Registration Registration Area
Welcome and Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom
Mohammad Al Shahrani
Secretary General, Gulf Downstream Association (GDA)
Panel Discussion: Business Transformation Grand Ballroom
This panel will discuss novel ways of transforming the downstream business. This includes the application of new business strategies and business models, doing things in a new way, establishing new joint-ventures or business agreements, and adopting new approaches to achieve business goals. Shifting business focus, such as shifting from a volume driven business to a margin driven business, as well as dealing with an increasingly competitive environment are key elements of the discussion. The integration and utilization of existing assets in the transformative journey. What kind of approach should different levels within a downstream organization adopt to achieve this transformation? Has the current pandemic triggered a need for accelerated business transformation, or a time to consolidate? Success stories and case studies will be shared, especially of a case where a failing business has been transformed into a successful one using novel business strategies and approach.
Naif Aldandeni
Senior Director, Baker Hughes
Yahya A. Abushal
CEO, Sadara Chemical Company
Leon De Bruyn
President and CEO, Lummus Technology
Ms. Afaf Zainalabedien
Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Services, BAPCO
Sultan Albigishi
SVP Projects & Technical, ADNOC Refining
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
Resilience Room A
Jad Dib
Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Placement of High Activity of Hydrotreating Catalysts is Key to Unlocking the Probability of Hydrocracking Unit Gross Margin
Jay Parekh
Hydrocracking Subject Matter Expert, ART Hydroprocessing
Bapco's Journey Towards Performance Excellence
Husain Aldailami
Senior Reliability Engineer, BAPCO
Ricky Stewart
Advisor, Solomon Insights
Mitigating Corrosion in Cooling Water Systems with High Chloride & Sulfate
Amr Elsayed
Corrosion Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Future Growth Room B
Dr. Dawoud Bahzad
Division Director - Science & Technology (S&T), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
Plant of the Future: Planning the Journey
Abdullah Albannay
Digital Solutions Architect, Saudi Aramco
Alkylation Technology as an Answer to the C4 Management and Gasoline Pool Constraints
Elodie Letourmy
Gasoline Lead Technologist, Axens
Crude C4 Alternatives for a Successful Grassroots Petrochemicals
Abdullah Marri
Lead Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Mikhail Khvastunkov
Engineering Specialist, Saudi Aramco
Decarbonisation and Sustainability Room C
Dr. Ranjit Kulkarni
Project Director, Honeywell UOP
Low carbon and fossil fuels: A story of sustainable co-existence?
Dimitrios Orfanidis
Division Head: Downstream Investment Analysis, Saudi Aramco
Decarbonising your asset: A stepwise evaluation of refiners’ response options
Gurminder Singh
Director, Technology Licensing - MENA, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Technology advancements in Energy Efficiency – Challenges, Solutions and Illustrations
Amitkumar Khadayata
Senior Engineer - Energy Management, ADNOC Refining
Expert Workshop Room D
Next Generation Project Delivery - Session 1: The Root Causes and Implications of Troubled Projects (by GDA Project Management Technical Committee)
The purpose of this session is to explore why the delivery of capital projects, including oil & gas especially downstream projects, is resulting in performance that is less than optimal, putting at risk the realization of business objectives of all stakeholders and shareholders involved. Furthermore, the session looks to provide evidence and quantification of the impact of poor performance to create a strong sense of urgency to drive action.
Dr. Saadi Adra
Founder and CEO, Advisors
Mohammed Hammad
VP Training & Development, Project Management Institute - KSA
Ghassan H Soraihi
Product Movements & Utilities Operations Division Head, Jazan Refinery Complex, Saudi Aramco
Adnan Nassereddine
Director of Projects, Jacobs Zate
Fatima Al Zaabi
Project Manager, ADNOC Refining
Nawaf A. Al-Ahmad
Team Leader, Major Projects, Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Expert Workshop Room E
Evolution of Asset Integrity Management through Predictive Maintenance (by GDA Digitalisation Technical Committee)
The Expert Workshop is a session aimed at demonstrating the practical benefits of data analytics project implementations in the oil & gas industry. Bapco’s representatives will collaborate with SMEs from Aspen Technonlogy Inc. to illustrate how the abundance of data in Bapco was leveraged to provide greater insight into Asset Integrity Management. This is instrumental in the journey from traditional maintenance methodologies towards the aim of true predictive maintenance. The analysis was performed through machine learning and big data analytics. The team will present the project management and execution methodology as well as the practical benefits of the solution. · Introduction about OT digitalization initiatives including predictive maintenance by Bapco · Asset selection methodology by Bapco · Model development & implementation by Aspentech · Performance evaluation by Bapco · Q&A session
Abdulrahim Mohammed
Automation Engineer, BAPCO
Mohamed Alaradi
Principal Consultant Engineer, Aspen Technology
Vinayak Parmar
Rotating Equipment Engineer, BAPCO
Lunch Exhibition Hall
Technical Sessions (Parallel Sessions)
Resilience Room A
Harbeyah Al-Enezi
Process Engineer, Technical Services, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Bapco's No.5 Crude Distillation Unit (5CDU) Fired Heater Replacement Project - A Success Story
Abdulla Al Bin Ali
Process Engineer, BAPCO
Nalco Water Antifouling Program Extends Two Condensate Distillation Units Runlength
Dr. Walter Militello
Senior Manager, Nalco Water An Ecolab Co.
