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San Diego, CA

106th NPRA Annual Meeting

National Petrochemical & Reﬁners Association 106th Annual Meeting March 9 - 11, 2008 Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, CA

Registration Worthington’s Foyer Sunday: 9:00 am – 8:00 pm Monday: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesday: 7:00 am – 12:00 pm

Table of Contents 2 Schedule of Events 3 Message from the Chairman 4 Monday Morning Sessions 4 Monday Spouse Tours 6 Monday Afternoon Sessions 11 Tuesday Morning Sessions 16 Tuesday Annual Luncheon 16 Tuesday Afternoon Sessions 20 Tuesday Closing Event 21 Sponsors 21 NPRA Meeting Schedule 22 NPRA Environmental Commitment 22 NPRA Antitrust Policy 23 List of Registrants – Alphabetical 36 List of Registrants – By Company 57 Sessions At A Glance 2862_AM_fin_prog_v5.qxd 2/7/08 6:01 PM Page 2

Schedule of Events All events at the Manchester Grand Hyatt unless noted.

Sunday, March 9 Monday, March 10 Tuesday, March 11

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm 7:30 am – 9:00 am 7:30 am – 9:15 am Meet in lobby at 11:30 am Government Relations Breakfast* CEO Breakfast* Optional Tour: Elizabeth F Featuring William R. Klesse Ultimate America’s Cup Experience* Chairman and CEO San Diego Bay 7:30 am – 9:00 am Valero Energy Corporation Crude and Refined Products Breakfast* Elizabeth ABCDE You are one of an incredible few to have Elizabeth G the “Ultimate America’s Cup Experience.” 9:30 am – 11:00 am This “America’s Cup” race is a safe, fun- 7:30 am – 9:00 am Board of Directors Meeting filled afternoon of yacht racing around Lubricants and Waxes Statistics Americas Cup beautiful San Diego bay in what are Subcommittee Meeting unquestionably the greatest racing Gregory A 9:30 am – 12:00 pm yachts on the planet. Authentic America’s Issues and Technical Sessions Cup yachts, the “Stars and Stripes” and 8:00 am – 9:30 am • Issues - Elizabeth F “Abracadabra”, are the only two IACC Coffee and Rolls • Developing CO2 Strategies - Elizabeth G (International America’s Cup Class) Elizabeth Ballroom Prefunction • Crude Evaluation and Distillation - yachts in the USA. One of them is the Elizabeth H most modern “cup” yacht available to the 9:00 am – 1:00 pm • Operations - Manchester A public anywhere in the world. At 80 ft Spouse Tour: Coronado Mini Trek* • FCC Technology - Manchester B each, we give you these powerful yachts, Transportation departs from the • Profit Improvement - Manchester C a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to race Manchester Grand Hyatt lobby at 9:00 am upon them, and ultimately very powerful 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm bragging rights. 10:30 am – 3:30 pm Annual Luncheon* Spouse Tour: Zoo Keeper for a Day* Featuring Tony Snow And that’s not all. The third vessel is the Transportation departs from the Former White House Press Secretary and legendary 139 ft schooner “America” , Manchester Grand Hyatt lobby at 10:30 am FOX News Channel personality the incredible yacht after which the Elizabeth ABCDE America’s Cup is named. In mid-bay, 9:30 am – 11:30 am you’ll experience three “match races”, General Session 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm America’s Cup style. San Diego is the Elizabeth Ballroom ABCDE Management and Technical Sessions only place in the World to conduct this • Renewable Fuels - Elizabeth F event. This will likely be the highlight of 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm • Management - Elizabeth G your San Diego visit, and we have no Lubricants and Waxes • Workforce - Elizabeth H doubt you’ll find yourself swapping sto- Committee Meeting • Hydrogen & Refinery Off-gas Systems - ries about your new-found skills, and the Gregory A Manchester A best fun you’ve had in a long time. • Energy Economics - Manchester B 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • Reliability - Manchester C Attire: Comfortable boating attire. Wear Lubricants and Waxes jacket or windbreaker and rubber sole Program Committee 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm shoes. Bring sunscreen, sunglasses, and Gregory A Closing Event* hat or visor for your comfort. Beverages Experience the USS Midway, provided. 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA Executive Committee Meeting Guests may either walk or take the Gregory B shuttle bus which departs from the 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Manchester Grand Hyatt lobby Issues Committee Meeting 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm entrance beginning at 6:15 pm Americas Cup Issues and Technical Sessions • Issues - Elizabeth F 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm • Hydroprocessing - Elizabeth G Manufacturing Committee Meeting • Gasoline - Elizabeth H Americas Cup • Synthetic Crude Oil Challenges - Manchester A 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm • FCC Technology - Manchester B Opening Reception • Process Safety - Manchester C Pool Deck, Weather Backup – Elizabeth ABCDE 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Wax Subcommittee Meeting Gregory A * Ticketed Function Cover photo ©Shutterstock

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Welcome to San Diego and the 106th Annual Meeting of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Reﬁners Association! We hope you will enjoy the city’s enormous beauty and experience its unique blend of cultures.

