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Honeywell to demonstrate “Refinery of the Future” concept at ME-TECH 2020

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Honeywell has unveiled a new “Refinery of the Future” concept which demonstrates how carefully planned investments in refining operations, including integration with petrochemicals production, can help refiners improve profit margins

The concept will be showcased at the annual Middle East Technology Forum for Refining & Petrochemicals (ME-TECH) that will take place from 18-20 February in Abu Dhabi.

At ME-TECH, Honeywell UOP, a specialist in the oil and gas industry, will explain how its “Refinery of the Future” concept can help refiners unlock new value from crude oil, potentially improving net cash margin by almost US$30 per bbl. Honeywell will also showcase the impact of integration between refining and petrochemicals on the oil and gas sector in the Middle East and explain how new production technology is enabling economies of scale that lower the cost of petrochemical production.

Hesham Tashkandi, vice-president and general manager, Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies, Middle East, said, “The history of refining crude oil is rooted in the production of fuels, but forward-looking refiners are branching out into petrochemicals to stay competitive and ensure continued profitable growth.

“Changes in market dynamics, combined with advanced technologies in the efficient management of hydrocarbon molecules, are opening up alternative paths to profitability for refiners. With the right retrofit technology and domain expertise, the ‘refinery of the future’ is now within reach.”

The company stated that recent projections show that by 2022, the top quartile of refineries by margin will be integrated with petrochemicals. World-scale refineries employing new technologies are being built in regions with growing fuels demand. These new, global, integrated plants will be considerably more resilient to shrinking gasoline and diesel margins and will remain more competitive than much of the current installed base.

A new Honeywell whitepaper titled ‘Refinery of the Future’ will also debut at ME-TECH, detailing how petrochemical integration requires a strategy that is designed to maximise value at each step and Honeywell UOP technologies provide the right solutions.

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