Refining News and Events 
Refining News/Events 
Events 
AFPM Q&A Technology Forum (old NPRA)
October 1-3, 2012 Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Emerson Global Users Exchange
October 8-22, 2012 Anaheim, CA, USA
AlChE National Annual Meeting
Oct 28-Nov 2, 2012 Pittsburgh, PA, USA
API Fall Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting
November 12-14, 2012 Los Angeles, CA, USA
AFPM Annual Meeting (old NPRA)
March 17-19, 2013 Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX, USA
StocExpo
March 19-21, 2013 Antwerp, Belgium
API Spring Refining and Equipment Standards Meeting
April 22-26, 2013 TBD, USA
AlChE National Spring Meeting
April 28-May 2, 2013 San Antonio, TX, USA
AFPM Reliability and Maintenance Conference (old NPRA)
May 21-24, 2013 Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, FL, USA
ILTA 33rd Annual Operating Conference and Trade Show
June 3-5, 2013 Houston, TX, USA
Articles 
Manage Essential Assets with Automated Monitoring
(Chemical Industry Digest, February 2013 - 1.5 MB PDF)
Implement an effective loop tuning strategy
(CEP, January 2013 - 1 MB PDF)
Refinery operations gain from advances in digital automation
(PTQ, www.eptq.com, Jan 2013 - 329K PDF)
Article: Forestall pHrustration in Chemical Processing
Refined Monitoring: After 13 years, asset management still thrives
(Plant Engineering and Maintenance, May/June 2012 - 5.24 MB PDF)
Videos 
Motiva Norco Smart Refining Modernization 
To improve reliability and operational performance, Motiva Norco modernized their Norco, LA refinery using PlantWeb digital plant architecture. 

Smart Refining at Petrobras Replan: Emerson Alliance for Success
Emerson assisted Petrobras Replan refinery in quickly and reliably meeting new requirements for a changing marketplace 

BP Refinery of the Future (RotF): Using wireless for business value 
BP’s Mark Howard describes use of wireless technology by RotF and hosts a visit to their world class technology center where a Smart Wireless network automates a tank farm that feeds pilot plants. 

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