Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Curt Graham

SVP Technology

Fluor

Curt
Curt

Curt Graham is the Sr. Vice President for Fluor’s Office of Technology. In his role leading the Office of Technology he is responsible for Fluor’s licensed technologies, interface with other licensors, companywide technology strategy support, and responsibility for Fluor’s Fellows Program. He also has extensive experience with emerging Energy Transition technology through his technical support of Fluor’s Business Incubation Group. Prior to his Office of Technology role, he was the Manager of Engineering and Department Manager of Process Engineering for the Southern California (SoCal) offices (Aliso Viejo and Long Beach), and the leader of the Fluor Gas Processing Technology Group. He has over 30 years of industry experience.

Since joining Fluor in 1996, Curt has worked on a wide range of Energy & Chemicals projects with extensive experience in Gas Processing – LNG Regasification Terminals, Turboexpander Plants (C3+ and C2+ recovery), Residue Gas Compression, NGL Fractionation, Propane Refrigeration Systems, Amine Treating, Physical Solvent Treating, Scavenger Treating, Ryan-Holmes, Membrane, and Gas/Oil Separation. Refining - Hydrogen Plant, Hydrotreater, Coker, Amine Treating, Merox, C3 Splitter.

Curt has significant experience with the use of process simulation as a design tool. His expertise includes petroleum, petrochemical, power, and gas processing applications. His experience also includes field assignments in refineries, including two unit start-ups, extensive operator training, and Process Lead on major grass roots gas plant, gas plant debottlenecking and gas plant fire rebuild projects.

Curt received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College. He also holds 13 U.S. Patents in gas processing and treating, is a Fluor recognized SME in Gas Processing, and is an author on over 30 industry papers.

Session Overview
Tuesday, 5 November
15:30
Decarbonisation Innovation Sessions Decarbonisation Theatre 15:30 - 16:30
Advancing the commercial viability of carbon emissions abatement technologies

The range of carbon emissions reduction technologies is broad – from retrofits for existing compressors to vapour recovery units, carbon capture units and more cost-efficient wind turbines. Their economic viability can be often challenged. Upfront costs can be high, and businesses and investors are understandably cautious about technologies unproven at scale. Additionally, the absence of robust carbon pricing or tax breaks can make clean technologies less competitive. The energy industry, government, technology innovators and academia must work together to incentivise the financing needed to scale the technologies that will deliver the new energy system.

Attendee insights:

This session will explore how carbon reduction technologies can be made more commercially viable, accelerating the clean energy transition.

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