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Value created by STAR Refinery’s digitalization projects disclosed

Oil&Gas Materials 12 April 2021 12:01 (UTC +04:00)
Value created by STAR Refinery’s digitalization projects disclosed

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.12

By Leman Zeynalova - Trend:

All the digital projects implemented at the STAR Refinery created $35 million worth value in 2020, Head of the SOCAR Turkey Refinery and Petrochemicals Business Unit and General Manager of Petkim Anar Mammadov told Trend.

“Thanks to the value created by its digital technologies, STAR Refinery was selected for the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network, which includes production facilities with most advanced technology. This network is extremely prestigious and important, as it creates a bechmarking among companies in terms of innovative and digital applications standard in the world and consists of companies that apply Industry 4.0 technologies best to their processes,” he said.

Mammadov noted that SOCAR Turkey’s Petkim petrochemical complex and STAR Refinery were among 69 companies from different countries, which stand out with their digital applications.

“We started intensive digitalization process at Petkim in late 2017. Petkim was our first company to join this global network in 2020. The knowledge and experience gained in our digitalization journey accelerated STAR Refinery's operation at every stage since the day of commissioning.

STAR was the first refinery in the world to join the Global Lighthouse Network and the only one from Turkey in 2021. This proves that STAR Refinery has an exemplary digital functioning worldwide. Our $70 million worth investment in equipping the STAR Refinery with advanced technology was the most important step towards entering this important network,” said Mammadov.

He went on to add that with these critical investments, which include digital monitoring of the performance management of the assets in the refinery, including maintenance processes, the creation of a digital twin of the facility, and machine learning, STAR Refinery's diesel and jet fuel production increased by approximately 10 percent.

Natural gas consumption was reduced by 6 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year, while carbon emission fell by 178,000 tons and 406,000 tons of saving was achieved in water consumption, he concluded.

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