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Statoil to Improve Operational Efficiency with AspenTech's Plantelligence Suite

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Statoil, a leading oil major, has signed a significant agreement with AspenTech to standardize their production planning and process management systems across two refineries in Denmark and Norway. The project aims to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and profitability by leveraging AspenTech's Plantelligence suite. Under the terms of the agreement, AspenTech will provide a comprehensive range of software and services to establish a uniform system across the refineries and corporate office.

Key Takeaways:

  • Statoil has signed an agreement worth over $10 million with AspenTech to implement the Plantelligence suite across two refineries and the corporate office.
  • The project involves the replacement of existing refinery planning tools with AspenTech's PIMS planning and scheduling suite.
  • Procise production management suite will be integrated with InfoPlus.21 and InfoPlus-X information management systems at the Kalundborg and Mongstad sites, respectively.
  • The project will also involve the integration of the refineries' production management systems with Statoil's corporate SAP enterprise resource planning system.
  • The goal of the RAMSES project is to standardize and improve the working practices and competitiveness of the refinery business.
  • AspenTech has demonstrated a successful track record in industry to capture added value across the manufacturing enterprise.
  • The project is expected to accelerate synergies and work efficiencies to establish an integrated manufacturing enterprise at Statoil.
  • Statoil has committed to AspenTech's Plantelligence solutions and plans to capture the True Potential across their business processes.

Statistics:

  • Statoil's refineries have a capacity of about 8 and 5 million tons per year, respectively.
  • The project is expected to improve Statoil's operational efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
  • AspenTech employs over 1,500 personnel and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with offices in 22 countries worldwide.
  • Platelligence is the process manufacturing industry's only complete solution for optimizing manufacturing enterprises from supply chain to plant execution.

Sources:

  • "Statoil to improve operational efficiency of their refinery business by standardizing production planning and process management systems through implementation of AspenTech's Plantelligence suite," Business Wire, September 1, 1998.
  • "AspenTech to provide Statoil with comprehensive range of software and services from their Plantelligence suite to establish a uniform system across the refineries and corporate office."
  • "Statoil to implement ASPNETECH's PIMS planning and scheduling suite, Procise production management suite, and InfoPlus.21 and InfoPlus-X information management systems."
  • "AspenTech employs over 1,500 personnel and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with offices in 22 countries worldwide."

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