A dedicated team of process engineers to dissect issues, solve challenges, and unlock new opportunities
We partner with petrochemical and refining organizations to resolve bottlenecks, address seasonal limitations, and deliver improvements to production, efficiency, and ROI.
In complex petrochemical and refining plants, small inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and limitations have significant knock-on effects. These issues undermine production capacity and make adopting new processes and optimizing for cost near impossible.
At Aggreko, we have a one-of-a-kind team dedicated to refining process optimization: Aggreko Process Services (APS). Home to technology experts who understand the intricacies of refineries, petrochemical plants, and your operational realities, we’ll help you:
- Improve and maintain production capabilities
- Meet product specifications with precision
- Capture windows of opportunity for efficiency and yield improvement
- Maximize the ROI of your plant investment
- Reduce environmental risk and emissions
Aggreko’s difference: Comprehensive knowledge and insights for refinery technical augmentation
The breadth and diversity of our in-house expertise means we can deliver high-impact enhancements and process improvements for petrochemical and refining plants, often on short timelines.
Dedicated engineers
Our in-house team includes seasoned mechanical, chemical, and process engineers, ready for future planning or emergencies.
Short schedules
We can help you hit windows of opportunity and make meaningful changes in days or weeks.
Everything included
We combine industry-leading knowledge with the world’s largest fleet of equipment to support your processes.
Measurable value
Our impact is proven: We enable some of the world’s best benefit-to-cost ratios of up to 40:1.
Knowledge across the petrochemical and refining spectrum
From refining maintenance to process enhancement projects, our diverse expertise across petrochemical and refining means we’re a single partner for everything you need.
Impactful improvements across your plant
- Improve equipment performance and production with on-site refinery process solutions that push more feed through your FCC, so you can meet heightened demand and capture opportunities.
- Remove bottlenecks and seasonal factors that affect production rates, including high seasonal temperatures. We can design supplemental cooling, including heat exchangers, and cooling towers, to maintain throughput all year long.
- Optimize out issues like high reflux rates and increased pressures with purpose-engineered solutions that don’t require your CAPEX.
- Reduce wastage by using process efficiency solutions to recover key vapors that would usually be vented or sent to flare.
- Enhance product recovery, especially during summer months. Starting with your receiver tanks and accumulator drums, our experts in industrial process enhancement can design a solution that dramatically increases product recovery through cooling.
- Increase crude processing capacity by reducing C3/C4 losses and reducing lean oil temperatures through supplementary heat exchangers and cooling towers.
Aggreko’s Greener Approach: Stay sustainable, even in emergencies
To offset high exhaust emissions and utility consumption, the petrochemical and refining sector is already making strong progress on the journey to a more sustainable future. A key part of process enhancement is making those processes more efficient, less wasteful, and more sustainable.
Our Greener Upgrades initiative is our constant investment in new technologies that enable petrochemical efficiency upgrades and lower costs. We combine the engineering expertise of APS with efficient equipment to make new approaches a reality. Key parts of this initiative include:
- Tier 4 Final generators with efficient engines and lower emissions
- Battery energy storage systems (BESS) to increase flexibility and reduce generator runtime
- End-to-end engineered electrical distribution solutions that use existing grid energy to completely eliminate emissions and generators
- Alternative fuels including gas and biofuels
- Expert rightsizing and remote monitoring with energy management software
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Why do plant operators choose Aggreko?
When the petrochemical plants and refineries need to optimize processes, seize opportunities, and increase efficiency, they turn to us.
Global reach
A network of engineers spanning 100+ countries and a dedicated data center sales team – giving you access to global expertise and refreshingly personal, local service.
24/7 remote monitoring
With Aggreko’s Remote Monitoring service, we’re always here to catch issues early and keep your data center running smoothly.
Greener and leaner
Industry-leading technologies such as low-emissions generators, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and alternative fuels at your fingertips.
Modular, scalable products
Plug-and-play scalable products fit right into your existing infrastructure, so you can scale up and down as needed.
Proactive ideas
We’ll recommend improvements and enhancements you may not have considered, enabling new opportunities.
The trusted partner
Working with Aggreko is working with an industry leader with over 50 years’ experience in 80+ countries.
FAQs about Aggreko’s process enhancement
We’ve delivered a wide range of turnkey petrochemical and refinery production enhancement projects, each with its own unique challenges and outcomes. Examples include everything from Alky RX cooling and enhancing FCC rates to smart approaches to HGO storage and recovering LPG saturates.
Across our projects, we’ve helped deliver benefit-to-cost ratios of between 5:1 and 40:1 - some of the very best in the industry.
Improving your petrochemical and refining processes often requires the expertise of an engineering firm to ultimately propose a costly, capital-intensive solution. At Aggreko, we do things differently.
Our dedicated process engineering team develops solutions using our fleet of mobile, modular solutions, all available for as long as you need with no capital. It’s the ideal approach for seasonal challenges and short-term opportunities.