Conference Alert: Upgrading Asia’s refineries for efficiency, profitability and compliance

“Washington was a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm” -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy (American 35th US President (1961-63), 1917-1963)

The 18^th Annual ARTC is scheduled for March 18-19, 2015 in Bangkok.  According to a recent press release …
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The ARTC (Asian Refinery Technology Conference) 18th Annual Meeting attracts over 200 refining and petrochemical professionals from all over the region and provides a premier platform to learn, network and showcase the latest technologies and processing strategies.

Eleven independent Advisory Board members draw on their wealth of refining experience to provide attendees with advice on this year’s program to ensure that the conference is innovative and relevant to the issues facing the industry in Asia today:

Advisory Board members include:
Dr. Mahpuzah Abai, Head Process R&D, Petronas, Malaysia
Manoharan Chakrapany, Director of Refineries, ESSAR, India
Michael Costello, Technical Head, CHEVRON, Singapore
Dr. Asit Das, Head R&D, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES, India
Derek Lawler, CEO, BYCO OIL, Pakistan
Steven McMurray, Senior Technical Advisor, PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL, Thailand
Napaporn Ratanapoka, Refinery Technical Manager, PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL, Thailand
Yoshihiro Sato, Executive Officer, TONENGENERAL, Japan
Anuntasak Suksasilp, Head of Technology, Process Improvement, THAI OIL,Thailand
PN Selvaguru, Principal Engineer, Singapore Refining Company
SS Sunderajan, Executive Director Mumbai Refinery, BHARAT PETROLEUM, India

The 2015 conference will focus on:
• Global outlook for oil industry in light of product capacity expansions
• Shale oil and its implication for Asian operators
• Project turn around strategies to meet timelines and improve profitability of refineries
• Impact of process safety norms on economies of scale
• Case studies from joint ventures, partnerships and new projects across Asia Pacific
• Latest trends in petrochemical processing, FCC and hydrocracking technologies

For more information, visit: www.gtforum.com/artc or contact  Amanda Tung, Marketing Manager, Global Technology Forum, Amanda.Tung@incisivemedia.com
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It is worth noting that of the eleven board members, six of them have LinkedIn profiles.  The six board members with LinkedIn profiles are …’

Manoharan Chakrapany, Director of Refineries, ESSAR, India
Michael Costello, Technical Head, CHEVRON, Singapore
Dr. Asit Das, Head R&D, RELIANCE INDUSTRIES, India
Derek Lawler, CEO, BYCO OIL, Pakistan
Steven McMurray, Senior Technical Advisor, PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL, Thailand
Napaporn Ratanapoka, Refinery Technical Manager, PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL, Thailand

I, too, have a LinkedIn profile.  View it at www.linkedin.com/in/jeansteinhardtresearch/, and invite me to join your network.