & Ryan Holgate, BP & Robert Dunlap, Valdes Engineering

10 Points of Project Constructability

- Russ Hillenburg, Beckinson Constructability Consulting Partners & James Robinson, Beckinson Constructability Consulting Partners

Coke Drum MAWP and Coke Bed Quenching Controls

- Mitchel Moloney, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering

Current Damage and Remaining Life Estimates for Coker Heaters

- John Norris, Stress Engineering Services

Appropriate Application Level for Wireless Instrumentation

- Thomas Garry, Emerson Process Management

SRU-TGTU Analyzer Best Practices

- Randy Hauser, Ametek Process Instruments

Exploring Problems and Solutions with the Jet Pump and Associated Equipment

- Charlie Smith, RefiningCommunity.com & Andrew Worley, Flowserve

Overview and Benefits of Dynamic SRU Modeling

- Andrew Nathan, Virtual Materials Group & James van der Lee , Virtual Materials Group

Optimizing FCC Maintenance Shutdowns During High Margins

- Christopher Dean, CatCracking.com & Al English, CatCracking.com

FCC AIR – Access, Inspection & Rescue

- Andrew Hodgkinson, Axess AS

FCCU Hot Topics

- Bryan Lewis, Lyondellbasell

Downsizing a Claus Sulfur Recovery Unit

- Charles Kimantas, Bechtel & Martin Taylor, Bechtel

Sulfur Capacity Expansion

- Charles Kimantas, Bechtel & Martin Taylor, Bechtel

Sulfur: Its Importance and Use in Industry and Agriculture

- Peter Clark, Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd

FCCU Heartburn Panel

- Jerry Wilks, CITGO & CITGO Erwin Rommel, Shell & Larry Phillips, TapcoEnpro & Phillip Niccum, KPE & Rama Rao, CB&I & CB&I Chris Dean, CatCracking.com & Al English, CatCracking.com

The Ideal FCCU

- Al English, CatCracking.com

Online Cleaning of Coker Jet Water Tanks and Mazes

- Michael Richard, Amigo/PAT & Jim Griffith, Amigo/PAT

Get Your Processing Unit’s Pulse – On a Smart Phone

- Rohit Robinson, Honeywell Process Solutions

Solutions to Challenges in Hydrotreating Sour Fuel Gas

- J. Michael Poulsen, Haldor Topsoe A/S

The Ideal SRU

- Noel Vicente, SulfurUnit.com

Coke markets increasingly volatile

- Lauren Masterson, Argus Media

DCU Lifetime Achievement Award

- Gary Pitman, Coking.com & Evan Hyde, Coking.com & Steve Beeston, Amec Foster Wheeler

Harsh Service Actuators

- Ross Wolkart, EIM

An Efficient Ammonia-Based SRU Tail Gas Desulfurization Process

- Stein Carlsen, Stein Carlsen – Jiangnan Environmental Technology, Inc.

Sulfur Recovery Units: Application, Products, Competition

- Stephen Karns, HarbisionWalker International

New Sulfur Technologies and Catalysts

- Michael Poulsen, Haldor Topsoe A/S

Petroleum Coke Drum Handover and Cutting Performance: Best Practices

- Steve Stewart, Savage & David Sanders, Savage

Optimizing Distillate Yields and Product Properties

- Srini Srivatsan, Amec Foster Wheeler

The Three Most Common Failure Modes in Coke Drums and What to Do About Them

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions

Coke Cutting Systems for Delayed Cokers in Warm Areas

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, Ruhrpumpen GmbH

Reliability Improvement of Charge Pump

- KV Prasad Rakoti, Gujarat Refinery, IOCL & Sunil Kanti, Gujarat Refinery, IOCL

FCC Tower Instrumentation: Challenges and Solutions

- Neal Cammy, Blac Inc. & Alan English, CatCracking.com & Charlie Smith, RefiningCommunity

Structural Intergrity of FCCU Vessels

- Pedro Amador, AZZ WSI & Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions

The Three Most Common Failure Modes in Coke Drums and What to Do About Them?

