Program

day one | day two | heavy crude focus day

Day OneOctober 27, 2008 08:00 Delegate registration and coffee 09:00 Welcome address Mark Peters, Publisher, Hydrocarbon Processing USA 09:10 Opening keynote presentation: Challenges of the Oil Refining Industry The approach of PDVSA-CITGO as a key player in the Energy Sector of the Western Hemisphere On-going critical dependence on crude Identifying the latest initiatives on how we are going to keep up with the fluctuations in demand Venezuela will continue to be a key player in the Western Hemisphere Profitable opportunities for participation in the Venezuelan upstream to downstream value chain Alejandro Granado, Chairman, President & CEO, CITGO Petroleum Corporation Venezuela 09:45 Returning to profitability: Examining innovative strategies to cost effectively operate a refinery and maximize current margins Reviewing the current market conditions; ever-increasing oil prices, high costs and the impact this will have on your business Identifying methods to overcome these operational challenges and improve your refinery efficiency Exploring drivers and uncertainties behind margins and price differentials and find out what options are available to maximize your profits Evaluating critical new technologies to enhance performance and minimize costs Understanding the cost implications that come from regulations and what can be done to overcome these Bela Kelemen, Vice President, Refining, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Hungary 10:20 Understanding the Energy Independence & Security Act (EISA) US Refining sector at a crossroads and in the cross-hairs Understanding the two most significant policy initiatives that will impact the domestic refining industry for the next two decades – the EISA and the eventual enactment of some form of climate change legislation Reviewing how the EISA will be implemented via a multitude of regulations, in particular the biofuels mandate will be the subject of final regulations by June 2009, determine how this will impact the refining industry, includning production and crude supply Evaluating a host of secondary legislative initiatives that will see action in 2009 and 2010 that will impact the refining sector including, re-ordering of the tax code, further investigations/oversight of wholesale petroleum product markets, and facility security Determining the effects of the 2008 elections: facilitating this multi-faceted foray against the refining industry will be the outcome of the elections that will likely reverberate throughout the energy industry, both domestic and international for decades Stephen Brown, Vice President, Federal and Governmental Affairs, Tesoro Coporation USA 10:55 Morning refreshments and networking 11:20 Interactive workshop Suggestions to increase safety and production efficiency with customized process automation solution Introduction to Endress+Hauser: A unique product portfolio to support your process Energy monitoring philosophy and practices. “You can only manage what you measure” Gulf Coast Calibration & Service Center / Services at your doorstep Cost of measurement uncertainties. A refinery case study identiefied fast return of investment Mike Yitref, Vice President, Marketing, Endress+Hauser USA Dr Richard Furness, Flow Consultant to the UN, JDF & Associates UK   Interactive workshop Enhancing asset management: Learn how to produce consistent, complete results with fewer surprises and substantial savings Understanding the benefits of developing efficient lifecycle asset solutions Analyzing the critical need to increase safety and reliability while reducing operating costs Robert Jablonski, General Manager , Metegrity USA David Maguire, Project Manager, Implementation Group, Metegrity Canada   11:55 Interactive workshop continued Evaluating the benefits of coriolis vs turbine for crude oil measurement; case study from the GoM Mike Yitref, Vice President, Marketing, Endress+Hauser USA Reinhold Bietzker , Global Industry Manager Oil & Gas, Endress+Hauser USA   Interactive workshop Optimizing plant productivity and safety Evaluating the possibilities of reducing the critical path timeline Roger Rankin, President, HRI Inc USA   12:30 Hosted networking lunch 13:50 Understanding the RFS and it's impact on your refinery operations Assessing the latest fuel quality regulations; including EISA and RFS Reviewing the potential effects of the increased use of ethanol on refinery gasoline production Determining the affects of the new standards on your refinery and how you can prepare your operations Michael Leister, Manager, Fuels Technology, Marathon Petroleum Company 14:25 Pre-arranged one-to-one meetings 17:25 Achieving the essential modernization processes - case study evaluating the key strategic decisions taken Evaluating the need to modify and remodel the refinery in South Africa Understanding the strategic decision and outcome of reconfiguring your refining infrastructure Outlining the latest developments for the proposed Coega Refinery in South Africa Godwin Sweto, Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Planning, PetroSA South Africa 18:00 Networking drinks reception sponsored by CB&I

