AGENDA
Please note agenda is provisional and subject to change. All times listed are in UAE local time (GMT+3)
15 May 2023 – WORKSHOPS & TECHNICAL SHOWCASE
WORKSHOPS [register separately; space is limited]
9.00 – 14.00 Hot Topics in Gas Treatment
BASF
9.00 – 14.00 Process Engineering & Simulation Fundamentals of SRU/TGTU
Bryan Research & Engineering (BR&E)
9.00 – 12.30 Comprimo Immerse – Your Gateway to Virtual SRU Operations
Worley Comprimo
TECHNICAL SHOWCASE [all delegates welcome]
13.30 Welcome
ADNOC Sour Gas
13.40 Mercaptan Closure Around the Gas Sweetening Unit
Sulfur Recovery Engineering (SRE)
14.00 Simulating Hybrid Solvents in Gas Treating
Three Ten Initiative Technologies LLP
14.20 Rethinking Claus TGTU Solutions: A Gamechanger to the Industry
Haldor Topsoe
14.40 Innovative Ceramic Solutions for the SRU Reaction Furnace, WHB and Incinerator
Blasch
15.00 The Ease of Titania-Based Tail Gas Catalysts Start-up
Euro Support
15.20 Unpurged Thermocouples for Challenging Applications such as Sulphur Recovery Units
Daily Thermetrics
15.40 TECHNICAL SHOWCASE - PANEL SESSION
16 May 2023 – TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
OPENING/STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
8.30 Welcome Address
ADNOC & Aramco Executive(s)
9.00 MEScon 2023 Kickoff
CRU & UniverSUL
9.15 Sulphur Market Overview
CRU
9.40 Oil & Gas Outlook
TBD
10.05 TBD
TBD
10.25 BREAK
SUPPLY/DEMAND PANEL SESSION
11.00 Supply/ Demand Panel Session
Panelists TBD
12.00 100% ICV Sulphur Project in Abu Dhabi - RNZ Experience (Success Story)
RNZ International
12.30 LUNCH
ENVISIONING NEW VALUE FOR H2S IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
13.40 Session Overview/ Objectives
13.50 Innovative Utilization of H2S and Sulphur – A Historical Account
Alberta Sulphur Research Limited (ASRL)
14.10 Sustainability Focused Techno-economic Evaluation of Processes to Produce Hydrogen from Hydrogen Sulfide
Saudi Aramco
14.30 Chemical Kinetics of Two-step Thermochemical Decomposition of H₂S over Nickel Sulfide
ADNOC Refining
14.50 H₂S Dissociation to H₂ and Sulfur via Plasma-driven Catalysis
Saudi Aramco
15.10 BREAK
15.40 Low Carbon Hydrogen - a Climate Silver Bullet
BASF Middle East Chemicals LLC
16.00 Integrating Green Hydrogen Electrolyzers with a Sulfur Recovery Unit (A Novel Process Scheme)
Bryan Research & Engineering LLC
16.20 ENVISIONING NEW VALUE FOR H2S IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION - PANEL SESSION
17.00 QUIZ
17 May 2023 – TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
8.30 Welcome
Executive Committee Vice Chair
MOVING TOWARD 'NET ZERO' IN SULPHUR RECOVERY
8.40 Session Overview/Objectives
8.50 The Optimal Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions in Sulphur Recovery
ADNOC Gas
9.10 The Role of Sour Gas in Decarbonization; Sour Gas to Zero-Carbon Fuels and Power
8 Rivers
9.30 Energy Efficiency, Fuel Gas Optimizations
ADNOC Sour Gas
9.50 SRU Thermal Oxidizer Oxygen Analyzer Upgrade
Aramco
10.10 BREAK
10.40 Making CO2 Projects Happen
Shell
11.00 MOVING TOWARD 'NET ZERO' IN SULPHUR RECOVERY - PANEL SESSION
12.00 Poster Spotlight
12.30 LUNCH
OPERATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR ASSET LONGEVITY AND OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
13.30 Session Overview/Objectives
13.40 Commissioning Amine Plants in Extreme Environments
Amine Experts
14.00 ASG AGRU Challenges & Debottlenecking to Process Ultra Sour Gas at Higher Capacity
ADNOC Sour Gas
14.20 Firing Main Burner with Severe Risk of Reactor Damage & Running SRU at Extreme Overstoichiometric Reaction
Pengerang Refining Company Sdn. Bhd.
