OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE 2024

RUSSIA & CIS LEADERS:

Operational Excellence Improvement of the Oil, Gas and Chemical Industry Conference and Exhibition

September 17-18, Sochi, Radisson Rosa Khutor
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About Conference
Nowadays it is observed that there has been a shift in emphasis from local improvements using best practices and methodologies to transformation. Companies’ initiatives tend to become more ambitious, and the focus is no longer just on optimizing individual business processes, but on operational efficiency at the company-wide strategy level.

We provide a site where representatives of refineries, petrochemical complexes, gas processing plants, terminal operators, mineral fertilizers and the agro-industrial complex producers can share their process optimization practical cases and discuss the opportunities and risks of large-scale transformation.

The relevance of the program is determined by the involvement of expert councils from conference participants.
Expert Meeting Report: "Current Issues of Industrial Digitalization Projects Implementation"
Meeting of pilot and tested solutions developers with customers, interested in import-preventive software for oil and gas industry.
Russian companies at different points of time have taken a course on import substitution that covers various directions, and now find themselves at different stages of implementation and use of software products. Thereby, the gathered experience is relevant for industry partners and is fundamental for the service companies’ development plans.

Expert meeting consisting of LUKOIL-Technologies, Gazprom neft, Nauka, Center of Digital Technologies, Reksoft, Spliteks have highlighted 10 topics, currently being the most popular and relevant:


1) APC Systems
2) Optimization & Scheduling Planning & Modeling
3) Simulators & Digital Twins
4) Material Balance Systems
5) LIMS
6) Predictive Failure Analysis
7) Production Efficiency Indicators Comparative Analysis
8) Eco-Monitoring Systems
9) Reliability Analysis Systems: ТОиР, Р7, RBI
10) Training Simulators

These topics will be discussed in the panel session "Developing Digital Manufacturing Programs".
Expert Meeting Report: "Human Resources: Involving Employees in Improvement Processes"
Chairman: Senior Manager for Personnel Quality & Educational System Development in Logistics & Downstream, Gazprom neft
Participants: Director "Operational Efficiency" Practice, Strategy Partners, Associate Professor, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation / General Director, Promgroup LLC
Head of the program "Improving work with personnel and organizational development", Gazprom neft

Experts in the field of human resources identified topics for the discussion at the conference:
1) The problem of low staffing, high staff turnover, increased recruitment times and applicants number decrease. Priority for developing professional skills or motivating and retaining personnel?
2) The strategic objective is to significantly increase labor productivity. What is the role of employee involvement in continuous improvement process in achieving this objective?
3) How to build an effective production system to involve employees in improvement and advance processes without risk of resignation?
4) Problem of working specialties market. State support measures
5) AI tools in staff shortage conditions
These topics will be discussed at the panel "Human Resources: engaging employees in improvement processes".
Expert Сouncil: Improving Performance indicators of Organizations
1) Companies' plans to improve efficiency in current reality given existing staff shortage. Are there any specific tools and life hacks? How far in advance is it possible to predict the effect of applying certain strategies in uncertainty conditions?
2) Readiness of companies to automatization and use of AI in their processes. Indicators/metrics and criteria for measuring efficiency.
3) Creation of own competence centers vs. consulting companies’ involvement. Has the approach to the efficiency improvement system and its measurement indicators changed? Is it possible to reorient and go to the East in terms of involvement of external consultants?

These topics will be discussed in the panel session "Improving performance indicators at the entire organization strategy level. New approaches to project implementation".

Key Topics
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS OF OIL, PETROCHEMICAL & GAS INDUSTRY KEY COMPANIES
  • Digital transformation of oil, petrochemical and gas companies to improve operational efficiency
  • Practical examples of reducing operating costs projects implementation. Review of successful cases
  • Operational efficiency programs to achieve operational excellence
  • Major changes in industry tax legislation in the current year and the regulator’s correction plans
KEY METHODS FOR INCREASING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
  • From local improvements to transformation: modern trends in enterprise development in the field of optimization and efficiency improvement
  • Transforming the future: risk resilience and continuous development
  • Stability of technological systems
  • Ensuring excellence during digital transformation
  • Modern tools to improve operational efficiency
  • New approach to development programs and increasing operational efficiency in the context of import substitution
  • The role of additives and catalysts in refinery operations
EFFECTIVE PROJECT, RISK AND ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  • Monitoring of investment projects implementation
  • Analysis of operational risks
  • Improvement of technology
  • Engineering of technical systems
  • Effective resource management, maintenance forecasting, supply chain optimization, cost optimization, production stability
  • Efficiency of Chemical-Technological Systems
  • Practical application of Lean Manufacturing tools in the petrochemical industry
  • Certification of Lean Production Management Systems
DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL PRODUCTION PROGRAMS. APCS & INSTRUMENTATION
  • Digital transformation
  • Replacement of imported solutions
  • Key breakthrough technologies
  • Digital twins: a smart approach to design, construction and operation
  • Building an advanced integrated planning system
  • Operational efficiency in the era of AI and automation. Using AI-based IT solutions
INCREASING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY: TECHNOLOGIES & CATALYSTS
  • Opportunities and risks of technologies and catalysts import substitution
  • Reliability and maintenance. Available effective tools
  • Management of Change to improve security and business continuity
  • Increase in overhaul intervals
  • Refinery internal reserves to improve operational efficiency. Schemes of processing and process control
  • Assessment of the impact on OPEX and CAPEX of replacing catalysts of key licensors of downstream processes with available analogues
INCREASING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY: EQUIPMENT & SOLUTIONS
  • Opportunities and risks of equipment import substitution
  • Efficient and reliable mechanical equipment solutions to complete new construction and technical upgrading projects
  • Service and overhauls of complex imported equipment
  • Reengineering of spare parts for imported equipment
  • Ensuring reliability in changing conditions
ESG-STRATEGIES OF OIL, PETROCHEMICAL & GAS COMPANIES AS A DRIVER FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY
  • Potential for increasing energy efficiency at Russian refineries
  • Renewable fuels
  • Decarbonization projects
  • New energy. Circular economy. "Green Energy"
Hotel contacts
Date:
September 17-18, 2024

Location:
Sochi
Radisson Rosa Khutor 5,
Park Inn by Radisson Rosa Khutor 4

Email:
info.aerpk@parkinn.com

Hotel phone:
+7 (862) 243-13-77