Refining Program

The Refining Subcommittee provides an international forum for the exchange of electrical applications technology relevant to the refining industry through the annual PCIC conference and electronic methods.

The Refining Technical Subcommittee officers are:​

• Patrick Loupe - Chair
• Tony Acayan - Vice Chair
• Shawn Mousley - Secretary

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REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION I

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 8:15am to 11:15am - Salon F
Presiding: Patrick Loupe, Chair

PCIC-2026-31    TESTING AND COMMISIONING BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED FOR NEW AND RETROFITTED SUBSTATIONS
Giovanni Parra                                    Fluor Enterprises    
Tony Acayan                                        Fluor Enterprises
Sandip Singh                                      Marathon Petroleum
Gabrielle Wilson                                 Fluor Enterprises
 
PCIC-2026-32    IDIOSYNCRASIES IN POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF VERY LARGE INDUSTRIAL NETWORKS
Donald Dunn                                      WS Nelson
Mohammadreza Hatami                 ETAP
Jose Macias                                         ETAP
Albert Marroquin                               ETAP
 
PCIC-2026-33    REACCELERATE THE SMART AND PRACTICAL WAY
Anirudh Malik                                     Valero Energy
Aditya Kale                                           Mangan Inc.

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REFINING TECHNICAL SESSION II

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - 8:15am to 11:15am - Salon F
Presiding: Tony Acayan, Vice Chair

PCIC-2026-46    BENEFITS OF A UNIFIED POWER AND PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM IN OPERATING AN OIL AND GAS ASSET
Pal Roach                                           Rockwell Automation
Rick Paes                                            Rockwell Automation
C. Chan                                                Iris Power – Qualitrol

PCIC-2106-47    ACHIEVING SUCCESSFUL UTILIZATION OF OHMIC VOLTAGE SENSING THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION STUDY
Tamer Abdelazim                             Eaton Corporation
Thomas Dionise                                Eaton Corporation
James Olson                                      Eaton Corporation
Mina Youseff                                      Eaton Corporation
 
PCIC-2026-48    COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF INDUCTION MOTOR STARTING IN ISLANDED SYSTEMS USING IEEE-3002.7-2018 METHODS
Madur Jagtap                                    Schweitzer Engineering
Ben Darnell                                        Commonwealth LNG
Abdel Khatib                                      Schweitzer Engineering
Dhruv Sharma                                   Schweitzer Engineering