Phukan accelerates digitalisation at refinery to stay at the forefront of innovation
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) is accelerating digitalisation journey by deploying software products from Aspen Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AZPN) to sustain optimal plant performance, as well as make faster and more accurate decisions.
“NRL is accelerating digitalization to stay at the forefront of innovation,” said Bhaskar Jyoti Phukan, Director (Technical) & Managing Director I/C, Numaligarh Refinery.
Key initiatives include maximizing refinery capacity and achieving operational excellence across areas such as product delivery and production of low-volume, high-value products. Based on the anticipated value that AspenTech solutions can deliver, Numaligarh Refinery has scaled in the adoption of aspenONE Performance Engineering and Manufacturing and Supply Chain solutions.
“In doing so, the company can be assured of a reliable technology-driven pathway towards achieving operational excellence and production optimization in their refinery,” he said on 22 Feb 2022.
“Based on more than a decade of collaboration between both companies, we are pleased that Numaligarh Refinery has chosen to transform digitally with AspenTech,” added Lawrence Ng, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific & Japan, Aspen Technology.
“Based on more than a decade of collaboration between both companies, we are pleased that Numaligarh Refinery has chosen to transform digitally with AspenTech. Domain expertise remains mission-critical and our AI solutions can be a powerful working strategy to accelerate business outcomes in the new normal.”
The refinery is deploying Aspen HYSYS®; Aspen Unified PIMS™; Aspen DMC3™; Aspen InfoPlus.21®; Aspen Tank Operations and Movement Systems™; and Aspen Operations Reconciliation and Accounting™.
With these products, the company said it can sustain optimal plant performance, as well as make faster and more accurate decisions.
NRL is owned by Oil India Limited, the Government of Assam and Engineers India Limited. Located in the Brahmaputra valley in the region of Assam, it commenced commercial operations started in 2000.
AspenTech is a global leader in asset optimization software. Its solutions address complex, industrial environments where it is critical to optimize the asset design, operation and maintenance lifecycle. AspenTech uniquely combines decades of process modelling expertise with artificial intelligence. Its purpose-built software platform automates knowledge work and builds sustainable competitive advantage by delivering high returns over the entire asset lifecycle. As a result, companies in capital-intensive industries can maximize uptime and push the limits of performance, running their assets safer, greener, longer and faster. fiinews.com
