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   Blending optimization
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   Crude distillation optimization
   Crude oil management & crude blending
   Steam cracker optimization
   Process units optimization
   Bio fuel
   Upgrading your NIR System

Crude oil Management & crude blending

To respond to complex market demands, refineries need to deal with large Crude slates involving multiple process campaigns, and many other variables.

A decision-making system is essential to ensure that the crude selection process matches refinery capabilities and the market constraints in order to truly optimize the overall loop. That is where SimCrude steps in.

CRUDE MANAGEMENT: SIMCRUDE

Fully integrated to Topnir, SimCrude is our spectral blending system for optimizing Crude oil operations.  
SimCrude fulfils the gaps between the different decision processes and offers consistency and accuracy along the supply chain, from trading through planning & scheduling up to operations.

SimCrude offers:

  • Crude selection
  • Crude Identification
  • Crude blending optimization
  • Accurate properties measurements
  • Products yield estimation at dedicated cut points

INCREASE PROFITS

Optimize the Crude operations from the trading to the atmospheric distillation.  
Close the loop from trading through planning scheduling up to operation.

 Typical profits between 2 to 6 MUSD/year.

  • Single decision platform for trading & refinery

  • Catch spot market opportunity

  • Characterize Crude Oil

  • Match refinery full capacity

  • Enhance consistency with a single decision platform

CRUDE SELECTION

 

Link the crude trading to the refinery to optimize the overall loop.

A decision-making system is essential to drive the crude selection process in order to fulfill the refinery capability and the market constraints.

  • Quick and accurate simulation

  • Easy integration to the refinery scheduler

  • Intuitive user interface

Crude blending optimization

Fully integrated to Topnir, SimCrude allows to easily optimize the crude blending stage to maximize and/or follow the production forecast respecting the rundowns quality targets.

  • Powerful simulation, studies and optimization

  • Spectral blending solution

  • Optimize Crude availability

  • Anticipate CDU feed quality from finished products demand  

 

SimCrude defines the optimal crude mixture according to the CDU rundowns quality targets and yields.
The simulation system also helps the trader to identify and select the best Crude on the spot market according to the current inventories and market demand.

CRUDE IDENTIFICATION

Determine the mixture and origin of the Crude Oil going through a pipe or being stored in the tank farm.

From Accounting to Operation, the system allows to minimize uncertainty and keep the forecast closer to the reality.

PROPERTIES MEASUREMENTS

SimCrude enables to estimate the Crude properties to feed the Planning Linear Program and scheduler with accurate data.

SimCrude integration to Planning & Scheduling is the solution to output a realistic production forecast.

  • Crude Oil: any properties such as Sulphur, Density and True Boiling Point, TAN, RVP...

  • Light Vacuum Gasoil: any properties such as ASTM Dist, SG, Cloud Point, Viscosity, TAN, RVP...

  • Light & heavy Gasoil: any properties such as Cetane ASTM Dist, SG, Cloud & Flash Points

  • Kerosene: any properties such as %Aro, ASTM Dist. Freezing & Flash Points,SG, TAN, RVP...

  • Naphtha: any properties such as PIONA, SG, ASTM Dist, TAN, RVP...

  • SR Benzine & Gasoline: RON, MON, RVP, SG, ASTM Dist.viscosity ...

 

CDU rundowns yields estimation

For simulation purpose, SimCrude enables to determine the CDU products yields at given cut points.


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