Presentation topics for RefComm® Buenos Aires 2018 are categorized in 2 tracks: Delayed Coker and Sulfur (Amine, Sour Water, Claus, Tailgas). This is an excellent opportunity for Operators and Solution Providers to share Lessons Learned, Best Practices and new technologies to optimize productivity and safety. Presentations can be given in either Spanish or English. Live interpretation will be available.
Delayed Coker
Delayed Coker
Approved for the Program
- Upgrading Existing Delayed Cokers with Ruhrpumpen Remote Coke Cutting Technology
– Daniel Lopez – Ruhrpumpen - Selection and Training of Console Operators
– Claudio Hormazabal – ENAP - Market Disruptor: IMO 2020
– Eswaran Ramasamy – S&P Global Platts - “Success Stories” through advanced process control and reduced maintenance cost: Statoil Mongstadt; Petron Philippines; Pemex Mexico
– Virgil Guzman – IMI Z&J - Delayed Coking – Is there anything new?
– Juan Sansiviero & Sonny Clark – Wood. - Optimización operación de On-Line Spalling y Incremento de Factor de Servicio de Desaladores utilizando el DCU
– Maximiliano Barchiesi – Axion Energy – Campana Refinery - Next Generation Delayed Coker Vessel Repair Technologies
– Pedro Amador – AZZ - Maximizing Coke Drum Life
– CIRCOR|DeltaValve - Preparing for MARPOL and the .50% Sulfur Emissions Cap
– Seeking Panelists - Team Work for a Secure Start Up
– Jose Manuel Alardi – YPF La Plata - Bulging Assessment of Coke Drums: a state of the art review
– Dr. Mahmod Samman – Houston Engineering Solutions - Since Startup – Growing with our new Delayed Coker / Creciendo con Nuestra Nueva Unidad de Coquización Retardada desde el arranque en 2016
– Franchesco Fernandez & Marisol Gonzalez – Ecopetrol Cartegena - Assets Management
– Rodolfo Kramer – YPF - Tricom Scan: Presenting the most Advanced Tools of a Coke Drum Software Viewer and introducing the Local Failure Index (LFI), a step ahead in Strain Analysis
– Roberto Bello-Intevep PDVSA, Christian Ljungmann and Ezequiel Justiniano-Tricom Scan - Coke Drum Inspection Workshop
– Steven Garcia-Ameriscan LLC, Les Harold-CIA, Christian Ljungmann and Ezequiel Justiniano,Tricom Scan SRL & Roberto Bello, Intevep PDVSA
Seeking Presenters and Topics of Interest
- Preparing for MARPOL and the .50% Sulfur Emissions Cap
- Processing Visbreaker Bottoms in Delayed Coker
- Coke Handling Improvements
- Operator Round Best Practices – Panel
- Preventative Maintenance Success Stories
- Turnaround Planning and Execution Lesson Learned
- Abnormal Situation Management – Technical and Operations
- Data, automation and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Advanced Process Control
- Breakout Discussion Groups
Sulfur Recovery
Sulfur Recovery
Approved for the Program
- Case Study – Multi-faceted SRU Upgrade
– Scott Kafesjian – Wood. - The Pursuit of Low Emissions: the Development of Catalytic Options for High Sulfur Recovery
– Marco van Son – Jacobs Comprimo Sulfur Solutions - Selection and Training of Console Operators
– Claudio Hormazabal – ENAP - Impacts of IMO 2020
– Eswaran Ramasamy – S&P Global Platts - Efficiently Reducing SO2 Emissions on a Smaller Plot: A Case Study at Ta-Lin Refinery, Taiwan
– Marcelo Barrientos – Dupont - Reaction Furnace Workshop
– Roelof Ten Hooven – Duiker Combustion Engineers, Noel Vicente – SulfurUnit.com, and others - State of the Art Sulphur Recovery in a Developing Country
– Scott Kafesjian – Wood. - Preparing for MARPOL and the .50% Sulfur Emissions Cap
– Seeking Panelists - SRU Thermal Reactor Chemistry & Design
– Roelof Ten Hooven – Duiker Combustion Engineers - WSA Technology: a competitive solution for sulfur management
– Jose Revilla – Haldor Topsoe - Chemical Cleaning Workshop
– EnvTech and others - Chemical Cleaning and Turnaround Planning
– Ricardo Morales – EnvTech S.A. - The Heartburn Panel and Recap Session
– Noel Vicente – SulfurUnit.com and others - Assets Management
– Rodolfo Kramer – YPF - Chemical Decontamination of the Sulfur Unit
– John Morales – ZymeFlow
Seeking Presenters and Topics of Interest
- Preparing for MARPOL and the .50% Sulfur Emissions Cap
- SRU Heartburn Panel
- Steam Tracing / Steam Trap Best Practices
- Hydrocarbon Carryover in Sulfur Plants
- Sulfur Plant Corrosion
- Sulfur Recovery Losses
- Dealing with Contaminants
- Instrumentation Preventive Maintenance
- Increasing Capacity with Oxygen Enrichment or Plant Retrofit
- Implications of Euro 5 and 6 and Marpol Annex VI
- Handling Changes/Trends in Feedstock
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Personnel from operating companies (refiners) who present during the conference program will receive a 50% discount on the conference registration. Presentations can be given in either Spanish or English. Live interpretation will be available.