23-05-2016

Hundreds of downstream project leads flock to New Orleans

In two weeks’ time, over 700 Project Leads from the petrochemical & refining industries descend on New Orleans to attend the most high-profile and biggest petrochemical construction event in North America – Petrochemical Engineering & Construction 2016.

On the 7th-8th June at the Marriott Convention Centre, over 700 Project Leads at Petrochemical Companies such as; BASF, Sasol, NOVA Chem, INEOS, Sasol, TOTAL, Shintech, Lyondellbasell, ExxonMobil, Valero, HolleyFrontier, Yuhuang Chemical, + many more! – will gather to discuss how projects can reduce costs, and improve productivity, despite recent market price uncertainty. 

Over 65 industry experts, across North America’s leading Contracting & Owner companies will join a number of high-level panels to offer tangible solutions to some of the industry’s most pressing project challenges. These include; effective front end planning, workforce shortages, project team integration, defining scope and effective project execution strategies. 

Emily McMahon, Conference Director of Petrochemical Engineering & Construction at Petrochemical Update, the highly-influential petrochemical, offers a glimpse into what delegates can expect from a networking stand point.

“Beyond a highly researched agenda, packed full of interactive panel sessions with the industry’s most respected Owner & Contracting companies, expect a copious amount  of networking time. We’re excited to be hosting the Downtown House of Blues Networking Party (evening 7th June, Day 1) – a perfect opportunity for you to establish partnerships with key industry players, that will secure your business from 2016 and beyond.

Petrochemical Update has released a sample attendee list on the website demonstrate the high calibre of attendees confirmed to attend. It is clear that the entire industry will be there. Recent sign ups include; Braskem, WorleyParsons, Williams Energy, Valero & Jacobs. See the sample here

E-networking services have been launched. All attendees will be booking meetings now to ensure they have a jam-packed networking schedule ready for June. With Limited Places remaining at conference venue, final passes are selling fast - click here to register