California, like the rest of the nation, believes itself to be at a crossroads when it comes to determining its energy future. In Washington, D.C., some policymakers would seemingly prefer to see the demise of the hydrocarbon, where others feel strongly that oil and gas are and will continue to be integral components of a dynamic Message from American economy. In a rising cost environment with ever-growing demand, our nation should seek out and utilize the widest variety the Chairman of fuels possible, not restrain itself by mandating a reliance on unproven technologies that are years, if not decades, away from commercial viability. The answer to enhancing energy security is not energy isolation. While security is a worthy objective, isolation is a grave economic error. For the strength of our national economy and the beneﬁt of American consumers, our businesses must be able to compete globally.

2008, with its heated political environment, will likely prove to be equally as challenging as 2007. In the midst of these debates, we must continue to recognize and applaud the efforts of our companies’ employees who have always risen to the task at hand, whether in responding to emergencies or installing new, state-of the-art equipment to increase operating efﬁciency and lessen a facility’s environmental footprint. Regardless of the political climate and whoever is serving in elected ofﬁce, our employees will continue to safely, cleanly and reliably supply fuels and petrochemical products to American consumers to meet their daily needs.

This year’s Annual Meeting is worthy of NPRA’s heritage in providing distinguished speakers who are proven leaders in both business and government service. Our outstanding line-up includes former White House Press Secretary and FOX News personality Tony Snow, 20/20 co-anchor John Stossel, and Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report.

NPRA’s comprehensive technical program includes more than 80 presentations and discussions on a broad range of topics James Mahoney important to our industry, with a strong focus on safety, reliability, Chairman of the Board management and the workforce, and technology. New this year NPRA are sessions focusing on synthetic crude oil challenges, carbon dioxide strategies, energy economics, and process safety. Executive Vice President, Operations Excellence As always, our issue-oriented sessions will focus on the current and Compliance political climate and major public policy decisions that impact our Koch Industries, Inc. businesses and customers. This year’s sessions will encompass Wichita, KS discussion of RFS2 implementation, OSHA’s National Emphasis Program (NEP), demographics, and grassroots advocacy.

We encourage you to take full advantage of what the sessions have to offer, but also be sure to experience San Diego’s wealth of culture and activities. Thank you for your continuing support of NPRA and your participation in this year’s Annual Meeting!

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Monday Morning

Government Relations Spouse Tours Breakfast 9:00 am – 1:00 pm 7:30 am – 9:00 am or Elizabeth F 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Monday Speaker TBA 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Title TBA Spouse Tour: Coronado Mini Trek* March 10, 2008 Company TBA Coronado began in 1886 as one of the Description TBA great playgrounds of the world, drawing Presidents and princes, moguls and movie stars to its shores. Coronado’s past, full of fabulous homes and famous memories, is still very much a part of San Diego’s life today. On a leisurely, guided stroll through quaint Coronado, guests see the stately mansion of John D. Spreckels, the cottage of the Duchess of Windsor, the home that inspired the Wizard of Oz , and the magniﬁcent Hotel del Coronado. Guests enjoy the tales of a hundred years of remarkable history … on Coronado Island!

Transportation included. Buses depart the Manchester Grand Hyatt lobby entrance at 9:00 am. Lunch is not included.

10:30 am – 3:30 pm Spouse Tour: Zoo Keeper for a Day* There are some “Beastly Wonders” going on at the world famous San Diego Zoo and you will be a part of it. Your private Behind-the-Scenes tour includes a 35 minute bus tour and a visit to two specialty areas of the Zoo with a Behind- the-Scenes Zoo guide. The specialty areas include the Elephant Barn, Rhino Barn, Giraffe Barn and the Camel Yard. Two of the above areas will be visited depending upon the animals’ health and behavior on the day of our tour. You will also have time to ride the skyfari aerial tram or explore recent additions and renovations to the Zoo such as the Giant Panda Research Station, Gorilla Tropics, Hippo Beach, Polar Bear Plunge, Scripps Aviary, Tiger River, and Sun Bear Forest.

Transportation included. Buses depart the Manchester Grand Hyatt lobby entrance at 10:30 am. Lunch is not included.

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General Session

9:30 am – 11:30 am Elizabeth ABCDE Ballroom

Award-winning journalist John Stossel joined the highly acclaimed newsmagazine, ABC News 20/20, in 1981, and began doing one-hour primetime specials in 1994. Stossel is featured in a weekly segment entitled “Give Me a Break.” These short commentaries take a skeptical look at a wide array of issues, from pop culture con- troversies to censorship and government regulations. Stossel often debunks myths, like “record high” gas prices, the evils of “sweatshops” and price “gouging.” Stossel’s Charles T. Drevna John Stossel specials tackle issues that face Americans President News Correspondent today. They consistently rate among the top NPRA and Co-anchor, 20/20 news programs and have earned him ABC News uncommon praise. Stossel’s ﬁrst special, “Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death,” examined exaggerated fears of things like chemicals and crime.

