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Sunday 25 May 2008

19:00Conference Opening CeremonyAl-Noor Ball Room, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Bahrain

Opening Remarks Mohammed Ahmad Husain

Conference Chairman, Middle East Petrotech 2008

Deputy Chairman and Deputy Managing Director, Planning & Gas, Kuwait Oil Company

Address by Keynote Speakers

H.E. Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali MirzaMinister of Oil & Gas Affairs

Chairman of the

National Oil & Gas Authority

Bahrain

Saad Ali Al-ShuwaibDeputy Chairman &

Chief Executive Officer

Kuwait Petroleum CorporationKuwait

Khalid A. Al-FalihExecutive Vice President,

Operations

Saudi AramcoSaudi Arabia

20:15Inaugural Gala Dinner Al-Ghazal Ballroom, Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Hosted by Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) Kuwait

Middle East Petrotech 2008

Final Conference Programme

Monday 26 May 2008 07:00 Conference registration opens

08:00 Exhibition opens

08.00 – 09.30 Guest speakers

ROOM 1 Moderator: Abdul Mohsin Al-Baghli, KNPC, Kuwait

Robert Hutchinson

Vice President Chemicals

ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Maurice Bannayan

Senior Vice President

Reliance Industries Limited

India

Khalid G. Al-Buainain

Senior Vice President, RM&I

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Arabia

09.30 – 10.00Official exhibition opening ceremony and tour under the patronage of H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain

10.00 – 12.10 Paper presentations

ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4

Topic: 1

Integration in Design

Topic: 3

Reliability Improvements

Topic 4

Process Technologies

Session chairmenDr. Meena Marafi, KISR, Kuwait

Wael Khaled Salmeen, KNPC, Kuwait

Adel M. Al-Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

10:00 – 10:25 PN-076

Author & Presenter: Dilip Dharia

Title: Cat Cracking for Integration of Refinery and Steam Cracker

Company: Shaw Stone & Webster (SSW)

Country: USA

PN-099

Author & Presenter: Amrah S. Ali

Title: Total Plant Care

Company: SABIC - SHARQ

Country: Saudi Arabia

PN-105

Presenter: John Young

Author: Kevin Clarke

Title: Development of Refinery Configuration for Production of Clean Fuels

Company: KBC Process Technology Ltd

Country: UK

10:25 – 10:50 PN-163

Authors & Presenters: Les Antalffy & Anil Rajguru

Title: Synergies of Refining and Petrochemical Plant Integration

Company: Fluor Enterprises Inc

Country: USA

PN-191

Author & Presenter: Nawid Kashani

Title: Troubleshooting in Acid Gas Removal Units

Company: BASF SE

Country: Germany

PN-017

Presenter: Louis Vega

Author: John S. Borecki

Title: Advancements in Gas Turbine Dry Low Nox Combustion Systems

Company: DOW Chemical

Country: USA


Final Conference Programmecontinued

Monday 26 May 2008 continued



Topic: 1


Topic: 3


Topic 4


Session chairmenDr. Meena Marafi, KISR, Kuwait



10:50 – 11:15 PN-197

Author & Presenter: Antony Francis

Author: Partha P. Maitra

Title: The Refinery – Petrochemical Integration: Reliance’s Perspective

Company: Reliance Industries Limited

Country: India

PN-002

Author & Presenter: Aman A. Ahmad

Title: What Is Flare Consolidation and Why Should It Be Considered?

Company: Siemens Oil, Gas & Marine

Country: USA

PN-060

Author & Presenter: Tamal K. Basu

Title: Reuse of Waste Water After Upgrading its Quality to Service Water by Using an Advanced Reverse Osmosis Technology

Company: SABIC - UNITED


11:15 – 11:40 PN-025

Author & Presenter: Phil A. Brown

Title: Petrochemicals and Refining: A Changing Business Model?

