Awards Shortlist
LARTC 2022: Awards of Excellence Shortlists
Published 01 September 2022

After 11 years of the Latin American Refining Technology Conference, the World Refining Association is delighted to launch the LARTC Awards of Excellence. The ceremony will recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements throughout the Latin American Downstream sector, highlighting the refineries, engineers, executives and technologies that are at the forefront of the progress the sector continues to make.
We had over 150 nominations from across our Downstream Latin American Network, and are pelased to announce the shortlists for each award category below. On the evening of 13 September at the awards ceremony, the winners will be announced, as voted for by our esteemed judging panel comprised of senior executives from across the industry value chain.
CATALYST PRODUCER OF THE YEAR PROVEEDOR DE CATALIZADORES DEL AÑO




ENERGY TRANSITION SOLUTION OF THE YEAR SOLUCIÓN DE TRANSICIÓN ENERGÉTICA DEL AÑO

SWSPlus Technology

Biodiesel Production

Visual MESA EMS

HydroFlex™ and H2bridge™
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER OF THE YEAR TECNOLOGÍA DIGITAL DEL AÑO

RB-FEA

Aspen GDOT

Becht Connect

Closed Loop Neural Network™
REFINERY OF THE YEAR REFINERÍA DEL AÑO

Mataripe Refinery

Refinería de Barrancabermeja

Refinería AXION Campana

Refinería Buenos Aires
DOWNSTREAM EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR EJECUTIVO DOWNSTREAM DEL AÑO

Yamily López
Gerente General, Refidomsa

Noel Forame
Gerente de Tecnología, YPF

Walter Canova
VP Downstream, Ecopetrol
OUTSTANDING YOUNG REFINER OF THE YEAR INGENIERO DESTACADO DEL AÑO

Emiliano Nicola
Process Safety Coordinator

Marianela Nicola
Conversion Units Technical Leader
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