Leverage Chemistry to Challenge Visbreaker Operational Limitations & Improve Conversion
Shahid Raza
Staff Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Future Growth Room B
Emad A. Muhaisen
Division Head, Jazan Economic City Development Department, Saudi Aramco
Oil Downstream Outlook and strategies
Dr. Ahmad Al Qattan
Market Intelligence, Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd
Delivering resilience in the energy transition: An external perspective on Shell Rhineland reconfiguration
Johnny Stewart
Principal Analyst EMEARC, Wood Mackenzie
Decarbonisation and Sustainability Room C
Dr. Hayat Abdulla Yusuf
Assistant Professor and PCAP Program Coordinator, University of Bahrain
Improving Refinery Amine Operations and Profitability through Veolia Total Amine Solution
Donato-Gabriele Vinciguerra
Senior Product Application Specialist , Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Mabyn Thomas
Product Application Manager (Refinery Process) MENA, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Introduction of a Circular Route to Produce Circular Products from End of Life Plastics
Manaf Aljasser
Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Mohammed AlZain
Sr. Operation Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Case Studies on Implementation of Decarbonisation Strategies at HPCL Mumbai Refinery
Deepak Kumar Jha
Sr. Manager – Technical, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Expert Workshop Room D
Biofuels Technology Overview & Trends (by GDA Technologies Technical Committee)
As production and usage of bioenergy grows, so does debate about them within the public, media, and scientific community. As a means to understanding the overall potential benefits and drawbacks of the use of biofuels. The objective of the panel will be to raise awareness about this important topic. The focus will be on the technology part especially the integration of biofuels with existing refining asset: what are the opportunities and challenges? How this translate to Middle East where feedstock is not easy to find.
Anood Taher
Senior Specialist, Process Engineering (Process Simulation), R&D, ADNOC Refining
Mohanraj Subramanian
Associate Director, Commodity Insights, S&P Global
Goutam Biswas
Technology Director, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)
Dr. Ranjit Kulkarni
Project Director, Honeywell UOP
Coffee Break
Official Exhibition Opening Followed by VIP Tour Exhibition Hall
Official Conference Opening Grand Ballroom
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Bin Mubarak Bin Daina
Minister of Oil & Environment, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain
Suleman A. Al-Bargan
Chairman, Gulf Downstream Association (GDA)
Keynote
Dr. Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani
Executive VP Downstream, Saudi Aramco
Panel Discussion: Downstream Growth Challenges and Opportunities Grand Ballroom
The panel will discuss the future growth of downstream. Members of the panel will share their points of view on the key enablers for a robust growth in this sector. Changes in the demand side will be discussed with special emphasis on how downstream can turn demand changes into opportunities. Supply side will also be covered where panelists will elaborate on the changes in Upstream and how they can be potentially leveraged to make downstream more profitable. Panelists will shed light on the challenges facing downstream growth. In addition to the general theme, the session will zoom into downstream growth in GCC and deliberate the growth potential along with the challenge.
Anthony Wood
Vice President – MDE&I, S&P Global
Abdulla Naji Ateya Al Messabi
Chief Executive Officer , ADNOC Refining
Dr. Faisal M. Al-Faqeer
Sr. VP - Liquids to Chemicals, Saudi Aramco
Abdul Rahman Yahyaei
CEO, Opal
Rachid Majiti
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co.
VIP Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony (by invitation only)