Refining Services

SERVICES WE CAN PROVIDE IN DOWNSTREAM AREA

UDSS provides support on crucial aspects of projects development, from inception through the stage gated process, and on oil refining technical and operational activities, by bringing in all necessary resources to achieve best results.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES

  • Technical – Economic Project Feasibility Studies
  • Projects Cost Benefits Studies
  • Conceptual & Basic Engineering
  • Plant Isometric Preparation
  • Instrumentation and Control Projects
  • Plant HAZOP Analysis
  • Pre-commissioning, Commissioning and Start up support., check sheets, punch items lists, WinPCS
  • Project Development Lessons Learned

INSPECTION SERVICES

  • Equipment evaluation in process facilities
  • In line inspection (ili) of pipelines
  • Metallurgical failure analysis
  • Materials selection and evaluation
  • Personnel technical training in materials Engineering and specialized inspection certification
  • intelligent pigging

SOFTWARE / TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS SERVICES

  • Simulation and optimization
  • Process simulation
  • advanced thermodynamics
  • Refinery reactors
  • Advanced Process Control (APC)
  • Dynamic Real-Time Process Optimization D-RTO
  • Energy and utility systems
  • Multi-period optimization
  • Integrated production modeling and flow assurance
  • Flare systems
  • Production planning
  • Distribution and supply chain scheduling and optimization
  • Production and yield accounting
  • Process unit data reconciliation
  • Energy Optimization
  • Feedstock Optimization

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

  • Human Capital Sourcing for Operation and Maintenance of refineries plants and service facilities
  • Refinery units turn around planning and consulting support

PRE-COMMISSIONING, COMMISIONING AND START-UP SERVICES

UDSS helps client solve the complexity of an initial or reativation refinery start-up by providing the necessary consulting and support expertise aimed at reaching a healthy, safe and stable operation

  • Provide consulting and human capital sourcing support for the preparation and implementation of the Management of Change for: personnel recruitment, training, procedures preparation, organizational development according to client’s Job descriptions and necessary skills, and Assets Management.
  • Coordinate the planning, tracking, reporting and controlling of PC&S from Mechanical Completion to hand over until total Start-up completion, in a healthy, safe and environmentally friendly manner.
  • Prepare, develop, follow up and report the Readiness Review for RRO Operations.Coordinate with owner the Pre-Startup Safety Review PSSR.Provide the necessary staff specialists and teamwork to support client’s requirements for PC&S.

ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES

We provide the know how, experienced professionals, lessons learned, coaching, systems and coordination to manage client’s assets, incorporating best maintenance practices:

  • Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
  • Total Production Maintenance (TPM)
  • Optimization Cost Risk Analysis (CRBA)
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
  • Risk Based Inspection (RBI)
  • Corrosion Loops
  • History of Failure
  • Mead time Between Failures (top ten)
  • Life Cycle Optimization
  • Tournaround Planning Cycle

FUEL CARGO TREATMENT / CERTIFICATION

  • Cargo Treatment / Additive Supply
  • Qualiity Cargo Certification
  • Loss Control

PROCESS CHEMICAL TREATMENT

  • Tretment of Refinery sterams to improve performance / run length of Distillation Units, Reformers, Hydrotreaters, FCC’s, Visbreakers, Amine Units, SWS’s
  • Pipe / Tank cleaning & degassing
  • Decontamination process equipments

CORROSION SERVICES

  • Corrosion protection for tanks, pipes, valves  and flanges