The agenda for 2012 is currently under development. Key themes which are already emerging include:

GLOBAL TRENDS & SUSTAINED COMPETITIVENESS

• Global trends and the likely impacts on refiners in the Americas
• General outlook for the refining sector in North- and Latin America
• Addressing the challenges of falling demand, constrained capital and low margins
• Ensuring sustained competitiveness
• Identification of key market uncertainties and discussing a range of industry business models to combat these

COST CONTROL

• Streamlining and efficiency strategies to boost your margins
• Improving profitability in an age of lower utilization
• Cost to operate – reviewing the cost of various fuel legislations and how industry has innovated to meet them at competitive costs
• State-of-the-art technologies to improve process and increase profits

REFINERY OPTIMIZATION, EXPANSION & UPGRADE

• Heavy crude processing
• Diversification into petrochemicals

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Energy efficiency
• Cost control and profitability

RENEWABLES

• The demand for clean fuels and its impact on the refining sector to develop new state-of-the-art refining facilities
• Biofuels targets (RFS II) and the path to compliance

SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT

• Environmental regulations on carbon and GHG emissions
• Process safety implementation

 

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