day one | day two | heavy crude focus day

Day TwoOctober 28, 2008 09:00 Welcome address Mark Peters, Publisher, Hydrocarbon Processing USA 09:10 Understanding and overcoming the challenges of implementing low-carbon fuels Reviewing the latest initiatives from US Department of Energy and the EISA and the role this plays in the future of refining Understanding the primary objective of CO2 capture Evaluating CO2 reduction pathways and determining the ones that will benefit your operations Understand corporate responsibility issues: Overcoming the challenges associated with global climate change and identify solutions that are economically and socially acceptable to all Lisa Epifani, Assistant Secretary, US Department of Energy USA 09:45 Current and emerging strategies Identifying current innovations for mitigating environmental emissions Understanding how you can reduce GHG and carbon emissions while continuing to provide affordable energy Partnering for change: Evaluating the need for collaboration and maximizing partnerships for a cleaner industry Learn how to gain competitive advantage by developing preventative and adaptive solutions Rashid Khan, Science Consultant, Intellectual Assets Management, Saudi Aramco & , Current assignment: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)Saudi Arabia Dr Othman Taha, Senior APC Engineer, Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia   Refining technology of tomorrow Optimizing refining processes: Analyzing the current and future refining projects in Russia Understanding the need of integrating petrochemicals into refining plants Assessing the refurbishment of existing assets Determining the future outlook of refining in Russia Mikhail Antonov, Head of Refining, LUKOIL Russia   10:20 Interactive workshop CANSOLV SO2 Scrubbing in refinery applications Determining ways of removing SO2 and CO2 from gas streams via high efficiency air pollution and capture technologies Rick Birnbaum, Sales Manager, Cansolv Technologies USA   Interactive workshop Enhancing operational performance of refineries with smart IT systems Uncovering ways to enable decision makers to enhance operational performance Understanding what IT systems would help refinery managers make effective business decisions to enhance your operations Paul Jenkins, Regional Business Information Manager, BP   10:55 Morning refreshments 11:20 Current and emerging strategies Maximizing ways of capturing CO2 and analyzing the latest technologies Assessing the latest breakthrough technologies to reduce the cost of CO2 separation, capture and geologic storage Developing innovative methods for safely storing CO2 underground: Overcoming geologic storage issues and clarify how you can bridge technologies that will help move society towards cleaner fuels in the future Understanding how CO2 capture technology can be made cost effective Expanding your scope of implementation: Assessing the benefits of collaboration and partnerships with governments, industry, NGO’s and other stakeholders Defining the strengths in capture, purification and distribution Dr Chunshan Song, EMS Energy Institute, Professor of Fuel Science, Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University USA   Refining technology of tomorrow Understanding the latest technologies to deal with heavier crude and how these can be applied to ensure efficient processing of heavy and ultra-heavy crude Understanding heavy oil and identifying the essential technologies to grade it into useable oil Evaluating chevron's VRSH technology and how it's improving the operations at Pascagoula, Mississippi Assessing the latest innovative technologies to deal with sour/heavy crude to mitigate environmental concerns Paul Allinson, Vice President, Chevron USA   11:55 Interactive workshop Maximizing refining profits: Understand the latest initiatives and improvement programs in order to increase your margins Understanding the latest profit initiatives: performance improvement, benchmarking, improving work practices and achieving sustainability Establishing best practice focus Uncovering the four phases of change: assessment, implementation planning and change management Understanding what you can do to sustain improvements once applied Determining the critical success factors to ensure significant profit improvements Krish Krishnaswami, Vice President, Chemicals, Solomon Associates   Interactive workshop Assessing the latest developments in reducing costs: Understanding water quality and treatment processes available for your refinery Uncovering the key to develop water quality and treatment processes Assessing the techniques available for water quality and treatment to enhance your performance measurement, control and modelling Herve Buisson, Vice President, Process Engineering, Veolia Water USA   12:30 Themed lunch discussion. Dicsussions include: 12:35 Thermal vacuum distillation Led by: Understanding the benefits of thermal vacuum distillation for superior amine management and handling of contaminants and degradation products, both for gas processing and for CO2 capture   The new world order: Distillate is king Led by: How does the refinery stack and supply chain respond to demand trends that place distillate barrels on the refining margin throne?   