Mr Lucas Ng was appointed General Manager of Plant of Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited (PCS) since July 2004. He served PCS for more than 31 years since 1984 and experienced in technical, maintenance and operations of several petrochemical plants, contributed to execution of various major projects, plant turnarounds and revamp. Currently he is responsible for the entire operations of PCS facilities in Ayer Merbau of Jurong Island, supporting its downstream companies within the Singapore Petrochemical Complex. He has been in the hydrocarbon processing industries for 36 years as a chemical engineer, advocating process safety and energy efficiency.
Presentation Title
A Practical Approach towards Energy Efficiency in Process Plants
Abstract
Chemical and petrochemical sector is one of the largest energy consumers of total energy use worldwide. Petrochemical industry is responsible for a large fraction of energy consumption in this sector. With today’s technology, the energy efficiency has improved significantly in the newer chemical and petrochemical process units. The older plants which have inherited with lower energy efficiency are having great potential in energy efficiency improvement. Process plant owner’s commitment to strategise its energy management programme is crucial for the success of improving energy performance of existing facilities.