About the Asian Refining Technology Conference (ARTC) 14th Annual Meeting

Key issues to be addressed at the ARTC 2011 Annual Meeting included:

Future refining industry developments, country competitiveness and profitability analysis
Barriers to cleaner fuels in Asia
Troubleshooting NHT Furnace Failure in a Middle East refinery
A new process for high-quality paraffinic biodiesel, SK-HBD
The latest FCC catalysts for enhanced production flexibility to meet changing market demands
The complexity of the hydrogen balance in refineries
Refining / Petrochemical integration - a new paradigm
Production capacity in China and strategies in meeting domestic demand
Flow induced vibration in heat exchanger, a practical approach for solution
Best practice and procedures during unplanned shutdowns

Top rate speakers included:

Dawood Nassif, General Manager, Strategy and Business Development, BAHRAIN PETROLEUM
Kasemsuk Kittichotirut, Lube Base Oil Division Manager, IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY
Ajana Chobsa-ard, Refinery Economist, THAI OIL
PN SelvaGuru, Principal Control Engineer, SINGAPORE REFINING
COMPANY
Glynda Bathan, Policy & Partnership Manager, CLEAN AIR INITIATIVE FOR ASIAN CITIES CENTER
Mohammad Musteqeem Khan, Senior Process Engineer, INDIAN OIL CORP
Hiroshi Tsuda, Senior Manager, Powertrain Evaluation and Test
Department, NISSAN MOTOR CO. LTD & Vice Chairman, Fuel and
Lubricant Subcommittee, JAPAN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCATION (JAMA)
Michael B Davis, Licensing Director-Asia-Pacific, EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
Glenn Scattergood, Manager of Refining Technology (Asia), NALCO COMPANY

Below is a sample of the list of organisations that were represented:

Aker Solutions Australia
Albemarle Singapore
Alfa Laval Singapore
Asian Clean Fuels Association
Axens
Azzawiya Oil Refining Co
Baker Petrolite
BASF
Catalyst Recovery Singapore
Chimec Asia Pacific
Chiyoda Corporation
Consorzio STIA
Cperi Solutions
CRI/CRITERION
CTCI Corporation
Dorf Ketal Chemicals
Du Pont Company
Dupont China Holding Co
EM Research and Engineering
Ethylene Malaysia
Evonik Degussa
Exelus
ExxonMobil
Foster Wheeler
GE Betz Singapore
GE Water & Process Technologies
GS Caltex
H.E. Blends
Haldor Topsoe
Halliburton
Innovative Catalyst Group
Intercat
IRPC Public Company
Jacobs Consultancy
JGC Corporation
Johnson Matthey Catalysts
KBC Advanced Technology
Kellogg Brown & Root Asia Pacific
Kemaman Bitumen Company
KRC
Kuwait National Petroleum Company
Lummus Technology
Merichem Chemicals and Refiner
MPR Services
Nalco Pacific
Nexant Thailand
Nickelhütte Aue
Oil Business Petronas
Optimal Olefins
OTC
Pertamina
Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore
Petron Corporation
Petronas
Porocel
PTT Aromatics and Refining
Purvin & Gertz
Rayong Olefins Co.
Saint-Gobain NorPro
Schmidt and Clemens
Shell Global Solutions
Shell International
Shiraz Oil Refining
Siemens
Singapore Refining Company
SINOPEC
SK Energy
S-Oil Corporation
Spiral Software
Sud Chemie
Sulzer Chemtech
Super Refinery
Technip Benelux
Technip Malaysia
Thai Oil Public Co
The Bangchak Petroleum
The Chemical Company
Titan Petchem
Toyo Engineering Corporation
Tricorona
UOP
Volvo Technology Corporation
WR Grace
Zeolyst Specialty Catalysts