The Refinery Performance Webinar Series - On-demand now available!

The Refinery Performance Webinar Series

Refineries are finding it difficult to compete in such tough economic times, whether it is due to increasingly heavy feedstock, inexperienced operators, or sub-optimal operating conditions. SimSci-Esscor has solutions for each problem and offers ways to remain competitive in its new Refinery-Wide Performance Webinar Series. Leading these webinars are industry experts who offer new methods and solutions that are guaranteed to improve your refinery’s profitability.

Plant managers and Operations Management seeking to improve performance and profitability in their refinery should register now for the upcoming webinar entitled “How to improve refinery profitability with real-time, online, optimization”. Join us live on Wednesday, Feb 28 at 2 pm EST to get a better understanding of which real-time optimization solution best fits your plant’s needs.

All of the webinars in this series focus on an improved bottom line.  Some of the solutions discussed in this series provide refineries with measurable benefits that can amount to millions of dollars per year.  Visit http://www.real-time-answers.com/refinery/?ls=sls&utm_source=IOM to view previously recorded webinars from this series which include:

Make better feedstock business decisions in real-time with Assay Knowledge Management


Using New Modeling Technology to Help Solve Heavy Oil Processing Issues


Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting


Aging Workforce and Operator Training – Improve your bottom line with faster, more effective training techniques

 All future webinars will also be listed on this page.

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Free Webinar - 18 Dec: Aging Workforce? Operator Training? Employee Recruitment & Retention? Proficiency Management? Talent Gap?

Aging Workforce? Operator Training? Employee Recruitment & Retention? Proficiency Management? Talent Gap?

Why attend:

• Learn how to improve the performance of your most valuable assets

• Learn how to attract the next generation of technical talent

• Learn new methods to improve safety and avoid operational pitfalls

• Learn how other companies are dealing with inexperienced operators

• Discuss your experience with an expert in operator training

REGISTER HERE

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Free SimSci-Esscor Webinars December 2012 through March 2013

Register today for the various technical product webinars here!

Webinars include:

• Heat Exchanger Simulation - PRO/II Interface with HTRI
• Developing New Mixture Interaction Parameters from Data
• SimSci HDP for hydrotreating and hydrocracking reactor modeling
• PRO/II Customization and Output
• Extension of PRO/II using Visual Basic Script
• Model Selection for Electrolyte Systems

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Free webinar Nov 28th: Steady-State & Dynamic Simulations of an LPG-pipeline

Development of Steady-State and Dynamic Simulations of a 10’’ diameter, 300 km LPG-pipeline from the Gulf of Mexico to the Metropolitan Area Using Invensys’ PIPEPHASE, SIM4ME Portal and DYNSIM Software

Find out more and register for the free webinar here

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Has anyone attended our webinars? I would love to get your feedback.

Has anyone attended our webinars? I would love to get your feedback.

A few weeks ago we started our Refinery Wide Optimization Webinar series with a webinar on Training the refinery operators of the future. We followed that up with webinars on Heavy Oils and Yield Accounting.

Did you get to join the webinars? If so, what did you think of them. If not you can view the recordings here. We are repeating the webinar on training the refinery operators of the future on December 4th. Then in 2013 we are planning on continuing the series with webinars on optimization, Spiral Software, APC, and many other topics.

What did we do right during the first few webinars? What would you like us to do differently in the future?

I am open to all feedback.
If you don't want to post a comment on the blog, feel free to email me at joseph.mcmullen@invensys.com

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FREE WEBINAR TOMORROW: Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting

FREE WEBINAR 13 NOV: Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting

PLease join us by registering here

Learn about how Yield Accounting software can enhance profitability

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FREE WEBINAR 13 NOV: Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting

FREE WEBINAR 13 NOV: Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting, but you must register here
Why attend:

• Learn how a typical refinery can save $8.5M/year
• Get an overview of new technology-based solutions
• Get answers to your questions on yield accounting

Who should attend: Plant Managers, Operations Managers, Yield Accountants, Finance Managers, Engineering Managers

Refiners worldwide are under increased pricing pressure, and continually seek solutions to enhance performance and bottom-line profitability. Reducing material losses is a key area that should be targeted early on in any optimization initiative because of its tremendous potential to improve profitability. As you well know, found material assets accrue directly to your bottom line – and the results can be dramatic. Our research indicates that a typical refinery can see benefits of $8.5 million per year with a more accurate accounting of material.
In a refinery, yield accounting is a complex issue, and numerous factors can interfere with accurate accounting of material. Typical problems include:

• Time constraints on data collection and analysis
• Inaccurate measurements
• Duplicate information
• Commingled ownership of processed materials
• Environmental pressure (HSE) to report yields and losses
• Joint venture pressure to report transactions

Will you be joining us?

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FREE WEBINAR 13 NOV: Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting

FREE WEBINAR 13 NOV: Reducing Material Losses with Better Yield Accounting, but you must register here
Why attend:

• Learn how a typical refinery can save $8.5M/year
• Get an overview of new technology-based solutions
• Get answers to your questions on yield accounting

Who should attend: Plant Managers, Operations Managers, Yield Accountants, Finance Managers, Engineering Managers

Refiners worldwide are under increased pricing pressure, and continually seek solutions to enhance performance and bottom-line profitability. Reducing material losses is a key area that should be targeted early on in any optimization initiative because of its tremendous potential to improve profitability. As you well know, found material assets accrue directly to your bottom line – and the results can be dramatic. Our research indicates that a typical refinery can see benefits of $8.5 million per year with a more accurate accounting of material.
In a refinery, yield accounting is a complex issue, and numerous factors can interfere with accurate accounting of material. Typical problems include:

• Time constraints on data collection and analysis
• Inaccurate measurements
• Duplicate information
• Commingled ownership of processed materials
• Environmental pressure (HSE) to report yields and losses
• Joint venture pressure to report transactions

Will you be joining us?

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Free webinar today: Using New Modeling Technology to

Using New Modeling Technology to Help Solve Heavy Oil Processing Issues


The morning webinar is less than three hours away - I hope to see you there. Register here

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Available webinar recordings: 10 Most Common Simulation Pitfalls

Did you miss the webinar?
Do you want to share that recording with a colleague who should have joined?

Well, the recordings are now available!

Webinar recordings for the series “10 Most Common Simulation Pitfalls” both parts 1 and 2 can be seen at:

• Part 1: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/9072315977759428352
• Part 2: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/3169000664834760448

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View the webinar recording: Training Refinery Operators of the Future

View the webinar recording from last week "Training Refinery Operators of the Future"
- it was very informative: SimSci-Esscor Operator Training Simulations

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SimSci-Esscor Operator Training Simulations - Free Webinar

Don't gorget to register for our free webinar tomorrow: Training Refinery Operators of the Future

SimSci-Esscor Operator Training Simulations

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Invensys Operations Management Webinars for SimSci-Esscor

Invensys Operations Management Webinars for SimSci-Esscor

 

Did I mention that they are free?

 

Some great topics including:

1. 10 Most Common Simulation Pitfalls
2. Supplying Component Properties: Regression, Estimation and Use of Missing or Confidential Property Data
3. SimSci-Esscor HDP for hydrotreating and hydrocracking reactor modeling
4. Heat Exchanger Simulation - PRO/II Interface with HTRI

With more webinars ready to be added - click on the registration link today and register for our free webinar series.

We also have another free webinar series focused on refining! The first webinar is next week, on Training the Refining Operators of the Future - register for this webina here, (NOTE: it is a different registration page than the webinars above)

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