Stuart Rothenberg has his ﬁnger on Washington’s political pulse. As the editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, Rothenberg is the go-to authority on the U.S. House, Senate, gubernatorial, and presidential elections. His penchant for presenting droll and unbiased observations, paired with his exceptional knowledge of American politics, captivates audiences with insightful, often humorous discussions about election results, the issues facing decision makers on Capitol Hill, and the nature of pol- James Mahoney Stuart Rothenberg itics itself. He has become a true authority Chairman of the Board Editor and Publisher, on handicapping elections and ﬁnding the NPRA The Rothenberg rhythms of modern politics. His lectures are Political Report as up-to-date as today’s newspaper, and Columnist, Roll Call will keep people well-informed and wholly amused.

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Monday Afternoon

Issues Session Technical Session: Hydroprocessing

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Elizabeth F Elizabeth G

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Presider: 3:30 pm Implementation of the Gary Fuller AM-08-29 New Renewable Fuel Standard Senior VP, Reﬁning Operations Combining New and Old Technologies: Holly Corporation Inlet Diffuser and Random Packing Moderator: Dallas, TX Dramatically Improve Reactor Don Clay Performance Managing Director, Environmental and 2:00 pm Gerry Jacobs Regulatory Affairs AM-08-28 Technical Director, Process Engineering Koch Industries, Inc. Improving the Operation of Fluor Corporation Washington, DC Desulphurization Units Using Aliso Viejo, CA Advanced Process Control Technology Panelists: Andrew McIntosh 4:00 pm Joanne Shore Principal Advisor AM-08-26 Senior Analyst Aspen Technology IsoTherming Hydroprocessing Energy Information Administration (EIA) Calgary, AB Technology Washington, DC Carmo Pereria 2:30 pm DuPont Fellow Paul Machiele AM-08-30 DuPont STRATCO® Fuel Program Center Director Increased FCC Pretreatment Leawood, KS U.S. EPA Capability – How Best to Ann Arbor, MI Utilize in a Clean Fuel Facility 4:30 pm Elizabeth Roellig AM-08-95 Mike Leister Process Engineer Optimal Pressure for Hydrocracking: Manager, Fuels Technology Houston Reﬁning, LP Case study for Assessing Trade-offs Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Houston, TX Ron Meeker Findlay, OH Manager of Process Technologies 3:00 pm Chevron Don Endres AM-08-27 Richmond, CA CEO Fixed Bed Reactor Optimization VeraSun Energy Corporation Through Novel Bed Support Design Brookings, SD Daniel Sherman Research and Development Manager 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Saint-Gobain NorPro Grassroots Advocacy Stow, OH One of the most effective ways to deliver a message to legislators is by engaging citizens and enabling them to voice their views. The hydrocarbon process industries must understand how to utilize their strengths and resources to ensure that our nation’s lawmakers are aware of the issues that impact their constituents. This session discusses this process.

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Notes

Technical Session: Gasoline

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Elizabeth H

Presider: 3:30 pm Paul Fritz AM-08-11 Refinery Manager Benzene Management in a Sinclair Oil Corporation MSAT 2 Environment Sinclair, WY Jean-Luc Nocca VP, Technology Sales & Marketing 2:00 pm Axens North America AM-08-82 Houston, TX It is Not Your Grandfather’s Gasoline Cal Hodge 4:00 pm President AM-08-15 A 2nd Opinion, Inc. Benzene Recovery The Woodlands, TX Ron Cormier Director, Business Development 2:30 pm GTC Technology Corp. AM-08-10 Houston, TX Options for Reducing Benzene in the Refinery Gasoline Pool 4:30 pm R.E. Palmer AM-08-14 Manager, Downstream Process Design Benzene Reduction at Mustang Engineering, Inc. Lowest Capital Cost Houston, TX Kerry Rock Director, Technology Commercialization 3:00 pm CDTECH AM-08-12 Houston, TX Utility and Infrastructure Requirements for Gasoline Benzene Reduction Processes Dominic Varraveto Refinery Process Manager Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, MO

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Monday Afternoon Notes continued

Technical Session: Synthetic Crude Oil Challenges

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Manchester A

Presider: 3:30 pm Larry Cunningham AM-08-32 Technical Manager Upgrading Bitumens from Afton Chemical Corporation Western Canada Richmond, VA Larry Wisdom Marketing Executive 2:00 pm Axens North America, Inc. AM-08-35 Princeton, NJ Canadian Synthetic Crude Oil: Markets in Transition 4:00 pm Stephen Fekete AM-08-33 Senior Principal LC-FINING Options for Purvin & Gertz Inc. Heavy Oil Upgrading Calgary, AB David Wadsworth Americas Director 2:30 pm Chevron Lummus Global AM-08-34 Richmond, CA Processing Oil Sands-derived Crudes in Conventional Reﬁneries 4:30 pm Dino Chakraborty AM-08-36 Director, Project Development Strategies for Desalting Heavy Colt Engineering Corporation Western Canadian Feedstocks Edmonton, AB Lawrence Kremer Technology Fellow 3:00 pm Baker Petrolite AM-08-31 Sugar Land, TX New Oil Sands Upgrading Technologies Winnowing Promises Jon Moretta Director Jacobs Consultancy Inc. Chicago, IL