Company: Foster Wheeler

Country: UK

PN-096

Author & Presenter: Manaf Al-Agha

Title: Repair and Cathodic Protection of Sea Water Intake Concrete Structure

Company: GPIC

Country: Bahrain

PN-184

Authors & Presenters: Ahmad S. Bunaiyan & Ahmed M. Al-Rimy

Title: Diesel Hydrotreating Catalyst Managements

Company: Saudi Aramco


11:40 – 12:05 PN-115

Author & Presenter: Musaed M. Al-Thubaiti

Title: Process Integration for Managing New Investments and Technologies



PN-166

Author & Presenter: Maria L. Gonzalez-Barba

Title: Performance Optimisation in Amine Units and Gas Plants

Company: Baker Petrolite

Country: Spain

PN-168

Author & Presenter: Christopher Fonseca

Title: Business Process Improvement in a Refinery

Company: Tata Consultancy Services

Country: USA

12:10 – 13:30Prayer break

Lunch hosted by Bapco






13:30 – 16:25 Paper presentations


Topic: 5

Health Safety & Environment

Topic: 3


Topic 4


Session chairmenAndrew P. Bartlett, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia


Ahmad Al- Ghamdi, TASNEE, Saudi Arabia

13:30 – 13:55 PN-020

Author & Presenter: Abdul T. Basit

Title: Interesting Phenomenon; Presence of Liquid in the Annular Space of Double Wall Ammonia Storage Tank

Name: SABIC - SABTANK


PN-092

Author & Presenter: Abdullah M. Al-Harbi

Title: Overview of Flange Ring Groove Cracking



PN-127

Author & Presenter: Leon de Bruyn

Title: Chevron Hydrocracking Technologies to Maximise ULSD From Tough Feeds

Company: Chevron Lummus Global

Country: The Netherlands

13:55 – 14:20 PN-079

Author & Presenter: Rajesh Malik

Title: Timely Risk Assessments Prevent Incidents



PN-095

Author & Presenter: Koos van Helden

Title: 2Plex: A New Meter Concept for Condition Based Maintenance

Company: SICK|Maihak

Country: Germany

PN-195

Presenter: Kevin J. Knob

Author: Timothy F. Kinn

Title: Olgone - ExxonMobil’s New Aromatics Treatment Technology

Company: ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Country: USA

14:20 – 14:45 PN-072

Author & Presenter: Peter Strassheim

Presentation Title: Share In the Success That Electronic Risk Assessment and Permit to Work Systems Are Delivering

Company: ENGICA

Country: UK

PN-101

Author & Presenter: Faris O. Al-Dawoud

Title: Corrosion in Refining Amine Circuits - A Case Study



PN-161

Presenter: Martin F. Bentham

Author: Gary A. Peterson

Title: Recent Advancements in UOP Q-Max™ and Sunoco/UOP Phenol Technology Improving Phenol Plant Profitability

Company: UOP LLC

Country: USA

14:45 – 15:10 PN-058

Author & Presenter: Yasser A. Rahim

Title: Elements of Effective HSE Management System at GPIC Case Study

Company: GPIC

Country: Bahrain

PN-144

Author & Presenter: Farshid Yaramiri

Title: Debottlenecking and Increase Capacity and Yield of Furfural Extraction Unit

Company: Sepahan Oil Company

Country: Iran

PN-134

Author & Presenter: Ali Katrib

Author: Fatma H. Jassem

Title: A New Catalyst for the Hydroisomerization of Light Naphtha

Company: Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research

Country: Kuwait

15:10 – 15:30 Prayer & coffee break


13:30 – 16:25 Paper presentations


Topic: 5


Topic: 3


Topic 4





15:30 – 15:55 PN-132

Author & Presenter: Fahad M. Alajlan

Title: Riyadh Refinery Safety Motivation Program



PN-162

Author & Presenter: Amein M. Alsuezi

Title: Improved Plant Reliability by Means of Data Validation and Reconciliation Technology



PN-182

Author & Presenter: Ezra K.T. Kam

Title: An Optimal Temperature Policy in Enhancing Residue Hydroprocessing Catalyst Systems

