R. Confair
Robert Confair was formerly an Advanced Process Control Engineer at LyondellBasell’s Houston refinery. He has worked in refining and chemical plant roles as a Process Engineer, a Process Design Engineer, an Equipment Team Lead and mostly as a Process Control Engineer. Confair has implemented several APC projects across multiple units, including implementing a few global optimizers. He earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1993, and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Texas.
LyondellBasell optimizes refinery middle distillates production across multiple units with dynamic optimization application
Automation
/ Crude oil
/ Diesel
/ Digital Technologies
/ Distillation
/ Distributed Control System
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Environment & Safety
/ Equipment
/ Natural Gas
/ Petrochemicals
/ Polymers
/ Process Control
/ Process Optimization
/ Products
/ Project Management
/ Reactors
/ Refining
/ Sensors
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction