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions

Practical Value: Utilizing Information from RefComm at Your Site

- Sonny Clark, Amec Foster Wheeler & Les Osborne, DeltaValve & Brent Sattler, Motiva & Thomas Cassels, Motiva Enterprises

Increasing FCC Residuum Processing with Blended LTOs

- Jim Trigg, GE Water & Kris Kohl, GE Water

Quenching and Preheating Of Coke Drums: A Deep Look

- Francisco Fernandez, PDVSA-INTEVEP

Strategies for Maximizing FCC Light Cycle Oil

- Ann Benoit, Grace Catalyst Technologies

Sour Water Stripping: Chevron WWT Technology

- Scott Alvis, Optimizing Gas Treating

Fact and Fantasy in Catalyst Selection

- George Hoekstra, Hoekstra Trading

Moving the FCC out of Its Comfort Zone

- Ziad Jawad, Technip Stone and Webster Process Technology

Increasing Diesel Yields in FCC Operations

- Renaud Parise, Nalco Champion

DCU Bolting: A Galling Prevention Case Study at Tesoro Golden Eagle

- Michael Psimas, Ph.D., BlackHawk Engineered Products

Winches and Winch Cable Safety

- Andrew Worley, Flowserve & Evan Hyde, Coking.com

Girth Weld Failure Analysis in Coker Blowdown Headers

- Kia Gharib, Optimum Engineering Solutions

Fracture Mechanics: Screening of Coke Drum Cracks

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions & Suncor Energy

Dust Suppression In Petcoke Handling Operations

- Michael Lewis, Dust Control Technology

Coke Drum Deheading Safety

- Mitchell Moloney, ExxonMobil

Utilizing the Flexibility of FCC Additives for Shale Oil Processing

- Todd Hochheiser, Johnson Matthey Process Management

A Brief Introduction to Fouling and Coking in Refinery Operations

- Dr. Ghaz Dickakian, Fouling and Coking Technology

New Techniques in Optimizing Shale and Other Opportunity Crudes

- Dr. Doug White, Emerson Process Management

Shale Oils: Crude Preheat Train Issues

- Mark Lockhart, Greg Savage & Dominic Varraveto, Nalco Champion & Burns McDonnell, Nalco Champion

Coke Outage Measurement Using Nuclear Levels

- David Williams, Vega Americas

Fouling and Contaminant Issues When Processing LTOs

- Nik Larsen, Marathon Petroleum Co.

Coker Safety and Reliability

- Dale Wilborn, Chevron

Improving Shale Oil Crude Heater Performance

- Ashutosh Garg, Furnace Improvements Services

History of FCC Catalyst Technology Developments

- Joe McLean, Astron International

New Inventions for Extending the Service Life of Coke Drums

- Mahmod Samman PhD., P.E, Houston Engineering Solutions

Workgroup How to Select Your Next Console Operator

- Jolene K. Kramer, Job Performance Systems

Testing Catalyst Additives for Sulfur Reduction in Cat Naphtha

- María Paz Chiavarino, Axion Energy & Uriel Navarro Uribe, GRACE

Remote Automated Coke Cutting

- Andrew Worley, FLOWSERVE

Material Testing and Corrosion Experience in Crude Upgrader Atmospheric Distillation Unit

- Tore Arnesen, PDVSA Intevep & María Specht, PDVSA Intevep & Henry Tovar, PDVSA Intevep & Erik Rodriguez, PDVSA Intevep

Inspecao UT por pig instrumentado em fornos

- Paulo Augusto Martinez, a.hak Industrial Services

Incidente Sistema de Decoquizado Complejo Industrial Lujan de Cuyo

- Ing. Armando Atencio, YPF & Ing. Ariel Santiago, YPF

Fatigue Testing of Coke Drum Plates Reinforced With Weld Overlay Summary of Results

- Fábio de Castro Marangone, Petrobras & Ediberto Bastos Tinoco, Petrobras & Julian J. Bedoya, P.E., Stress Engineering Services & Luiz Carlos Largura Jr., Stress Engineering Services

Developments in Catalyst Handling for FCC RFCC Units

- Johnson Matthey, Johnson Matthey Process Technologies

Delayed Coking Operational Optimization

- Jesus R. Cabello, Foster Wheeler

Delayed Coker Coke Drum Top Head Safety

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

Delayed Coker Coke Drum Bottom Head Safety

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

Coker Vessel Life Extension Repair Implementation

-  Pedro Amador, AZZ

Bulging Assessment and Long Term Repair of Coke Drums

- Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Houston Engineering Solutions & Ediberto B. Tinoco, Petrobras, Brazil & Fábio C. Marangone, Petrobras, Brazil