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Notes

Technical Session: FCC Technology

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Manchester B

Presider: 3:30 pm Joe Coco AM-08-52 Executive VP, Operations Pilot Plant Evaluation of FCCU Flint Hills Resources Catalyst Technology and Use of Data for Wichita, KS Commercial Catalyst Applications Cheryl Joyal 2:00 pm FCCU Technical Consultant AM-08-53 BP Maximizing Flexibility for FCC’s Naperville, IL Designed to Maximize Propylene Alan Claude 4:00 pm FCC Senior Technology Manager AM-08-50 KBR FCC Catalyst Optimization: Houston, TX A Dynamic Approach for Today’s Changing Feedstocks & Reﬁnery 2:30 pm Economics AM-08-51 Darren Varrenkamp The Effect of Hydrocarbon Manager, Business Development Partial Pressure on Propylene INTERCAT Production in the FCC Sea Girt, NJ Ruizhong Hu Senior Principal Scientist 4:30 pm Grace Davison AM-08-18 Columbia, MD FCC Regenerator Design to Minimize Catalyst Deactivation and Emissions 3:00 pm Chris Santner AM-08-54 Manager, Catalytic Cracking Technology MILOS – Shell’s Ultimate Flexible Shaw Stone & Webster FCC Technology in Delivering Diesel / Houston, TX Propylene Mart Nieskens Global Manager Catalytic Cracking Shell Global Solutions, US Houston, TX

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Monday Afternoon Notes continued

Technical Session: Process Safety

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Manchester C

Presider: 3:30 pm David Foster AM-08-23 VP of Reﬁning Effective Design of Overview Displays to Alon USA, LP Support Operator Situation Awareness Big Spring, TX Paul Bullemer Senior Partner 2:00 pm Human Centered Solutions LLP AM-08-24 Independence, MN Delivering Process Safety Performance Indicators 4:00 pm Garvin Thomas AM-08-96 Principal Consultant Understanding and Implementing SAIC, Inc. API RP753 Houston, TX Paul Tobia General Manager 2:30 pm A Box 4 U AM-08-13 Wichita, KS Implementing Overtime Guidelines Paul Spicer 4:30 pm Shell Oil Products US AM-08-25 Houston, TX Reliability and Availability: Lifecycle Lessons from Functional Safety 3:00 pm Iwan van Beurden AM-08-22 Director, Engineering US Chemical Safety Board: Exida Lessons Learned from Sellersville, PA Recent Investigations William Wark US Chemical Safety Board Washington, DC

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Tuesday Morning

CEO Breakfast: Issues Session

7:30 am – 9:15 am 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Elizabeth ABCDE Ballroom Elizabeth F

Tuesday 9:30 am – 10:45 am NEP Panel March 11, 2008 Moderator: Rick Leicht VP, Reﬁning National Cooperative Reﬁnery Association McPherson, KS

Panelists: Jeff Bonnette Manager, Integrated Management William R. Klesse Systems Chairman and CEO CITGO Petroleum Corporation Valero Energy Corporation Lake Charles, LA

Prior to his appointment in January, 2006 Bobby Fischer as CEO and more recently in January, PSM Advisor 2007 to Chairman of the Board, Klesse TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc. served as Executive Vice President and Houston, TX Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all operations, including refining and Tina Drumheller marketing for Valero Energy Corporation. Process Safety Manager He has served in numerous managerial Frontier Refining capacities in engineering, petrochemical El Dorado, KS feedstocks, planning and development and marketing since joining Diamond 10:45 am – 12:00 pm Shamrock, now Valero, in 1969. Klesse Demographics and has served on the NPRA Board of Engineering Resources Directors since 1998 and as NPRA Chairman of the Board from 2004 - 2006. Joe Fowler Chairman, Texas A&M Engineering Valero Energy Corporation is a Fortune Council 500 company based in San Antonio, Texas President, Stress Engineering Services, Inc. with approximately 21,000 employees Houston, TX and assets valued at $38 billion. The largest refiner in North America, Valero has an extensive refining system with a throughput capacity of approximately 3.1 million barrels per day. The company’s geographically diverse refining network stretches from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast and West Coast to the Caribbean. Valero also has a mid-stream logistics system that supports Valero’s refining and marketing operations. A marketing leader, Valero has approximately 5,800 retail and wholesale stores in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

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Tuesday Morning continued

Technical Session: Technical Session: Developing Carbon Dioxide Crude Evaluation and Distillation Strategies 9:30 am – 12:00 pm 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Elizabeth H Elizabeth G

