Session Chairs:
- Tim Hoff, ExxonMobil
- Kevin Turini, Fluor
Session Description:
This session will focus on major issues facing refiners today. Topics such as responding to environmental regulations, determining optimum market opportunities, and challenges and opportunities for improved refinery operations will be presented by senior industry technical experts.
Schedule:
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER |
| 1:30pm-2:00pm | Rebalancing Worldwide Crude Flows from North American Tight Oil Crude Growth | John Mayes, Turner, Mason & Company |
| 2:00pm-2:30pm | Tight Oils - Design Approach for Improved Reliability and Performance in the Crude Preheat Train | Mark Lockhart and Dominic Varraveto, Burns & McDonnell |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm | Coffee | |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | The Petrochemical FCC Unit | Bart de Graaf, Johnson Matthey |
| 4:00pm-4:30pm | Coke Drum Feed Entry Design Considerations | Gary Hughes, Bechtel Hydrocarbon Jack Adams, Adams Project Managers, Inc. |