Automation of Separation for More Bottom of the Barrel Return

- Victor Scalco, GULFTRONIC® SEPARATOR SYSTEMS

FCC to Set Catalyst Development LCO

- Uriel Navarro Uribe, W.R. GRACE

Workgroup: How to Select Your Next Console Operator

- Jolene Kramer, ob Performance Systems

Remote and Automated Coke Cutting

- Andrew Worley, Flowserve

Ultrasonic In-Line Inspection and Fitness-for-Service Analysis for Furnaces

- Paulo Augusto Martinez, Director, A. Hak Brasil Servico Industriais LTDA

The Importance of Standards to the Future of the Hydrocarbon Processing Industry

- Dr. Maurice J. Wilkins, YOKOGAWA & Dr. Graham Bird, YOKOGAWA

FCCU and DCU Safety vs. Cost

- Neal Cammy, Blac Inc

More Propylene in Existing FCC Units and Revamps

- Christopher Dean, High Olefins FCC Technology Services

Improving FCCU Unit Performance

- Mel Larson, KBC Advanced Technologies & Joni Lipkowitz, KBC Advanced Technologies

Roundtable: Coker Yields, Chemical Additives, and Data Mining

- James Noland, Dorf Ketal Chemicals LLC

Workgroup

- Christopher Dean, HIGH Olefins Technology Services LLC

Turnaround Safety

- Raj Sharma

Using Light Straight Run Naphtha, Lighter Crudes or Condensates as Feedstocks

- Christopher Dean, HIGH Olefins Technology Services LLC

Thermal Transient Analyses of Nominal and Bulged Skirts

- Julian J. Bedoya, P.E., Stress Engineering Services & Sathish Ramamoorthy Ph.D., P.E., Stress Engineering Services

Turnaround Efficiency Safety

- , AltairStrickland

The Largest Coke Drum Bulge Repairs in Industry History

- Amish Jani, Reliance Industries Ltd., Jamnagar & Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Safe Automated Pet Coke Dewatering

- , General Kinematics

Safe Coker Profitable Coker

- Dhaval Desai, Essar Oil Limited, Refinery Site, 39 KM

Naphtha Catalytic Cracking for Propylene Production by FCCU

- Christopher Dean, HIGH Olefins Technology Services LLC

Mega Cokers Commissioning Experience

- Raj Sharma, Coker Consultant

Keys To A Successful Delayed Coking Unit Revamp

- John E. Collins, CB&I & Malay Bagchi, IOCL-Panipat Refinery

FCCU and Delayed Coker Safety Vs Cost

- FCCU and Delayed Coker Safety Vs Cost, BLAC

FCC Revamp Solutions

- Chris Santner, Technip

FCC Revamp Discussion

- Christopher Dean, HIGH Olefins Technology Services LLC

Enhance Refinery Margins by Producing Premium Refinery Products from FCC Slurry Oil

- M. O. Garg, Manoj Kumar, CSIR - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM & Manoj Srivastava, CSIR - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM

Decoking System Remote Coke Cutting

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, Ruhrpumpen

Closed Coke Slurry System CCS System

- Bernd Lankers, TRIPLAN AG & Josef Wadle, TRIPLAN AG

Resid to Propylene (R2P™)

- Mai Phuong Do, Axens

Thermal Transient Analyses of Nominal and Bulged Skirts

- Sathish Ramamoorthy, Stress Engineering Services

Innovative Technology Drives Greater Flexibility for FCC Revamps

- Mark Schnaith, UOP & Anish Paunwala, UOP

Naphtha Catalytic Cracking for Propylene Production by FCCU

- Christopher Dean, High Olefins FCC Technology Services LLC

Mega Cokers: Commissioning Experience

- Raj K Sharma, CokingAsia.com

Optimizing Operational Parameters Around Coke Drums From Health Monitoring System

- A S Sahney, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Gujarat Refinery & N Venkatesh, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Gujarat Refinery

Stop Plugging Those Coker Lines!

- Sean Mathew, Controls Southeast, Inc.