Presider: Presider: 11:00 am Jim Gillingham Steve Jackson AM-08-44 Senior VP, Alternative Fuels & Project VP, Refining and Transportation Diesel Recovery Options in Crude Unit Development Hunt Refining Company Product Upgrade and Capacity Valero Energy Corporation Tuscaloosa, AL Revamps San Antonio, TX Andrew Sloley 9:30 am Principal Engineer 9:30 am AM-08-42 CH2M Hill AM-08-40 Improve Crude Selection By Better Bellingham, WA Economics, CO2 Balance and Energy Understanding Crude Oil Quality Efficiency of Biofuels Production Pat Swafford 11:30 am Stephen McGovern, Consultant Solutions Consultant AM-08-85 Petrotech Consultants, LLC Spiral Software Rerun and Off-Spec Product Recovery: Mantua, NJ Shawnee, OK New Opportunities with Industry Wide Benefits 10:00 am 10:00 am Monica Mills AM-08-39 AM-08-68 CEO Carbon Dioxide and Refining – Managing High Acid Crudes Intersource LLC Trends and Challenges Craig Winslow Dickinson, TX John Jenkins, Director Senior Technology Consultant Jacobs Consultancy Inc. GE Water & Process Technologies Houston, TX 10:30 am 10:30 am AM-08-43 AM-08-38 Cheyenne Yield Improvement Project - GHG Emissions Performance Recovering Maximum Diesel from Measurement and Management – Crude Oil Fractionation Process at The Missing Ruler Frontier Oil’s Cheyenne Refinery Bill Trout, Project Manager Tony Freeman Solomon Associates VP, Process Engineering Dallas, TX Koch Partners LP Tyler, TX 11:00 am AM-08-37 Carbon & Energy Management: Innovative Approaches for a Responsible Energy Future Marc Tice, Americas Region Leader Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.

11:30 am AM-08-41 Monitoring and Reducing a Reﬁnery’s Carbon Footprint Diego Polanco, Senior Consultant KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. Houston, TX

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Notes

Technical Session: Operations

9:30 am – 12:00 pm Manchester A

Presider: 10:30 am Steve Cousins AM-08-46 VP, Reﬁning Tank Farm and Terminal Automation: Lion Oil Company Developing a Business Case El Dorado, AR Patrick Truesdale Senior Consultant 9:30 am Emerson Process Management AM-08-87 Houston, TX The Journey to Operational Excellence Kevin Smith 11:00 am Operations Manager AM-08-86 KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. The Dawn of a New Age in Gasoline Aurora, CO Blend Scheduling Dean Trierwiler 10:00 am Technical Manager AM-08-49 Haverly Systems, Inc. Managing Marine Logistics: Houston, TX What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You Gerry Bemberg 11:30 am Manager, Crude Supply, Heavy Fuels, & AM-08-48 Marine Logistics Stoichiometric Combustion Control TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc. Andy Wheeler Houston, TX Engineering/Technical Support Manager Bambeck Systems Inc. Orange County, CA

Tuesday morning sessions continue on next page.

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Tuesday Morning Notes continued

Technical Session: FCC Technology

9:30 am – 12:00 pm Manchester B

Presider: 10:30 am Joel Elstein AM-08-16 Refinery Manager A New Technology for Reducing NOx Flying J Inc. Emissions from FCC Regenerators North Salt Lake, UT Ye-Mon Chen Regional Manager, Cat Cracking 9:30 am Shell Global Solutions, US AM-08-19 Houston, TX FCC Revamp Patrick LeRoy 11:00 am TOTAL Refining AM-08-21 Harfleur, France Capturing Value Through Optimization of FCC Catalyst Technology for 10:00 am Processing Opportunity Feedstocks AM-08-17 Derived from Canadian Oil Sands Tesoro FCC Regenerator Upgrade Joseph McLean Project, Salt Lake City Commercial Manager, Refining Reza Sadeghbeigi BASF Catalysts, LLC President RMS Engineering, Inc. 11:30 am Houston, TX AM-08-20 Impact of Bitumen Derived Feeds on the FCC Keith Couch Senior Manager, FCC and Treating Refining Conversion Development UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL

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Notes

Technical Session: Proﬁt Improvement

9:30 am – 12:00 pm Manchester C

Presider: 10:30 am Robert Kent AM-08-92 VP & GM, Lemont Refinery A Bold Move in Hydrocracking CITGO Petroleum Corporation Catalyst Selection Resulted in a Lemont, IL Record Run Length and Significant Boost in Hydrocracker Margins 9:30 am Tina Swangphol AM-08-45 Hydrocracking Technical Service Gasification Technology: Engineer Generating Profit from Criterion Catalyst & Technologies the Bottom of the Barrel Zeolyst International Joachim Wolff Houston, TX Shell Global Solutions US Chester, England 11:00 am AM-08-88 10:00 am A New Process Approach to AM-08-58 Hydrotreating Coker Naphtha Maximizing Value for Refinery Raj Patel “Orphan” Products Principal Hydroprocessing Engineer Randy Velarde Haldor Topsoe, Inc. President Orange County, CA The Plaza Group Houston, TX 11:30 am AM-08-93 Results of Antifoulant in Delayed Coker Furnace Jeff Williams Manager, Engineering Delek Refining Ltd. Tyler, TX

