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REFINING TECHNOLOGY

Next-Level Flexible Hydrocracking

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The Diagnosis

The refining sector continues to experience increasing headwinds related to:

  • Slowing demand for traditional hydrocarbon fuel products
  • Increased competition from newly added refining capacity in Asia and the Middle East
  • Macroeconomic shifts, signaling an uncertain future

The Discovery

Several large facilities have taken flexibility to the next level and enhanced their hydrocracker's contribution to the overall refinery margin through:

  • Adapting units to handle extreme feeds
  • Leveraging integrated line-up configuration to maximize the amount of VGO supplied by the VDU to the hydrocracker
  • Ideate and execute new operating strategies to capture opportunities in petrochemicals or base oils

Discover how to enhance refinery margins by $5/barrel