Refining/Petrochemical Integration: A New Paradigm

- Anil Khatri, GTC Technology US, LLC

Remote Coke Cutting

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, Ruhrpumpen

The Largest Coke Drum Bulge Repairs in Industry History

- Dr. Mahmod Samman, Houston Engineering Solutions & Amish Jani, Reliance Industries Limited

Pet Coke Dewatering

- Gordon Frank, General Kinematics

Safe Automated Pet Coke Dewatering

- , General Kinematics

Repair and Retrofit of a Coke Drum Skirt Attachment Weld

- Mike Schmidt, CHS Inc & Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Houston Engineering Solutions

Remaining Life Assessment of Coker Heater Tubes

- Arun Sreeranganathan, Ph.D., P.E. May 6-, Stress Engineering Services

Remote Coke Cutting Review

- Thomas Meek, Shell Global Solutions

Management Tools for Coke Drum Economic End of Service Life

- Richard Boswell, P.E., Stress Engineering Services

Diesel Creation in the FCC Centered Refinery

- Phillip K. Niccum, Kellogg Brown & Root

Bulging Assessment of Coke Drums

- Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Houston Engineering Solutions & Ediberto B. Tinoco, Petrobras, Brazil & Fábio C. Marangone, Petrobras, Brazil & Hezio R. Silva, Petrobras, Brazil

Are Machines Better Than Humans in a Crisis

- Dr. Maurice J. Wilkins, YOKOGAWA

Safety Confined Spaces

- , Z Systems

Safe Automated Pet Coke Dewatering

- Oscar Mathis, General Kinematics

Repair and Retrofit of a Coke Drum Skirt Attachment Weld

- Mike Schmidt, CHS Inc & Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Houston Engineering Solutions, LLC

Remote Automated Coke Cutting

- Andrew Worley, Flowserve

Remaining Life Assessment of Coker Heater Tubes

- Arun Sreeranganathan, Ph.D., P.E., Stress Engineering Services

Reliability of Drills and Drill Stems

- Al Kaye, Integrity Engineer

Coke drum Monitoring Inspection for Fatigue Life and Safety Improvement

- Amish B. Jani, Reliance & Tej Chadda, Foster Wheeler

Coke Drum Life Extension Issues and Solutions for Inlet Nozzle Problems

- Richard Boswell, P.E., Stress Engineering Services

Coking Safety Reliability

- Matty Zadnikar, Z GROUP

Coke Drum Engineering Manufacturing Challenges

- Hari Ravindran, Larsen & Toubro

Closed Coke Slurry System CCS System

- Bernd Lankers, TRIPLAN & Josef Wadle, TRIPLAN

Alternatives to Rare Earth Commercial Evaluation of REpLaCeR FCC Catalysts at Montana Refining Company

- Ann Benoit, W.R. Grace & Co & Ron Colwell, Montana Refining Company & Doug Jergenson, Montana Refining Company & Sudhakar Jale, W.R. Grace & Co & Emery Udvari, W.R. Grace & Co & David Hunt, W.R. Grace & Co

A Fresh Look at 3 Drum Cokers

- Kenneth Kirkpatrick, FLUOR & Barry Millet, FLUOR

Thoughts on Workplace Safety

- Dan Harris, Western Refining

Operator Shift Log Project

- Kim Phillips, IRVING

Improving Light FCC Product Recovery

- Eric R Hutchins, Process Consulting Services

FusionStell Cladding

- Daniel De Wet, Deloro Stellite & Louw De Jong, Deloro Stellite

FCC Feed Injection Technology

- Paul D. Wendt, Lummus Technology

FCC Catalyst Logistical Management

- Mike Hurley, Equilibrium Catalyst

Development of CIAs Remote Robotic Crack Detection Service

- Jacqueline Cameron, CIA Inspection & Les Harold, CIA Inspection

Delayed Coker Cutting Derrick Collapse

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

Waveinjector Technology for Use in Refinery Coking Applications

- Peter Baldwin,, FLEXIM GmbH & Dr. Mathias Panicke, FLEXIM GmbH & Stefan Kranz, FLEXIM GmbH & Nik Martinov, FLEXIM GmbH & Gerhard Grabmeier, FLEXIM GmbH

FCCU NO Reduction SCR Retrofit

- Daniel Barnett, KTI Corporation

FCCU and Delayed Coker Safety Vs Cost

- Phillip B. Black, blac Inc.

Delayed Coker Cutting Derrick Collapse

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

Debottlenecking HCGO Filtration

- Niels van der Horst, DAHLMAN

Coke Drum Repair

- Cyril NARJOZ, aquilex Welding Services B.V. & Pedro AMADOR, aquilex Welding Services B.V.

