A Simple & Effective Approach for Determining Optimum Refinery Size
Southwest Process Technology Conference
2013
5th Southwest Process Technology Conference
Southwest Process Technology Conference
Petroleum Refining Technology
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 2:30pm to 3:00pm
In most cases, a refinery size is selected by top company management or by government officials and given to engineers to determine its feasibility. This presentation aims to show that challenging a proposed refinery size should be step one in any engineering and cost estimation effort. Significant savings in capital and schedule can be achieved very early in the life of a project. Concept is not limited to refining; it applies to any multi-facility production plant.