The downstream industry is currently operating in a difficult environment of shifting demand patterns caused by volatile crude prices. Allison McNulty, AspenTech, USA, explains how advanced planning, in combination with scheduling software, can help refiners to successfully navigate the fluctuating economic storm.

Dynamics of the real world

Build a better bid, or how to achieve a competitive advantage in capital projects

Driving efficiency

Follow these guidelines for substantial capital cost savings with existing flare systems

This approach to modeling and economics cuts through the complexity of project capital investment

Being lean in ethylene

Contextualising knowledge

OPTIMIZE ’17: Elevate, collaborate and innovate

This article examines three applications where rigorous heat exchanger models can boost value derived from process simulation and provide more accurate results.