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Tuesday Noon Tuesday Afternoon

Annual Luncheon Technical Session: Renewable Fuels

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Elizabeth ABCDE Ballroom Elizabeth F

Presider: 3:30 pm Nina Thornton AM-08-81 Refining, Supply, Trading and Converting Pyrolysis Oils to Optimization Renewable Transport Fuels: TOTAL Petrochemicals USA, Inc. Processing Challenges & Houston, TX Opportunities Jennifer Holmgren 2:00 pm Director, Renewable Energy & Chemicals AM-08-77 UOP LLC Ethanol – Absorbing the Deluge Des Plaines, IL Kevin Waguespack Vice President 4:00 pm Tony Snow Baker & O’Brien, Inc. AM-08-79 Former White House Press Secretary Houston, TX Renewable Raw Materials for Fuels and FOX News Channel personality and Petrochemicals Production 2:30 pm Andrea Pinho As White House Press Secretary, Tony AM-08-78 Senior R&D Researcher Snow faced an intrepid and aggressive How Will Biofuels Challenge PETROBRAS - Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. White House Press Corps with character- Petroleum Refining? Rio de Janeiro, Brazil istic grace, wit and aplomb-even while Ronald Cascone battling cancer. Manager, Biofuels Development and Tony Snow discusses the most important Bruce Burke developments in the world today: the VP, Energy Resources Global explosion of economic competition Business Unit around the globe; the rise of radical terror Nexant Inc. movements amidst the weakening of White Plains, NY older autocratic governments in the Middle East and Asia; the advent of 3:00 pm asymmetrical warfare; the rise of instant AM-08-80 communication and the fall of the tradi- Biofuels: New Opportunities for tional media; the challenge of immigration Co-Processing Renewable Feeds in in advanced industrial nations; declining Refinery Process Equipment populations in Europe; rising populations Brian Watkins in the Muslim world; and the inability of Team Leader, Performance Testing venerable international institutions Advanced Refining Technologies (including the United Nations and the Columbia, MD World Bank) to keep pace.

Snow draws these and other themes together in describing international challenges to America’s foreign policy too large to overlook and too important not to address effectively. He will describe how America remains the world’s vital super- power – and what the country will need to do in order to maintain not only its edge, but fulﬁll its international responsibilities.

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Management Session Technical Session: Workforce

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Elizabeth G Elizabeth H

Presider: Presider: 3:00 pm Ernie Cagle Jay Churchill AM-08-70 VP, Manufacturing Reﬁnery Manager The Challenges and Rewards of Hiring Murphy Oil USA, Inc. ConocoPhillips Hourly Employees El Dorado, AR Wilmington, CA Clarence Trowbridge Training Manager 2:00 pm 2:00 pm BP AM-08-59 AM-08-72 Carson, CA Gasoline or Diesel? Where Have All the Workers Gone? Joseph Jacobs Paul Weissgarber 3:30 pm Senior Staff Consultant VP & Partner AM-08-71 KBC Advanced Technologies, Inc. A.T. Kearney Enhancing Operator Effectiveness with Houston, TX Dallas, TX Tools, Training and Processes David Holden 2:30 pm 2:30 pm Business Consulting Director AM-08-56 AM-08-69 Invensys Process System The Potential Contribution of Managing the Challenges of Complex Houston, TX Coal-to-Liquids Technology to the Operations and Work Force Changes: US and Global Energy Pool Are You Ready? 4:00 pm Iraj Isaac Rahmin Tom Ratajczak AM-08-90 President Sr. Manager, Asset Evolving Best Practices Through E-Meta Venture, Inc. UOP LLC Simulation-based Training Houston, TX Des Plaines, IL Dennis Nash President & CEO 3:00 pm Control Station, Inc. AM-08-89 Tolland, CT Capital Projects Survey and Vance Scott Ron Smith Vice President and Partner Training Coordinator A.T. Kearney Chevron Products Company Chicago, IL El Segundo, CA

3:30 pm AM-08-57 A Fresh Look at Project Evaluation & Execution James Jones Senior VP Turner, Mason & Co. Dallas, TX

4:00 pm AM-08-55 Value Engineering in an Escalating Business Environment David Nash Principal Process Engineer Tuesday afternoon sessions Chicago Bridge & Iron continue on next page. Tyler, TX

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Tuesday Afternoon continued

Technical Session: Technical Session: Hydrogen & Reﬁnery Off-gas Systems Energy Economics