Company: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Country: Kuwait

15:55 – 16:25 PN-170

Authors & Presenters: Abdul Salam & Mohammad H. Al-Mashan

Title: Behavioral Safety Analysis

Company: Al Kout Industrial Projects

Country: Kuwait

PN-034

Author & Presenter: Mohammad I. Baalousha

Title: Improvement of Reliability of the Refinery Electrical Substations

Company: Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Country: Kuwait

PN-085

Author & Presenter: Syed A. Ali

Title: Catalyst Development for Conversion of Heavy Aromatics into Xylenes

Company: KFUPM


17:00 Exhibition closes

19:30Dinner hosted by Saudi Aramco

at the Movenpick Hotel



Tuesday 27 May 2008

07:00 Conference registration opens


08:00 - 09:30 Guest speakers

ROOM 1 Moderator: Ron D. McGihon, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, USA

Maha Mulla Hussain

Managing Director

Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC)

Kuwait

Bill Spence

Vice President CO2

Shell Downstream Services International B.V.

The Netherlands

Abdulkarim Al-Sayed

Chief Executive Officer

BAPCO

Bahrain

09:30 - 10:00 Coffee break



Topic: 5


Topic: 2

Energy Efficiency

Topic: 4

Process Technology


Abdulmohsen D. Almajnouni, Baker Hughes, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Khalida Al-Dalama, Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research, Kuwait

10:00 – 10:25 PN-133

Author & Presenter: Tahir Husain

Title: Oily Sludge Pit Remediation Using Risk-Based Approach

Company: Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Country: Canada

PN-179

Author & Presenter: Simon J. Pugh

Title: Cleaner Refining to Minimize Energy Use and Emissions and Maximize Throughput. Practical Solutions for Today and for Future Heavier Crude’s

Company: IHS ESDU

Country: UK

PN-183

Author & Presenter: Ron D. McGihon

Title: Technology Solutions for Producing High Quality Base Oils Using Mild Pressure Hydrocracking and Catalytic Dewaxing

Company: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Country: USA





Tuesday 27 May 2008 continued

10.00 – 12.10 Paper presentations continued


Topic: 5


Topic: 2

Energy Efficiency

Topic: 4

Process Technology


Abdulmohsen D. Almajnouni, Baker Hughes, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Khalida Al-Dalama, Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research, Kuwait

10:25 – 10:50 PN-176

Presenter: Steve Catchpole

Author: Peter JH. Carnell

Title: Mercury Removal from Liquid Hydrocarbons in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

Company: Johnson Matthey Catalysts

Country: UK

PN-024

Author & Presenter: Mohammad A. Dashash

Title: Energy Cost Optimisation & Emission Reduction Through the Implementation of Co-Generation and Grid Interconnection

Company: Consultant


PN-108

Presenter: Joris Mertens


Title: Complex - Wide Hydrogen Network Optimisation


Country: UK

10:50 – 11:15 PN-171

Author & Presenter: Mohmmad A. Al-Enezi

Title: Zero Ammonia Emission from Urea Plants

Company: Petrochemical Industries Company

Country: Kuwait

PN-075

Author & Presenter: Banik Sukumar

Title: Novel Approaches to Improve Energy Efficiency in the Refineries

Company: Engineers India limited

Country: India

PN-045

Author & Presenter: Satyam Mishra

Title: Effective Ethylene Plant Process Treatment Maximises Profitability

Company: Dorf Ketal India

Country: India

11:15 – 11:40 PN-123

Author & Presenter: Brian S. Freeman

Title: Establishing an Internal Environmental Compliance Program to Meet International and Local HSE Regulations

Company: Integrated Environmental Solutions Company WLL

Country: Kuwait

PN-094

Author & Presenter: Prabhu Soundarajan

Title: Novel, Real - Time Hydrogen Specific Sensors for Energy Conservation in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

Company: H2scan Corporation

Country: USA

PN-177

Author & Presenter: John Baric

Title: Shell Hydrocracking Technology for Clean Fuels

Company: Shell Global Solutions International B.V.


