Real-Time Optimization System For Refineries

The global Oil & Gas industry is constantly facing operational and market challenges. From a transitioning workforce, to new technologies, there are market shifts that continuously require internal processes to be re-evaluated. Reviewing the current productivity software employed is a typical and rather easy first step for a refinery, so they can adopt and implement modern applications to optimize operations and prepare themselves to capture new opportunities in the future.

Refineries are increasingly relying on modeling technologies to construct a plant-wide picture for assessing the economics of different operating scenarios. While traditional modeling solutions can only simulate individual process units or provide point solutions to solve a specific problem, refiners are looking for a comprehensive suite of real-time solutions that enable them to make informed decisions throughout the refinery, from crude feed to final product blending, in the daily operation.

The Unit Performance Suite by Schneider Electric is a scalable solution for the Oil & Gas processing industry. It is designed to reduce operating costs and improve operating performance by packaging closed-loop, real-time plant information with measurement optimization. Displaying real-time actionable plant optimization diagnostics and key performance indicators (KPIs) allows operators, engineers and management to make informed decisions to maximize adoption and contribution of optimization.