Operational Excellence in Refining, Gas & Petrochemicals: OpEx Russia & CIS

Following the success of sister events in the Middle East and the inaugural and unique OpEx Russia & CIS conference in 2014, Euro Petroleum Consultants is delighted to invite you to explore the real needs of the local industry that yet remain to be solved.

The growing demand for high-quality products, dynamic markets and the highly competitive industry environment are key challenges for today's refiners, gas processors and petrochemical producers that require timely and effective solutions.

Companies need to maximize output, increase returns and optimize human resources, assets, processes and technologies to ensure long-term prosperity.

The implementation of high-end optimization strategies and systems is now more important than ever to meet these challenges and maintain productivity, profitability and competitiveness.

The main trends and solutions that will be discussed include:

• Drivers for Operational Excellence (OE) in Russia & CIS. How industry leaders are coping with increasing domestic demand, international competition and more stringent quality standards
• Sharing knowledge through international examples and case studies – what are the main priorities in OE practices worldwide and in Russia & CIS
• Achieving organisational excellence – enabling capability in organisations, working towards OE culture, overcoming the scarcity of a qualified workforce
• Ensuring sustainability of operations – reducing energy consumption, becoming green, reducing utility costs
• Enabling technologies – how to use technologies to drive efficiency (ERP, DCS, big data) Best practices in automation
• Profitability Improvement Programmes – how and why
• Asset Management Strategies – ensuring asset integrity, reliability and availability
• Building OE into design and operations