11:40 – 12:05 PN-112

Author & Presenter: Chris V. Lakin

Title: Achieving ZERO injuries - A Job for the Safety Manager?

Company: Artenius UK Ltd

Country: UK

PN-078

Author & Presenter: Garry D. Laxton

Title: Recent Advances in Chlorine Dioxide Applications Resolve Microbiological Challenges for Middle East Hydrocarbon Processors


Country: USA

PN-146

Author & Presenter: Ashok S. Padia

Title: Advances in Ethylene Oxide Technology and Catalysts

Company: Scientific Design Company Inc. (SD)

Country: USA


12:10 – 13:30 Prayer breakLunch hosted by DOW Chemical



Topic: 2

Energy Efficiency

Topic: 3


Topic: 4

Process Technology

Session chairmen Abdulmohsen D. Almajnouni, Baker Hughes, Saudi Arabia


Farid Badri, ENOC, UAE

13:30 – 13:55 PN-069

Author & Presenter: Ljubicic Blazo

Title: Improved Heat Exchanger Designs; Energy Recovery with Twisted Tube Heat Exchangers

Company: Koch Heat Transfer

Country: USA

PN-023

Author & Presenter: Yousif S. Al-Balawi

Title: Operational Experience with Unexpected Equipment Interruption



PN-147

Author & Presenter: Mohamed S. Al-Elanany

Title: Hydrodesulfurization of S-containing Organics Over Nanoclusters of MoS2:A Computational Investigation



13:55 – 14:20 PN-180

Author & Presenter: Martin J. Gough

Title: Optimising Heat Exchanger Design to Reduce Size, Cost and Energy Consumption for Plant Expansion and New Projects

Company: Cal Gavin limited

Country: UK

PN-014

Author & Presenter: Ibrahim A. Al-Asiri

Title: Riyadh Refinery Compressor Reliability Improvement



PN-042

Author & Presenter: Mohammad N. Siddiquie

Title: Desulphurization of Model Gasoline by Extractive Oxidation Method

Company: KFUPM


14:20 – 14:45 PN-139

Author & Presenter: Andy Brittain

Title: Global Discipline Leader Carbon & Energy Management Consultancy



PN-135

Author & Presenter: Marc V. Valleur

Title: Operator Training Simulators for Improved Plant Reliability

Company: TECHNIP

Country: France

PN-129

Author & Presenter: Olivier Callebert

Title: Resids to Petrochemicals Technology

Company: Axens

Country: France








Topic: 2

Energy Efficiency

Topic: 3


Topic: 4

Process Technology

Session chairmen Abdulmohsen D. Almajnouni, Baker Hughes, Saudi Arabia



14:45 – 15:10 PN-138

Author & Presenter: Ahmed H. Najaf

Title: Bapco’s Energy Best Practice Management

Company: Bapco

Country: Bahrain

PN-165

Author & Presenter: Srinivas Badithela

Title: Plant Wide Simulation for Process and Economic Analysis and Optimisation at Ras Tanura Refinery



PN-194

Author & Presenter: Kevin Knob

Title: PxMax Technology Increases Paraxylene Production in Retrofit Applications

Company: ExxonMobil Chemical Company

Country: USA

15:10 – 15:30 Prayer and coffee break

15:30 – 15:55 PN-107

Presenter: Andy Hoyle


Title: Understanding and Improving the Energy Efficiency of an FCC


Country: UK

PN-048

Authors & Presenters: Said B. Al-Muhaimeed, Abdulaziz Al-Shammary & Amer Al-Qahtani

Title: Ethylene Furnaces Improvement Journey

Company: SABIC - SADAF


PN-056

Author & Presenter: R. E. (ED) Palmer

Title: Design Consideration for Clean Diesel Hydrotreating

Company: Mustang Engineers and Constructors LP

Country: USA

15:55 – 16:25 PN-125

Author & Presenter: William W. Watson

Title: Energy and Water Savings through Boiler Blowdown Reduction


Country: USA

PN-046

Author & Presenter: Hussein K. Abdel-Aal

Title: Unlocking Natural Gas Remote Resources Via GTL Technology: Survey and Assessment

