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 COMMISSIONING BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED FOR NEW AND RETROFITTED SUBSTATIONS
Giovanni Parra, P.E.                                                      Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
Sandip (Sonny) Singh                                                  Marathon Petroleum Corp.
Gabrielle Wilson                                                            Fluor Enterprises, Inc.
Tony Acayan, P.E.                                                           Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

PCIC-2026-32 IDIOSYNCRASIES IN POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF VERY LARGE HEAVY INDUSTRY NETWORKS
Donald G. Dunn                                                             Waldemar S. Nelson
Albert Marroquin                                                           ETAP
Jose Macias                                                                     ETAP
Mohammadreza Hatami                                             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 & GAS ASSET
Pal Roach                                                                     Rockwell Automation
Richard Paes                                                               Rockwell Automation

PCIC-2026-47  ACHIEVING SUCCESSFUL UTILIZATION OF OHMIC VOLTAGE SENSING THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION STUDY
Tamer Abdelazim, PhD, PE                                     Eaton Corporation
Thomas J. Dionise, PE                                               Eaton Corporation
James Olson, PE                                                         Eaton Corporation
Mina Youssef, PhD, PE                                              Eaton Corporation

PCIC-2026-48  COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF INDUCTION MOTOR STARTING IN ISLANDED SYSTEMS USING IEEE STD 3002.7-2018 METHODS
Dr. Madhur Jagtap                                                     Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Ben Darnell                                                                  Commonwealth LNG
Dr. Abdel Rahman Khatib, PE                                 Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Dhruv Sharma, PE                                                      Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.