Increasing safety and production efficiency Led by: Learn how to increase safety and production efficiency with customized process automation solution   13:55 Current and emerging strategies: Biofuels development Identifying the role of biofuels within the oil market: Prepare for the biofuels influx Assessing the impact that biofuels, including ethanol and biodiesel, have had on gas production and how this may evolve in the future Uncovering the challenges presented by biofuels and learn how you can overcome them Identifying the potential of the biofuels market within the refining industry Determining the steps you must take to ensure regulatory compliance Uncovering the advancements of second generation biofuels: Evaluating the realities Don Endres, Chief Executive Officer, VeraSun Energy USA   World wide strategy: Shifting crude oil supply Spotlight on India: Maximizing your understanding of the expansion of the refining industry in India and how this impacts the US Establishing the strategic opportunities stemming from the growth of the refining industry in India Identifying the strategic decisions made in India to ensure your understanding of tomorrow’s global refining industry and how it might affect your operations Reviewing Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery; exploring the challenges and the benefits of size and complexity Understanding the necessary feedstocks and products and how to get this right Assessing real asset creation efficiency with integration and logistics Nitin Dalal, Vice President for Business Development , Reliance Industries   14:30 Overcoming the key technical challenges of integrating refining and biorefining Achieving biomass integration into an oil refinery; understand the steps that need to be taken to ensure smooth transition Evaluating the evolving Biofuels technologies available Forecasting how biorefineries will create a sustainable bio-based economy and how this will alter the refining business as we know it Understanding the challenges of blending and the key technologies and strategies you can apply to overcome them Evaluating the benefits of the biorefinery and the opportunities it can bring to your operations Claudia Maria de Lacerda Alvarenga Baptista, Downstream Process & Technology Manager, Petrobras   Spotlight on Latin America: Determining the latest expansion plans in Columbia and the impact on global demand Identifying the current activity in Columbia and evaluate the impact on the global industry Maximizing your profit margins through cutting edge technology and realizing growth potential when investing in a new wave of capacity Reviewing the latest developments at the Cartagena Refinery and the expansion project taking place and understanding the benefits already encountered Luis Francisco Sanabria, Refining & Petrochemicals Development Director, EcoPetrol   15:05 Identifying the implementation opportunities for the development of biofuels and learn how to achieve the best results for your refinery operations Panel discussion Understanding the food vs fuel debate Determining sustainable feedstock options Clarifying how to profitably integrate Biodiesel into refinery operations Uncovering the steps that need to be taken to reach the mandates and Government requirements set Dr Jesse Reich, CEO, Baystate Biofuels John Fox, President, Innovation Fuels Daniel Oh, Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Energy Group 15:40 Chairman's closing remarks and end of day two

day one | day two | heavy crude focus day

Heavy Crude Focus DayOctober 29, 2008 08:00 Delegate registration and coffee 09:00 Chairman's opening remarks Mark Peters, Publisher, Hydrocarbon Processing USA 09:10 Evaluating the current and emerging heavy crude market and what it means for the future of refining and the latest carbon emission regulations Understanding and overcoming the difficulties of processing heavy crude: What are the key challenges and what strategies are companies applying to overcome these? Evaluating how to process this crude whilst increasing capacity and reducing carbon emissions. Can it be done? Identifying what’s needed for your refinery: Modifying and managing your operations more effectively Peter Whitman, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and International Affairs, US Department of Energy USA 09:55 Key Strategies for Processing Heavier Crude Growing global demands for lower emissions and low sulfur refined oil products is challenging refiners to use more and more of the heavy portion of the crude barrel to meet the world’s needs The need for additional refinery investment Challenges of refining heavy crude oils Opportunities for participation in the Venezuelan oil industry