Company: NRC

Country: Egypt

17:00 Exhibition closes

Wednesday 28 May 2008

07:00 Conference registration opens


08.00 – 09.30 Guest speakers

ROOM 1 Moderator: Dr. Stuart Simpson, UOP Limited, UK

Michael R. Gambrell

Executive Vice President

Basic Plastics and Chemicals, Manufacturing & Engineering DOW Chemical Company

USA

Dr. Fatih Birol

Chief Economist

International Energy Agency

France

Khamis Bu-Amim

President and CEO

Regional Clean Sea Organization (RECSO)

UAE

09:30 - 10:00 Coffee break



Topic: 1


Topic: 3


Topic: 4

Process Technology

Session chairmenAbdul Mohsin Al-Baghli, KNPC, Kuwait



10:00 – 10:25 PN-091

Author & Presenter: Jaafar Oklany

Title: Designing and Delivering a Robust Project



PN-117

Authors & Presenters: Vassilis Harismiadis & Regina Meloni

Title: Optimize Plant Performance Using Dynamic Simulation

Company: Hyperion Systems Engineering & Snamprogetti

Country: Greece & Italy

PN-061

Author & Presenter: Abdullah M. Al-Turaif

Title: Applications of Chlorine Dioxide in Cooling Water System







Wednesday 28 May 2008 continued



Topic: 1


Topic: 3


Topic: 4

Process Technology

Session chairmenAbdul Mohsin Al-Baghli, KNPC, Kuwait



10:25 – 10:50 PN-093

Author & Presenter: Pasha Ahmad

Title: Real Time Performance Improvement Systems for the Integrated Enterprise

Company: OSIsoft Inc.

Country: USA

PN-040

Author & Presenter: Tomy John

Title: Reliability Issues of Emergency Diesels Generators and Fire Pumps

Company: SABIC - IBN ZAHR


PN-145

Author & Presenter: Mohammed C. Alkinany

Title: Gas Phase Alkylation of Isobutene with 1-Butene using Supported Triflic acid on Zeolites-Y

Company: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology


10:50 – 11:15 PN-158

Author & Presenter: Tathagata Basu

Title: Holistic Operational Excellence in Refining and Petrochemical Industry

Company: Honeywell ME

Country: Qatar

PN-142

Authors & Presenters: Barrag A. Al-Assaf & Abdelghani A. Daraiseh

Title: Wireless Design for Improving Reliability and Maintenance of Hydrocarbon and Petrochemical Plants



PN-153

Author & Presenter: Jayanth Vasudevan

Title: Simulator Based Training

Company: Hyperion System Engineering Pvt. Ltd.

Country: India

11:15 – 11:40 PN-026

Author & Presenter: Luigi Bressan

Title: Bottom-of-the-Barrel Processing - A Forward Looking Vision for the Future

Company: Foster Wheeler

Country: UK

PN-032

Presenter: Jamal A. Al Ghamdi

Authors: Sunil K. Sawke & Sandip K. Lahiri

Title: Soft Sensor for Better Control of Carbon Dioxide Removal Process in EG Plant

Company: SABIC - UNITED


PN-193

Author & Presenter: Khaled H. Al-Harbi

Title: Successful Implementation of Refinery Performance Loop Monitoring (Process Doc)



11:40 – 12:05 PN-015

Author & Presenter: Anthony R. Currie

Title: The Revolution in Sealing Materials Used to Go to Higher Temperature and Longer Life Cycle

Company: FLEXITALLIC

Country: UK

PN-124

Author & Presenter: André Van den Broeck

Title: Refinery Process Improvements using NIR

Company: Guided Wave


12:10 – 13:30 Prayer break

14:00 Exhibition & conference closes

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