14.40 Novel Approach to Integrate Refinery SRU Acid Gases with Petcoke Gasification SRU to Achieve Operational Flexibility
Reliance Syngas Ltd. (RSL)
15.00 BREAK
15.30 Commissioning of AGRP II in KNPC-MAA Refinery – Game Changer in Acid Gas Management
KNPC
15.50 Optimizing Sulphur Granulation Process Scheme to Reduce System CAPEX
ADNOC Gas
16.10 OPERATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR ASSET LONGEVITY AND OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE - PANEL SESSION
16.50 QUIZ
17 MAY POSTER SESSION [Exhibition Area]
Novel Application of Laser Analysers in Sulphur Stack
ADNOC Gas
Quick Start-up of Sulphur Recovery Units in AGRP
KNPC
Recovery and Sustainment of Catalysts Activity via Thermodynamic Processes at UGP’s Sulfur Recovery Units
Saudi Aramco
Sulphur Recovery Spent Catalyst Management Guideline
Saudi Aramco
Integrity of Electrical and Instrument Equipment in Sulphur Environment
ADNOC Gas
18 May 2023 - TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
8.30 Welcome
Executive Committee Vice Chair
DESIGN INNOVATIONS FOR ASSET LONGEVITY AND OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
8.40 Session Overview/Objectives
8.50 Keep Your SRU Online and Efficient
Worley Comprimo
9.10 A New Innovative Way to Monitor for Refractory Failure in Claus Units
WIKA USA
9.30 AGRU PFA Sheets for the Sulphuric Acid Production at the OMV Refinery in Schwechat
AGRU Kunststofftechnik GmbH
9.50 Tailor Made Valves for SRU Applications & Example of Automatic 4-way valves for SmartSulf®: A Sub-dewpoint Sulphur Recovery Process
Axens and OHL
10.10 BREAK
10.40 Material Upgradation on Sulphur Granulation Plant
ADNOC Sour Gas
11.00 DESIGN INNOVATIONS FOR ASSET LONGEVITY AND OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE - PANEL SESSION
12.00 Poster Spotlight
12.30 LUNCH
MEETING SO2 EMISSION TARGETS SUSTAINABLY
13.30 Session Overview/Objectives
13.40 Deployment and Validation of BTEX-tracking Soft Sensor in ADNOC Gas SRUs
ADNOC Gas
14.00 Air Quality Improvement and Emission Minimization
Saudi Aramco
14.20 Technology Evaluation for Enhancing Sulphur Recovery Efficiency in Brownfield SRUs
ADNOC Gas
14.40 Optimized Process Control and Energy Saving Management of a Tail Gas Treatment Unit
AMETEK GmbH
15.00 BREAK
15.30 MEETING SO2 EMISSION TARGETS SUSTAINABLY - PANEL SESSION
16.00 QUIZ
18 MAY POSTER SESSION [Exhibition Area]
SRU/TGTU Project Execution and Start-up Lessons Learned from Owner/Licensor Perspective
Fluor
Avoid Failed Start-up Attempts in SRU Furnaces by Re-engineering
ADNOC Gas
Enhanced Control Scheme in Sulphur Recovery Units Utilizing Adaptive Control
Saudi Aramco
Leverage Waste Heat Recovery in SRUs to Reduce Gas Processing OpEx
ADNOC Gas
Corrosion in Acid Gas Lines Downstream of Ejectors Extracting from Sulphur Rundown Vessel in a Sulphur Recovery Unit
ADNOC Sour Gas
Enhance Wagon Hatch Safety System by Value Engineering in Habshan 5 & Sulphur Granulation Plant
ADNOC Gas
END OF CONFERENCE