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Manchester A Manchester B

Presider: 3:30 pm Presider: J. Fred Hill, Jr. Pat Lavergne AM-08-75 Manager, Refining Technologies and RAD Refinery Technical Manager Refinery Off Gas Treatment Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Houston Refining, LP and Recovery – Challenges of Findlay, OH Houston, TX Designing ROG Units Sheng-Yi Chuang 2:00 pm 2:00 pm Staff Technologist AM-08-62 AM-08-74 Technip USA, Inc. Economics of Refinery Energy Saving Hydrogen Costs and Issues – Houston, TX Projects in a Changing Market Gasification vs. SMR Douglas White Dale Simbeck 4:00 pm VP, APC Services Vice President AM-08-91 Emerson Process Management SFA Pacific, Inc. Problem-Free Sulfur Plant Startups Houston, TX Mountain View, CA with Pre-Activated Tail Gas Catalyst Mike Schmidt 2:30 pm 2:30 pm Director, Sales and Marketing AM-08-61 AM-08-73 Axens North America Inc. Rapid Excel Modeling for the Optimization Commercialization of New Low-cost Houston, TX of Refinery Energy Systems Hydrogen Recovery Process: Charles Der Rapid-cycle Pressure Swing Business Development Manager Adsorption Praxair Inc. Bal Kaul Houston, TX Sr. Engineering Associate ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co. 3:00 pm Fairfax, VA AM-08-60 Sustaining Refinery Energy 3:00 pm Improvement Using Solomon’s AM-08-76 NCM3 Methodology Economic LPG Recovery from Chris Bustamante Stranded Low Pressure Gas Senior Energy Consultant Kevin Currence HSB Solomon Associates LLC Principal Process Engineer Dallas, TX Black & Veatch Overland Park, KS 3:30 pm AM-08-63 Energy Management System Nick Spates Vice President Modular Process Control, LLC Atlanta, GA

4:00 pm AM-08-94 Exponential Gains Through Incremental Change Jim Brigman Executive VP Ingenero Houston, TX

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Notes

Technical Session: Reliability

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm Manchester C

Presider: 3:00 pm Roger Lyle AM-08-47 VP, Northeast Refining Enhancing Plant Asset Sunoco Inc. Management in Process Industries Philadelphia, PA with Wireless Retrofits David Siegel 2:00 pm Senior VP, Product Development AM-08-64 AirSprite Technologies How Marathon Petroleum’s Reliability Marlborough, MA Initiative Changed MPC Lance Holmer 3:30 pm Technical Specialist, Refining Engineering AM-08-66 Marathon Petroleum Company LLC Risk-Informed Inspection: Robinson, IL Developing Plans to Load into and Asset Management Systems Marty Moran J.K. August Senior Consultant COO, VP Operations Meridium Inc. CORE, Inc. Houston, TX Boulder, CO

2:30 pm 4:00 pm AM-08-67 AM-08-65 Gray Matter(s) in Human Reliability Inspection and Monitoring of Coke Jim Stephanou Drums for Life Extension and Safety VP, POSM Global Assets Tej Chadda Bayer Corporation Chief, Design Technologies Pittsburgh, PA Foster Wheeler USA Corporation Houston, TX

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Tuesday Evening

Closing Event: Experience the USS Midway

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm USS Midway Museum, North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA

This evening, we’ll “experience the USS

Midway,” a naval museum permanently Broadway Pier docked in San Diego Bay. Explore restored aircraft on the ﬂight deck, climb aboard a simulator to experience the USS Midway Horton exhilaration of naval aviators who ﬂew off Plaza Front St. State St. Union St. Midway, and see what life was like for 1st Ave. 6th Ave. G ST. ✟ 5th Ave. Pacific Hwy. over 225,000 Americans who served from Harbor Dr. G St. Gaslamp WWII to Desert Storm during a back of Mole the house tour. Quarter 3rd Ave. 4th Ave. 2nd Ave. Harbor Dr When you’re ready to take a break, head Seaport 1 back to the hangar bay where food, Village . drink, and entertainment will be available TRO K L L all evening long. — International E Y Visitor Information L Co San INE Center, 619-236-1212 n L ve D The USO show presented by “Flamingo ntion iego Embarcadero Ce Express” will also take place in the nt Marina Park e hangar bay. This high-spirited and talent- r Harb ed group of musicians is sure to entertain or St. one and all. These crowd-pleasers have 1. Manchester Grand Hyatt made appearances at previous NPRA functions and received rave reviews across the board! And this time, there will be surprise special appearances and a truly unusual treat. Hint: Pay attention to the stage.

Attire: Business Casual. Comfortable ﬂat walking shoes suggested due to open stairs and cement ﬂoors.

Continuous shuttle transportation provided beginning at 6:15 pm or guests may take a short leisurely stroll down Harbor Avenue to the ship. See map at right.

