JOSE MANUEL VELAZQUEZ AGUADO

Key Result Area:
• Entrusted for Corporate Planning Department of Petro Rabigh (PRC); assisted feasibility studies, screened, and evaluated options economically and technically
• Assisted the FEED of the Sulfur Recovery Unit revamp to reduce SOx emission in tail gas.
• Contributed in the pre-feasibility study for a new petrochemical complex
• Supported:
o Master plan update of PRC
o Technical-economic evaluation of switching a Power Plant from fuel oil to natural gas
o Business plan and operating plan board presentations
• Formulated a study of the energy consumption at PRC
Highlights:
• Analyzed options to valorize the fuel gas streams of PRC which led to potential savings of $335 M/Yr, 2019
• Supported:
o Economic evaluation of the BOTB Project and New Desulfurization Unit to produce diesel 10 ppm, with a margin improvement of $910 M/Yr and $117 M/Yr respectively, 2021
o AXL crude processing project with a margin improvement of $62 M/Yr, 2020
• Evaluated & analyzed the feasibility of producing Maleic Anhydride at PRC with a margin improvement of $40 M/Yr, 2021

Growth Path:
Design and Planning Process Engineer (Sep’10-Jan’18)
Production Planning Engineer (Sep’17-Jan’18)
Combustion Equipment Engineer (May’06-Sep’10)

Key Result Areas as Design and Planning Process Engineer:
• Analyzed opportunities to receive, process, and export the condensate of Cardón IV by utilizing the Analytical Hierarchy Process
• Studied the impacts of processing Natural Gas and its condensate stream in the CRP
• Provided technical support during the FEED of the new naphtha hydrotreater unit
• Participated in the HAZOP of the new naphtha hydrotreater unit
• Coordinated a diagnosis study of fired heaters
• Implemented an Energy Management Program by developing energy indicators of CRP refinery based on steam, fuel, and power consumptions
• Consolidated SOLOMON Energy Intensity Index
• Supported technically during new Naphtha Hydrotreater Unit’s FEED, and participated in the HAZOP of the unit
• Updated the distillation cut points in the refinery LP model by using HCAMS cut point software
• Updated process unit's energy consumption in the LP model of the CRP
• Assessed the technical-economic impact of the HVGO recovery in a VDU unit
• Supported the diagnosis of current maintenance conditions in the CRP-Amuay for implementation of high-quality maintenance

Key Result Areas as Production Planning Engineer:
• Scheduled Crude Oil, Sulfur, and Coke through ship, truck, and pipeline into/out of CRP
• Collaborated with CRP operations, maintenance, & engineering departments, and third-party companies to coordinate crude oil, sulfur, and coke receipts and deliveries, including tank-to-tank transfers strategies and programming maintenance work
• Prepared crude oil, sulfur, and coke balance inventory
• Forecasted shipping requirements and adjusted schedule as per production rates, storage levels, and demand patterns
• Formulated no conventional crudes (DCO & Special Hamaca Blend) and slop mixing strategies to process in Amuay Refinery
• Developed strategies to process 300 Mbls of Atmospheric Residue
• Coordinated with operation & process-engineering department to slash the balance gap between tanks inventories and feed flowrate to the distillation units
• Strategized plan to optimize the slop inventory tanks
• Maintained adequate vessels records to assist research into demurrage claims
• Supported operators in preparing & approving blend/flush plans for off-spec crude oils to ensure proper discharge at facility

Key Result Areas as Combustion Equipment Engineer:
• Evaluated combustion equipment (fired heaters, boilers, flares, and thermal incinerators) operation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and design
• Assisted burners operation and installation
• Implemented efficiency reports identifying energy and cost losses.
• Developed fired heaters simulations
• Assessed GHG emission of the fired equipment of CRP

Highlights:
• Elaborated:
o Technical & economic feasibility study of processing natural gas condensate from Cardón IV in the CRP refinery which resulted in a margin improvement of $59 M/Yr, 2012
o FEL-1 Business Case of the project "Increment of the Demineralized Water Autonomy Consumption of the Cardón Refinery by Installing a New Water Tank", which led to savings worth $2 M/Yr, 2014
• Supported FEL-2 of integration of two naphtha fractionation units of the Amuay refinery with savings worth $217 K/D, 2015
• Tapped energy optimization opportunities with annual savings ~ $11 M/Yr, 2016
• Conducted the technical study of the increment of the run length of the HDS unit by the specification of a new recycle gas compressor which resulted in a margin improvement of $4.95 M/Yr, 2011
• Enhanced the vacuum distillation unit fired heater by a new design of burners ($715 K/Yr saved), 2011
• Improved fired heater and boiler efficiencies by adjusting the combustion variables ($1.2 M/Yr saved), 2010
• Recovered the boiler steam generation by installing a new design burner