Coking CatCracking Conference

- Matty Zadnikar, Z GROUP

Closed Coke Slurry System

- Bernd Lankers, TriPlan & Josef Wadle, TriPlan

Advantages of Photogrammetry for Dimensional Control of Coke Drums and Other Large Vessels

- JULIO ABLANEDO (FCP), Felguera Calereria Pesada (FCP) & ANTONIO PEREZ (METRIA), Felguera Calereria Pesada (FCP)

ADCV Decoking Control Valve

- Ihab Botros, Flowserve

Twenty Questions Identify Probable Cause of High FCC Catalyst Loss

- Phillip K. Niccum, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) & Steve Tragesser, Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR)

The Easiest Way to Look at the Progress of Your Project

- Whitney Childress, Industrial Progress Viewer

Stop Throwing Money Away in the Coker Unit

- Thomas Willingham, PE, CSI

Preventing the Most Common Environmental Excursions on the FCC

- Ray Fletcher, INTERCAT & Martin Evans, INTERCAT

Population Balance Modeling A Useful Approach for Understanding FCC Particulate Attrition

- Jennifer Wade, BASF & David Stockwell, BASF & Robert Andrews, BASF & S. B. Reddy Karri, PSRI & Yeook Arrington, PSRI & Ray Cocco, PSRI

New Antifoam Reduces Silicone Carryover

- Bruce Wright, Baker Hughes

In Refractory Linings Its Whats Inside That Counts

- Robert J. Jenkins, Robert J. Jenkins & Co.

Ground Penetrating Radar Technology and Its Use in Delayed Coking Units

- , Structural Preservation Systems & , Strong Point Engineering

Coking Fines Handling System

- Craig Hofmeister, Merpro Americas

Coke Drum Insulation

- Mark McBride, Insultherm

Sulfur Tail Gas Thermal Oxidizer Systems

- Peter Pickard, Callidus Technologies

Safe SRU Start up Shut downs

- Chile Chukwunyere, Sulfur Recovery Engineering

Safe Mechanical Alternative

- , Scorpion Oil Tools

Reliability Centered Maintenance Model for Coker and Sulphur Handling Systems

- Dave Rosenthal, MARSULEX & Richard Spracklin, MARSULEX

Flexible Aerogel Insulation for Coker and Sulfur Unit Applications

- John Williams, Aspen Aerogels & Trevor Seipp, Becht Engineering

Delayed Coking KnowledgeWeb

- Jerry Waggoner, Foster Wheeler & Brian Cormier, Resource Development

Delayed Coking Isolation Valves

- Steven Wilkie, DeltaValve

Debottlenecking HCGO Filtration

- Niels van der Horst, DAHLMAN

Debottlenecking a refinery fuel gas absorber

- Darius Remesat, Koch-Glitsch Canada & Michael Beshara, Irving Oil Refinery

Contamination in Amine Systems

- Louis Beke, BSDT

Coke Drum Weld Repairs Procedures

- Whitney Strickland, AltairStrickland

Long Term Repairs for Bulges

- Mahmod Samman, Stress Engineering Services

Delayed Coker Safe Coke Drum Draining

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

Concrete Repair Strategies For Coking Units

- Bob Hall, Structural Group

Coker Heater Design The Heart of the Coking Process

- Patrick Bernhagen, Foster Wheeler

Coker Heater Design and Evaluation

- Steve Hyde, KBC & Sim Romero, KBC

Changing Needs In Sulfur Capacity For In Ground Reinforced Concrete Sulfur Pits

- Thomas R. Kline, Structural Preservation Stystems

80 Days to Operator Competency

- George Dzyacky, RSI Simcon

80 Days to Operator Competency

- George Dzyacky, RSI Simcon

80 Days to Operator Competency

- George Dzyacky, RSI Simcon

Treatment Options for Molten Sulfur Storage and Transfer Vents

- Tony Barnette, Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services

The DCU Reliability Investment Rely on Marsulex

- Charles Miller, Marsulex Refinery Services

Sulfur Tail Gas Thermal Oxidizer Systems

- Peter Pickard, Callidus Technologies by Honeywell

Reducing Differential Presure Amine Regenerator

- Alan Wood, Refined Technologies & Charalambos Patsatzis, Refined Technologies

Recycle and Catalytic Strategies for Maximum FCC Light Cycle Oil Operations

- Ruizhong Hu, GRACE & Hongbo Ma, GRACE & Larry Langan, GRACE & Wu-Cheng Cheng, GRACE & David Hunt, GRACE

