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Expertise & Tools

Experience & familiarity with tools and processes

Our consultants work daily with the leading commercial simulation, planning, scheduling, reliability and project-management tools used across the refining and process industries — and with the structured processes that keep projects safe and on track.

What We Do

Mastery of industry tools, processes & FEDM frameworks

Process Design & Simulation

Aspen HYSYS · Pro/II · Unisim · Petro-SIM

Kinetic & Refinery-Wide Models

Aspen Kinetics · KBC Petro-SIM · Shell SHARK/CRUISE · AVEVA SPIRAL

Planning & LP Models

Aspen PIMS & AO · Honeywell RPMS · Haverly GRTMPS

Scheduling & Blending Tools

Aspen ORION · Aspen APS · Shell GECOS · Shell SBTK

Corrosion & Integrity Analysis

Elsyca CorrosionManager · UL 365 · COMSOL · ANSYS Workbench

Reliability & Failure Modelling

Honeywell Asset Integrity · KBC RAM · Meridium APM · Reliasoft

Plant Information Systems

Aspen IP.21 · AVEVA PI System · Yokogawa Exaquantum · Aspen LIMS

Cost Estimation & Risk Tools

Shell CCET · Aspen Icarus · CSRA · IPA Benchmarking

Opportunity Framing & Project Premises

Opportunity Framing Workshop · TECOP · Project Premises, Mandate & Roadmap · Benchmarking

PMF & Stage-Gate Clearance

Project Management Framework (PMF) · FEL 1–4 Stage-Gate Clearance

Execution Strategy & Risk Management

Modularisation · SIMOPS Mgmt · MOC · Constructability · PES · IPA Benchmarking · CSRA · PCN/PCP/GIP/PP

VAR Stage-Gate Process

Value Assurance Review (VAR) · Stage-Gate Assurance & Clearance

Gold cards  FEDM (Front-End Development Management) frameworks

Tool and platform names above describe the categories of commercial software and frameworks our consultants have direct working experience with; PETRONOVA is independent of all listed vendors and recommends tools and licensors on technical merit alone.

Full Inventory

The complete tool & process breakdown

A more granular, twelve-category view behind the highlights above.

1. Process Design & Simulation Models

  • Aspen Simulation Suite / Aspen HYSYS
  • Simsci PRO/II
  • Unisim
  • Aspen HYSYS Hydrogen Management
  • KBC Petro-SIM Hydrogen Network Model

2. Process Kinetic Models

  • Aspen Kinetic Models
  • KBC Petro-SIM Kinetic Models (FCC/RFCC, Coker, CCR, Hydrotreating, HCU)
  • Shell Kinetic Models (SHARK, CRUISE, HDSTAR, HYSTAR, etc.)

3. Refinery-Wide Simulation Models

  • Aspen RefSYS / HYSYS Refinery-Wide Simulation
  • KBC Petro-SIM Refinery-Wide Simulation
  • AVEVA SPIRAL Refinery-Wide Model
  • Energy & Hydrogen Pinch Models

4. Refinery Planning & LP Models

  • Aspen PIMS & AO
  • Honeywell RPMS
  • Haverly GRTMPS
  • AVEVA SPIRAL Planning Model

5. Refinery Scheduling & Blending Tools

  • Crude Assay Management; Aspen ORION / APS
  • AVEVA SPIRAL; Shell GECOS
  • Haverly HCAMPS; Shell Blending Toolkit (SBTK)
  • Shell Sulphur-TAN & Bitumen Models

6. Corrosion Analysis & Prediction

  • Elsyca CorrosionManager
  • UL 365 Corrosion Management
  • Abaqus; COMSOL Multiphysics; ANSYS Workbench

7. Corrosion Calculation & Integrity

  • Matcor
  • Corrosion Lab
  • DNV Corrosion Management

8. Reliability & Failure Modelling

  • Honeywell Asset Integrity & Reliability Tools
  • KBC Petro-SIM Reliability (RAM) Modules
  • Meridium APM (GE Digital)
  • Reliasoft (ANSYS)

9. Plant Data & Information Management

  • Aspen InfoPlus.21; AVEVA/OSIsoft PI System
  • Yokogawa Exaquantum; Emerson DeltaV / Plantweb Optics
  • Siemens SIMATIC PCS7; ABB Symphony Plus
  • GE Proficy; LIMS platforms (Aspen, Thermo Fisher, LabWare, STARLIMS, PerkinElmer, Matrix Gemini)

10. Cost Estimation Tools

  • Shell Capital Cost Estimating Tool (CCET)
  • Aspen Icarus
  • Should-Cost Estimation / RFQ Software
  • Cost & Schedule Risk Analysis (CSRA); IPA Benchmarking

11. Processes

  • HSSE Framework; HAZID, HAZAN, HAZOP
  • Shell Project Management Framework (PMF)
  • Solomon Benchmarking; OMAR; CFD Studies

12. Miscellaneous Tools

  • HTRI Equipment Design (fired & non-fired)
  • Primavera Planning; Project Risk Analysis Tools
  • Reliability Asset Modelling (RAM); QRA Tool
  • 3D Model / Plot-Plan Review; Constructability & Site-Selection Assessment
  • GHG & Carbon-Intensity Assessment Tools

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Disclaimer. Software, tools and technologies named are trademarks of their respective owners and are listed to describe professional familiarity only; no endorsement or partnership is implied. PETRONOVA is independent of all vendors and licensors. See our Legal Disclaimers, NDA & Confidentiality.