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Summary
Lindsay Dreitzler is a Process Engineer specializing in sulphur recovery and sour gas treating. She has over 16 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, primarily focused on simulation, design, optimization, revamp and start-up of sulphur recovery units.
Ms. Dreitzler’s comprehensive sulphur technology background includes Modified Claus, Tail Gas Treating, high level ammonia and BTEX processing, Cold Bed Adsorption (CBA), Acid Gas Removal, Sulphur Degassing, Amine Regeneration, Acid Gas Enrichment, Sour Water Stripping, Fuel Gas Treating and Cansolv Flue Gas Desulfurization.
In 2014, Lindsay Dreitzler joined a new Abu Dhabi-based company, UniverSUL Consulting, as a Principal Consultant. UniverSUL Consulting is a unique, owner’s engineering firm made up of a collective of sour gas and sulphur technology experts who provide extensive specialized sour gas processing and sulphur recovery technology expertise, while remaining technology neutral. This distinctive combination of deep industry experience and know-how paired with technology impartiality allows for the development of a trusted partnership between UniverSUL and its clients because genuinely unbiased assessments of the best technologies and configurations for the particular application can be provided.
Ms. Dreitzler previously served as the Manager of Process Engineering for KPS Technology & Engineering and Lead Process Engineer for Black & Veatch.
Employment
UniverSUL Consulting (September 2014 – present) Principal Consultant
KPS Technology & Engineering LLC: 2008 – 2013 Manager of Process Engineering
As Manager of Process Engineering for KPS Technology & Engineering, Lindsay Dreitzler was responsible for all aspects of the process engineering design, as well as the supervision and training of all process engineers. She also approved all process simulations and design deliverables to ensure quality designs that were optimized to each client’s unique needs. The Manager of Process Engineering was responsible for staffing the process engineering team to meet the schedule, budget, and process guarantees of each project. Black & Veatch: 1998 – 2008
Lead Process Engineer
In her role as Lead Process Engineer for Black & Veatch, Lindsay Dreitzler
Ms. Lindsay Dreitzler
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Kansas Lawrence, KSProfessional Registration
Professional Engineer Kansas
Years of Experience
Major Project Experience
POSCO SNG Plant – Korea
Process Design Package
Two-stage Sour Water Stripper for separation of CO2 and NH3
Delaware City Refining Company, LLC – Delaware City, Delaware, USA
Refinery Sulfur/Nitrogen Balance for Revised Crude Slate and Amine, Sour Water and SRU/TGU Capacity Evaluation
Valero Refinery Company – Texas City, Texas, USA
Process Design Package for Revamp Project 100/230 tpd SRU/TGU
Talisman Energy, Inc. – Edson, Alberta, Canada
Feasibility Study & Project Revamp 135 MMSCFD MDEA Sour Gas Treating 105 tpd SRU/SUPERCLAUS
PMI/Flint Hills Resources – Rosemount, Minnesota USA
Engineering Services – SRU WHB
Houston Refining LP (LyondellBasell) – Houston, Texas, USA
Capacity Expansion: Oxygen Enrichment 405/580 tpd SRU/TGU
Shaanxi Ao Wei Qian Yuan Chemical Company Ltd. - China
Technology License and Process Design Package
8 tpd KPS Acid Gas Conversion Unit (AGCU) with AGE and KPS
Sulfur Degassing
Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Company Ltd. - China
Technology License and Process Design Package
105 tpd KPS Acid Gas Conversion Unit (AGCU) with KPS Sulfur Degassing
KNM – Petrosab JV-Sarawak, Malaysia Kimanis LPG Recovery Facility
LPG Plant Feasibility Study 100 MMSCFD
Yulin Energy Chemical Co. Ltd., Shanxi Yanchang Oil (Group) – China
Technology License & Process Design Package
50 tpd KPS Acid Gas Conversion Unit (AGCU) with KPS Sulfur Degassing
Houston Refining LP (LyondellBasell) – Houston, Texas, USA
Process Evaluation & Engineering for Crude Slate Change Refinery Hydrotreating & Sour Water Stripping Systems
Technip/Pemex Salamanca Refinery - Mexico
Detailed Engineering Services
80 tpd Claus Sulfur Recovery Unit with Sub-Dewpoint Tail Gas Treating
Husky Lloydminster Upgrader – Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Process Engineering
Major Project Experience (continued)
Houston Refining LP (LyondellBasell) – Houston, Texas, USA
Detailed Engineering Services
Oxygen Revamp Project
PMI / Flint Hills Resources – Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
Process and Mechanical Engineering Services
SRU Waste Heat Boiler – 130/230 tpd with oxygen enrichment
Husky Lloydminster Upgrader – Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sulfur Complex Reliability, Debottlenecking and Metallurgy Studies 2 x 200 tpd SRU/TGTU, 1 x 525 gpm ARU, 1 x 790 gpm ARU, 1 x 480 gpm SWS
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC – St. Paul Park, Minnesota, USA
Oxygen Enrichment Feasibility Study
2 x 50/75 tpd SRU/TGTU with oxygen enrichment