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Sponsors NPRA Meeting Schedule 2008 – 2009

NPRA thanks the following companies for 2008 August 19 - 20 sponsoring events at this year's meeting. Cat Cracker Seminar March 4 - 5 Intercontinental Hotel Aspen Technology Inc. Security Conference Houston, TX Monday Networking Activities The Woodlands Waterway Marriott The Woodlands, TX September 7 - 9 Baker Petrolite Board of Directors Meeting Audio Visual – Monday Afternoon March 9 - 11 Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort “Synthetic Crude Oil Challenges” 106th Annual Meeting Incline Village, NV Technical Session Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, CA September 15 - 16 BASF Catalysts LLC Environmental Conference Hospitality Brochure March 30 - April 1 The Westin Riverwalk 33rd International San Antonio, TX CB&I Petrochemical Conference Audio Visual – Tuesday Afternoon Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center October 5 - 8 “Management” Session San Antonio, TX Q&A and Technology Forum Includes the Process Dresser-Rand Company April 15 Automation Conference Email Stations NPRA/API Operating Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate Practices Symposium Orlando, FL GE Infrastructure New Orleans, LA Conference Bags November 11 April 17 - 18 NPRA/API Operating Grace Davison Reﬁning Technologies Labor Relations / Practices Symposium and Advanced Reﬁning Technologies Human Resources Conference Los Angeles, CA Final Program Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Baltimore, MD November 13 - 14 Hart Energy International Lubricants & Closing Reception Beverage Service May 7 - 8 Waxes Meeting National Safety Conference Marriott Westchase Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Houston, TX Show Daily The Woodlands, TX 2009 Pavilion Technologies May 20 - 23 Audio Visual – Monday Afternoon Reliability & Maintenance March 22 - 24 “Hydroprocessing” Technical Session Conference and Exhibition 107th Annual Meeting Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Marriott Rivercenter Hotel SAIC San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX Tuesday Networking Activities March 29 - 31 34th International Petrochemical Press Wall Sponsors Conference Fuel, A Hart Energy Publication Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Hydrocarbon Engineering San Antonio, TX Hydrocarbon Processing Oil & Gas Journal

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NPRA Environmental NPRA Commitment Statement Antitrust Policy

Members of the NPRA are dedicated The National Petrochemical & Refiners Some subjects of discussion may lead to continuing improvement of the Association is a nonprofit, tax-exempt to agreements that are not unlawful on environmental quality of our processing membership association organized to their face but that may have an unlawful facilities and products. We recognize that foster cooperation and the exchange of anticompetitive effect or may give rise to environmental progress and protection technical information among its mem- the inference of an anticompetitive act, can be achieved only through strong bers. These worthwhile activities are depending upon their scope and how commitment and constant vigilance. sanctioned by custom and law. It is they are implemented. Other subjects The members believe that environmental important, however, to recognize that may appear to be prohibited by the and economic progress is linked and these activities are subject to the legal antitrust laws but in fact may be permit- that the failure to achieve either would limits of federal and state antitrust laws. ted because of the context or ultimate be damaging to society. NPRA is committed to complying with purpose of the communication. Whether the antitrust laws in all respects and has discussing a subject is permissible may NPRA members pledge to inform, consult, adopted the following guidelines in order vary depending on factors such as the and work with their employees, the to facilitate compliance with the antitrust nature of the subject matter, its relationship general public and government leaders laws at its meetings: to competition among NPRA members, in addressing concerns regarding health, the purpose of the communication, safety, security, and environmental matters As a general matter, the antitrust laws and the degree of restraint that NPRA associated with process activities and prohibit competitors from agreeing on the members can be expected to exercise. facility operations. NPRA members sup- prices they will charge, the products they port research and other advancements will offer, the customers they will serve, or We cannot make a statement that will in science and technology which the markets in which they will compete. take the place of advice from your own enhance environmental protection and Therefore, there should be no discussion company or that will cover every situa- security through efficient practices. or disclosure of information with respect tion. We do suggest that those attending to (a) expected profits, premiums, prices, our meetings may avoid difficulties for surcharges, or discounts; (b) specific themselves and for the Association by customers or classes of customers, or observing these principles and calling to whether you will or will not do business NPRA’s attention any violations you may with them; (c) proposed product offerings; observe at any of our meetings. (d) allocation of geographic or product markets; (e) any refusal to deal with a customer or supplier; (f) how to deal with the market behavior of a competitor; or (g) any other topic involving a potentially anticompetitive practice.

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The GENESISTM Catalyst System

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Most refiners need flexible catalyst systems that allow them to take advantage of changing economic scenarios. Grace Davison delivers this flexibility with the GENESIS catalyst system. GENESIS catalysts provide a means to maximize yield potential through optimization of discrete cracking catalyst functionality. GENESIS catalysts are a blend of two catalyst types. The key component is MIDAS, which maximizes conversion of bottoms and improves coke selectivity by eliminating coke precursors. The other GENESIS component is most often an IMPACT catalyst. The inclusion of IMPACT provides critical zeolite surface area and activity as well as superior coke and gas selectivity in a broad range of applications, from severely hydrotreated gasoils to heavy resid feeds.

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For more information, contact your Grace Davison Technical Sales Manager www.grace.com 7500 Grace Drive • Columbia, MD 21044 USA 2862_AM_fin_prog_cover_v1.qxd 2/7/08 4:28 PM Page 4

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