AM-17-27 Prepare, Produce, Profit: Debottlenecking Refineries through Comprehensive Feedstock Preparation

Description:

What are the obstacles limiting your planned cycle lengths and turn around schedules? Alternatively, what are the impediments to simply regaining control of your cycle and running your most valuable assets the way you need to? What are the impacts of modified turnaround schedules to your refinery throughput? Shutdowns result in skims, catalyst replacement, and poorly performing equipment and are among the costliest events in a refinery. Taking these assets out of service limits throughput of upstream processing units, and results in significant opportunity losses. The ability to avoid these costly events ultimately comes down to defining and understanding feedstock contaminants and identifying the bottlenecks in your facility. Combining the capabilities of Baker Hughes and Crystaphase® addresses these obstacles. With tools to plan and execute holistic strategies, refiners mitigate bad actors on multiple fronts. This In turn greatly increases reliability, availability, and cycle length.