Quanta Technology A New Frontier in FCC

- Adrian Humphries, Integrated Proven Catalyst Technologies Corporation

Optimizing Refinery Amine System Performance without Capital

- Erik Stewart, GAS/SPEC Technology Group - INEOS

Vibration Testing and Troubleshooting of Coke Drums

- Mahmod Samman, Stress Engineerign Services

Using Acoustic Emissions Testing to inspect Coke Drums

- Bobby Wright, Stress Engineering Services

Tales From The Dark Side The Optimum Coker Operator

- Jeanne Rameau, Spartacus Refinery Services & Todd Lingbloom, Triple "T" Coking

Post Weld Heat Treatments for New and In Service Coke Drums

- Paul Kovach, Stress Engineering Services & Richard Boswell, Stress Engineering Services

Fast quench problems and how they damage coke drums

- Richard Boswell, Stress Engineering Services

Coker Heater Design The Heart of the Coking Process

- Patrick Bernhagen, Foster Wheeler

Coke Drum Repair

- , Aquilex

Breakout Discussion Groups

- Gary Pitman, Coking.com & Paul Orlowski, Coking.com

Assessment of Bulging Severity

- Mahmod Samman, Stress Engineering Services & Pierre Du Plessis, Suncor Energy

Analysis of Coke Drum Cracking Failure Mechanism Comments on Some Published Results

- J Aumuller, University of Alberta & Z Xia, University of Alberta

Vibration Testing and Troubleshooting of Coke Drums

- Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Stress Engineering Services

Using HAZOP and LOPA Methodologies to Improve Safety in the Coke Drums Cycles

- Gilsa Pacheco Monteiro, Perobras & Francisco Carlos da Costa Barros, Perobras & Edson Romano Marins, Perobras & Marcelo Teixeira Halasz, Perobras

Using Acoustic Emission Testing to inspect Coke Drums

- Claudio Allevato, Stress Engineering Services

Tratamiento termico post soldadura de coke drums en servicio y de nueva fabricacion

- Victor Martinez, IDESA & Daniel Couso, IDESA & Paul Kovach, Stress Engineering Services & Richard Boswell, Stress Engineering Services

Selection of Column Internals Coker Unit

- Nina Prohorenko-Johnson, SULZER

PETROBRAS Delayed Coking Unit a new concept

- Neyde A. F. Marques, Petrobas & Francisco C. C. Barros, Petrobas & Renata S. F. Simões, Petrobas & Mário S. Almeida, Petrobas

GE Sensing Solutions for Delayed Coking

- Milton Cabral, GE Sensing & Michael Franco, GE Sensing & Jon Cloy, GE Sensing

Felguera Caldereria Pesada

- Julio Ablanedo, Duro Felguera

Fast quench problems and how they damage coke drums

- Richard Boswell, Stress Engineering Services

Cracks evaluation of coke drums

- EDIBERTO Bastos Tinoco, PETROBRAS/CENPES & HÉZIO Rosa da Silva, PETROBRAS/REGAP

Coker Heater Design The Heart of the Coking Process

- Patrick Bernhagen, Foster Wheeler USA Corporation

Coke Handling Cranes

- Don Paulino, Konecranes America, Inc.

Coke Cutting of large Drums

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, RUHRPUMPEN

Coatings for Delayed Coker Heater Tubes

- Evan Hyde, C2 NANO DOWNTIME

Using Acoustic Emission Testing to inspect Coke Drums

- Claudio Allevato, Stress Engineering Services

Safety Audit of a Heater Decoke

- Chris Boase, Eveready Energy Services & Todd Lingbloom, Coking.com

Innovative Coke Drum Repairs

- , Welding Services

Increased Reliability and Reduced Risk

- , QUEST Integrity Group

Creative Solution for Seamless Coke Handling

- Troy Savage, Savage & Boyd Draper, Savage

Coke Drum Workshop

- David Bajula, ACUREN

Coatings for Delayed Coker Heater Tubes

- Evan Hyde, C2 Nano Downtime

Assessment of Bulging Severity

- Mahmod Samman, Stress Engineering Services & Pierre Du Plessis, Suncor Energy

Walter Filtration in Coking Systems

- Raymond Erbe, Elwood Fluid Power

MSIT Technology Cokers

- Morgan Spears, Coker Coaters & Mark Deininger, Coker Coaters

Making Your Upgrader a Better Place to Work

- Jeff McSorley, Precision Performance Consulting

Innovative Coke Drum Repairs

- Rogers, Welding Services

Improvements in Life Extension and Design Practices of Coke Drums

- Bobby Wright, Stress Engineering Services

Coking Process Safety

- Nathan Ashcroft, BANTREL & Simlie Foscolos, BANTREL

Assessment of Bulging Severity

- Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E., Stress Engineering Services, Inc. & Pierre Du Plessis, PEng, Suncor Energy Inc.

