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INDUSTRY TRAINING: INTRODUCTION TO REFINING

March 24

8:30 am - 11:00 am

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ABOUT THE TRAINING

Wood Mackenzie's online training covering the role of refining will provide
delegates with an understanding of the role of feedstock, refinery
configuration, and location as drivers of refinery cash earnings to assess
investment and portfolio opportunities. Multiple training dates are available
with Americas, EMEARC and APAC friendly times. 

Session 1: March 24 at 8:30 am GMT - 11:00 am GMT

Session 2: March 24 at 8:30 am CT - 11:00 am CT

Open a gateway to the refining industry through this 2.5-hour online session. 
Our analysts will showcase how the four key stages of the refining industry
connect crude oil production to the supply of transport fuels and
petrochemicals, along with the crude oil qualities that are critical to the
refining process and setting crude price differentials. 

Why attend:


 * Deepen your knowledge of the role of refining within the oil and
   petrochemicals value chain
 * Navigate the key processes within a refinery and the crude oil qualities that
   are critical to refining, so setting crude price differentials
 * Understand price drivers of key refined products and the resultant refining
   margins, helping to make better-informed business decisions.
 * Examine the critical drivers of refinery competitive position and site
   earnings, helping to discern the best investment and portfolio opportunities.
 * Identify the key sources of carbon emissions from a refinery and the major
   decarbonization opportunities
 * Accelerate your learning to make key business recommendations/decisions.
 * Engage with Wood Mackenzie's industry experts during the training

 


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and develop your long-term strategy. Discover insightful case studies and learn
from businesses leaders about current challenges and their solutions, presented
by Wood Mackenzie research and guest speakers

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WOOD MACKENZIE

Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets


WOOD MACKENIE

Lei Sun

Managing Consultant, Refining & Assets


WOOD MACKENZIE

Matt Kimmel

Senior Research Analyst, Refining and Oil Markets


REGISTRATION

Please select from the ticket options below to register for the event.

 * March 24 EMEARC/APAC Session Registration
   
 * March 24 EMEARC/US Session Registration
   


QUESTIONS?

Contact events@woodmac.com with any event or registration questions.


AGENDA

March 2424 March

8:00 AM



8:00 AM - 11:30 AM


INTRODUCTION TO REFINING APAC/EMEA - LIVE SESSION

On the day of the training, please access the live session here. Navigate to the
agenda -> Introduction to Refining APAC/EMEA - Live Session. You will see that
it says "broadcast." Click into the session to view. Please note, if you are not
registered for the training you will not be able to view the session.

08: 15 Tech Check

 * 15 minutes tech check


08:30 Role of refining in the Oil Value Chain

 * Overview of oil value chain, key refined products and their end uses




08: 45 Key refinery processes

 * Overview of 4 key process types – separation, conversion, treating and
   blending
 * Identification of key refinery process units
 * Product quality specifications
 * Key crude oil qualities that are critical to refining
 * Refinery configurations
   
   

09:15 Product pricing and refining operating costs

 * Product pricing relationships, crack spreads, crude price differentials and
   operating costs




09:45 Breakout

 * Group task on economics of different refinery configurations




10:05 Key drivers of refinery competitive position

 * Competitive position assessed by earning. 
 * Role of crude feedstock, refinery configuration, location and petrochemical
   integration in net cash margin position.
 * Competitive position profiles




10:35 Role of refining in global emissions

 * Key sources of scope 1 and 2 emissions from refineries
 * Role of configuration on emissions intensity and de-carbonisation
   opportunities 




10:50 Closing Remarks





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

Lei Sun

Managing Consultant, Refining & Assets

Wood Mackenie

8:30 AM



8:30 AM - 8:45 AM


ROLE OF REFINING IN THE OIL VALUE CHAIN

 * Overview of oil value chain, key refined products and their end uses





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

8:45 AM



8:45 AM - 9:15 AM


KEY REFINERY PROCESSES

 * Overview of 4 key process types – separation, conversion, treating and
   blending
 * Identification of key refinery process units
 * Product quality specifications
 * Key crude oil qualities that are critical to refining
 * Refinery configurations





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

9:15 AM



9:15 AM - 9:45 AM


PRODUCT PRICING AND REFINING OPERATING COSTS

 * Product pricing relationships, crack spreads, crude price differentials and
   operating costs





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

9:45 AM



9:45 AM - 10:05 AM


BREAKOUT

 * Group task on economics of different refinery configurations






10:05 AM



10:05 AM - 10:35 AM


KEY DRIVERS OF REFINERY COMPETITIVE POSITION

 * Competitive position assessed by earning. 
 * Role of crude feedstock, refinery configuration, location and petrochemical
   integration in net cash margin position. 
 * Competitive position profiles





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

10:35 AM



10:35 AM - 10:50 AM


ROLE OF REFINING IN GLOBAL EMISSIONS

 * Key sources of scope 1 and 2 emissions from refineries
 * Role of configuration on emissions intensity and de-carbonisation
   opportunities





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

10:50 AM



10:50 AM - 11:00 AM


CLOSING REMARKS





Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie


SPEAKERS


WOOD MACKENZIE

Alan Gelder

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets


WOOD MACKENIE

Lei Sun

Managing Consultant, Refining & Assets


WOOD MACKENZIE

Matt Kimmel

Senior Research Analyst, Refining and Oil Markets


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ALAN GELDER

VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets

Wood mackenzie

Alan is VP Refining, Chemicals and Oil Markets, responsible for formulating our
research outlook and integrated cross-sector perspectives on the global
downstream sector. Alan joined the business as part of our Downstream Consulting
Team in 2005 and later went on to lead the division. He has managed consulting
assignments all over the world, focusing on major transactions (projects and
M&A) and their alignment with key success factors for industry players and third
parties. He then transitioned into research upon his return to London from
Houston in 2011. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Alan spent 10 years as an
industry consultant after working for ExxonMobil in a variety of project
planning and technical process design roles. Education MSc, Chemical
Engineering, Imperial College, London MBA, Henley Management College

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LEI SUN

Managing Consultant, Refining & Assets

Wood Mackenie

Lei Sun is a Managing Consultant in Wood Mackenzie's APAC Refining & Assets
team, focusing on downstream asset evaluation and oil/products market for China.
Lei joined Wood Mackenzie in September 2019. Before Woodmac, he worked for
PetroChina as a process engineer and production manager for eight years after
graduating from college. He graduated from Columbia University with an MPA in
Economic Policy Management degree. He also has a double bachelor's degree in
Engineering and Economics from Xi'an Jiaotong University.

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MATT KIMMEL

Senior Research Analyst, Refining and Oil Markets

Wood Mackenzie

Matt Kimmel is a Senior Research Analyst in the Wood Mackenzie Downstream
research team, focused on refining and oil product markets in North America. He
joined Wood Mackenzie in September 2021, bringing experience as a Process
Engineer in the Downstream industry. He spent six years in an integrated
refinery and petrochemical facility working on growth projects, operations
support, and asset optimization. Matt graduated from The Ohio State University
and holds a bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Economics.


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