Western Utilities Corporation (Pty) Ltd – South Africa
SRU Process Design and Cost Estimate
39 tpd KPS Acid Gas Conversion Unit (AGCU) with KPS Sulfur Degassing
Qatar Petroleum – Al-Shaheen Refinery, Qatar
Basic Design Package 2 x 650 tpd Claus SRU/TGU
PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company - Shihe Gas Processing Plant, China
Process Design Package
1 x 45 tpd Claus/CBA SRU (4-Bed with 99.2% Recovery)
PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company – Chongqing Gas Plant, China
Process Design Package
2 x 35 tpd Claus/CBA SRU (4-Bed with 99.2% Recovery)
Motiva Enterprises LLC – Convent, Louisiana, USA
SRU Waste Heat Boiler study with CFD modeling
Motiva Enterprises – Port Arthur, Texas, USA
FED-1, FED-2 and FED-3
3 x 350/525 tpd Claus SRU/SCOT Units with Oxygen Enrichment FED-2 and FED-3
2 x 3900 gpm Amine Regeneration Units, 2 x 800 gpm Sour Water Strippers
Agip KCO – Kashagan Field Development, Kazakhstan
Detailed Engineering
2 x 1900 tpd Claus SRU/TGTU, SNEA Sulfur Degassing
Shell CAPSA – Buenos Aires, Argentina
FED-2 Package
15 tpd Claus SRU with 30 tpd SCOT Unit, 460 tpd ADIP regeneration unit
BP Oil Grangemouth Refinery Ltd. – Grangemouth, Scotland
Process Design and Detailed Engineering
SRU 6 – 30/40 tpd Claus SRU with Oxygen Enrichment and Shell Sulfur Degassing
Major Project Experience (continued)
BP Oil Coryton Refinery Ltd. – Essex, United Kingdom
Process Design Package
135 tpd BP (ARCO) TGTU and Claus SRU Revamp
Shell Oil Company - Puget Sound Refinery – Anacortes, Washington, USA
FEED Package, Detailed Engineering, Operator Training and Startup 200 tpd Claus SRU/SCOT Unit with Lurgi OxyClaus
Shell Chemical – Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, USA
Process Design and Detailed Engineering
25 tpd Claus Revamp / 40 tpd SCOT Unit Addition
UOP/Dolphin Energy – Ras Laffan, Qatar
Acid Gas Removal Unit FEED Package, Ethane Treatment Unit FEED Package
Motiva Enterprises – Delaware City, Delaware, USA
Feasibility Study and Process Design Package
Revamp of Coke Gasification Syngas High-pressure Selective Gas Treating System (Developed “Interstage Cooling” Patent)
Motiva Enterprises – Convent, Louisiana, USA
Test Run, FEED Package, Detailed Engineering, Operator Training and Startup 130 tpd Claus SRU/SCOT Unit Revamp to 230 tpd with Oxygen Enrichment
Formosa Petrochemical Corporation – Mailiao, Taiwan
Basic Engineering Design Package, Operator Training, and Startup
3 x 500/550 tpd Claus SRU/ ARCO TGU with Oxygen Enrichment, Amoco Sulfur Degassing and Sulfur Forming
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. – Panipat Refinery, India
Process Engineering Package
437 tpd Refinery MDEA Regeneration Unit
2 x 225 tpd Claus SRU, 450 tpd ARCO TGTU, BP Amoco Sulfur Degassing
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. – Gujarat Refinery, India
Process Engineering Package and Operating Training
3 x 345 tpd Claus, 2 x 690 tpd ARCO TGTU, BP Amoco Sulfur Degassing
Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership – Deer Park, Texas, USA
FEED, Detailed Engineering and Startup
Maya II – 135/270 tpd Lurgi OxyClaus SRU/SCOT Unit
Petron Corporation – Limay, Bataan, Philippines
Process Study and Pilot Demonstration
Cansolv Regenerable SO2 Desulfurization
Shell Oil Company – Wood River, Illinois, USA
Process Design Package and Detailed Engineering 450 tpd SCOT Unit Revamp
PATENTS
1. Tonjes, M.R., Stevens, D.K., Dreitzler, L.D., Mosher, A.D., “Method and Apparatus for Degasification
of Claus-Derived Sulfur”, U.S. Patent No. 8,084,013, December 27, 2011.
2. Stevens, D.K., K.M. Robertson, M.R. Tonjes, L.D. Dreitzler, “Method For Increasing The Absorption
Selectivity of H2S From A Gas Containing CO2 and H2S”, U. S. Patent No. 6,884,282, April 26, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Tonjes, M.R., D.K. Stevens, L. Dreitzler, “New Approaches to Processing Lean Acid Gases”, poster
paper presented at the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, February,
2010.
2. Stevens, D.K., M. Tonjes, L. Dreitzler, A. Mosher, J. Newman-Ford, “The KPS Degassing Process”,
presented at Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd., Chalk Talk, January, 2009.
3. Robertson, K.M., L. Stern, M. Tonjes, L. Dreitzler, D. Stevens, “Improving the Quality of Lean Acid
Gases”, Sulphur, March-April 2004.
4. Robertson, K.M., L. Stern, D. Stevens, M. Tonjes, L. Dreitzler, “Increase H2S-CO2 Selectivity with
Absorber Interstage Cooling”, poster paper presented at the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning
Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, February, 2004.
5. Robertson, K.M., L. Stern, D. Stevens, M. Tonjes, L. Dreitzler, “Increase H2S/CO2 Selectivity with
Absorber Interstage Cooling”, presented at Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd., Chalk Talk, January
2003, Calgary, Alberta.
6. Stevens, D.K., M. Golda, J. Newman-Ford, L. Dreitzler, “Concepts to Achieve and Optimized
Sulphur Complex”, Proceedings of Petrotech 2001, January 2001, New Delhi, India.