Walter Filtration in Coking Systems

- Raymond Erbe, Elwood Corporation

Novel Ceramic Coatings for the Petroleum Industry

- G. Dickakian, Fouling and Coking Technology

ExxonMobil Beaumont Coker Safety Project

- Robert Mosley, ExxonMobil

Electric Actuator Technologies Design Approaches

- Earnest Carey, FLOWSERVE & David Montgomery, FLOWSERVE

Strategic Chemistry

- , Refined Technologies

Refineries at Risk

- , Quest Tru Tec

Improving Coker Structure Automation

- Jerry Waggoner, Foster Wheeler

Coke Cutting Systems for Cokers in Cold Areas

- Dr. Wolfgang Paul, Ruhrpumpen

Cetek Matrix Coating System Its Use at MiRO Karlsruhe Germany

- Frank Schaefer, Cetek & Stephen Cherico, Cetek

Wedgeplug

- , Pacific Valves

Strategic Chemistry

- , Refined Technologies

Petroleum Coke Handling System

- , Allen-Sherman-Hoff

Mechanical Seals in Decoker Units

- Michael Huebner, FLOWSERVE

Innovations in Delayed Coking Technology and Operations

- Joshua Hogue, CB&I & Eberhard Lucke, CB&I

Improving Coker Structure Automation

- Jack Buckley, Foster Wheeler

Delayed Coker Safety Benchmarking

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

CSB Investigation of BP Refinery Explosion and Fire

- Gary Visscher, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Coke Cutting Assembly Hoist Rigging Failure

- Michael Fynan, Shell Martinez Refinery

Promoting Safety in Your Workforce

- Allen Dohmann, Seadrift Coke & Kevin LaPierre, Seadrift Coke

Process Technology Program Impact

- Merv Treigle, Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT)

Milestone Heater Fouling Control

- Joseph Stark, Baker Hughes

High Pressure Water DV Series

- , BOC Water Hydraulics

Hazards Associated with New Coking Hydro Treatment and Hydrogen Units

- Paulo Roberto Haro, Petrobras & Marcelo Mendes, MTL Engenharia

Drum Cycle Procedures

- Marc Hoss, Flint Hills Resources

Delayed Coking Safety

- Malcolm Gage, Foster Wheeler

Altair Strickland

- Whitney Strickland, Altar Strickland

New Approach to Revamps

- Larry Denk, Aggreko

Raising the Bar in Plant Performance

- , DeltaValve & , Curtis-Wright & , Delta Guard

Raising the Standard in Plant Performance

- , DeltaValve & , Curtis Wright & , Delta Guard

Delayed coking Seminar

- Vilas Lonakadi, SULZER

Delayed Coker Incident

- Brian Evans, Shell Deer Park Refinery

Delayed Coker Automation Interlocks

- Mitch Moloney, ExxonMobil

Furnace Erosion Presentation

- Les Osborne, Chevron Texaco - Pascagoula Refinery

Total Auomation Solutions

- , Total Automation Solutions

Proven Delayed Coker Maintenance Practices

- Gary Pitman, Bottom of the Barrel

Coke Drum Reliability Repair-Replace-Retire

- Jacqueline Cameron, CIA Inspection

A New Petroleum Coking Process

- Douglas Sullivan, LIDCON

Taking Best Practices to the Operating Teams

- Glenda Robertson, Shell Oil Prodcuts Martinez Refinery

Improving Reliability of Coker Heaters

- Ashutosh Garg, Furnace Improvements

Improving Coker Safety through better designs and procedures

- Tariq Malik, CITGO Refining Chemicals LP

Concrete Repair Strategies for Coker Units

- , Structural Preservation Systems

Coke Drum Life Improvement A Combined Approach

- Jacqueline Cameron, CIA Inspection

Alliance DCU Safety Reviews

- Brent Sattler, Alliance

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