Downstream

Energy companies strive for increased resiliency in a complex environment. Our solutions maximize operational and safety performance across the refinery lifecycle.

One of Saudi Aramco's semi-conversion refineries was producing excessive fuel oil, limiting the facility’s margin to a level lower than comparably-sized refineries, so they decided to revamp the refinery to upgrade the bottom of the barrel products to create more value.

Learn how Saudi Aramco used Aspen HYSYS® to analyze feasibility of refinery reconfiguration plans by developing plant digital twins of multiple units, increasing processing capacity with a substantial reduction in fuel oil production and a significant boost in diesel production capacity.

Navigate Shifting Energy Demand

  • Ensure resiliency when adapting to the energy trilemma and volatile market conditions
  • Improve yields and optimize for high-margin petroleum and chemical products
  • Accelerate renewable feedstock integration and sustainable fuel production

Decarbonize Downstream Operations

  • Reduce sitewide emissions, improve energy efficiency
  • Design and scale-up carbon capture technologies
  • Fast-track new projects to cut scope 1 emissions

Improve Operational and Safety Performance

  • Maximize plantwide performance and enhance process safety
  • Reduce maintenance costs and turnaround times
  • Expand workforce skillsets rapidly with tailored competency development
Highlighted Solutions and Products

Optimize On-Site Generation and Storage

  • Enhance power reliability
  • Balance net-zero and operating cost goals
  • Strengthen cybersecurity

Next Generation Technology for Sustainability and Agility

  • Improve margins $1-5/barrel of crude or $20-40/ton of ethylene
  • Reduce specific emissions up to 10%
  • Improve energy efficiency 5-25%

Achieve Optimal Design and Operations across the Engineering Lifecycle

  • ​Reduce CAPEX and OPEX​
  • Make progress toward sustainability goals
  • Improve performance, process safety and time-to-market​

Enable Your Workforce with Consistent Emissions Data and Models

  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 25%
  • Report transparently for financial and regulatory purposes
  • Use the same models and information for all sustainability decisions

Predict and Minimize the Impact of Equipment Downtime

  • Reduce maintenance costs 20-30% per year
  • Empower your reliability and maintenance teams
  • Increase throughput 1-5%

Address Challenges to Drive Low-Risk CCUS Solutions at Scale

  • Reduce 5-20% CAPEX and 15-30% OPEX
  • Shorten project time by 20%
  • Support permit applications and cut permitting time by 50%