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May Dinner Meeting - BP Whiting Refinery Expansion Project

 

Mitch Feinberg is the Operations Director of the Whiting Refinery Modernization Project. He is accountable for Engineering and Technical Authorities for the project, Project Services, Procurement / Contracting and Automation. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri. He has held project management positions with BP around the world (Turkey, Spain, Scotland, London and Whiting. He has 29 years in the industry working for General Electric, two major engineering contractors (EBASCO and Rust) and Tenneco Gas before joining BP in 1995.

Commissioned in 1890 by Standard Oil Co. of Indiana (later Amoco), the bp Whiting Refinery is located in the northwest Indiana city of Whiting and offers easy access to the Chicago market and Lake Michigan. Whiting would continue to be a particularly prominent facility in the U.S. refining industry over subsequent decades. By the time bp acquired Amoco in 1998, Whiting was processing approximately 400,000 b/d of crude oil. It is the largest refinery in the Midwest region, the largest inland refinery in the U.S., and the third-largest refinery in the country.

The $3.8 billion BP Whiting Modernization Project will increase the refinery's capacity to process Canadian heavy crude by 260,000 b/d and increase the facility's gasoline and diesel production by 4.7 billion gallons per year, which is approximately 15% of the current annual output. The expansion includes the licensing, design, and fabrication of sulfur recovery facilities as well as revamping several hydrotreaters.

 

For more detailed information on the meeting see the May Meeting.

 

Cubs Games

 

The Calumet Section of the IEEE will be sponsoring two Cubs Outings again this year on Monday May 10th and Wednesday June 16th. The tickets will be available starting Friday April 16th to IEEE and ISPE members and any non-members who have attended in the past. There will be a six ticket limit. Starting Monday May 3rd tickets will be available to anyone and the ticket limit is raised to 10.

 

For more detailed information on the meeting see the Cubs Games.

 

Meeting Attendance

When you make a reservation for a dinner meeting please make every attempt at attending the meeting or canceling at least 24 hours ahead of time. If you do not cancel in time and are a no show, the Calumet Section still has to pay for your plate. For this reason we will be instituting and enforcing a policy of billing no shows for the dinner cost. IEEE and ISPE are both volunteer organizations and as volunteer organizations losing money at dinner meetings due to no shows is not budgeted. We appreciate your responsibility in observing this new meeting policy.

Volunteers Needed

The Calumet Section is always looking for volunteers. New people bring a new viewpoint to the Board. Fresh ideas are always a good thing. The Board has a few committee positions available along with the position of Secretary.

A position on the Board of Directors is a rewarding experience. The average Board Member only spends a few hours a month doing IEEE activities. There are only 2-3 Board Meetings a year.

Other Positions that are available are Membership Chairman, Engineer’s Week Chairman, and Professional Activities Chairman.

Other than the Officer positions we are always looking for people who would be willing to volunteer as a member of a committee. Committees such as Engineer’s Week depends on numerous volunteers.

Please do not assume everything is done and your help is not needed. Volunteer today!