With detailed knowledge of the performance of more than 80% of the refining facilities around the world, Solomon’s experienced team of industry experts give you the confidence you need to maximize your margins and optimize your assets with smart decisions based on solid data.
That confidence stems from knowing you are being measured against worldwide competition using a time-tested methodology that includes strict data definitions and rigorous validation. This proven methodology has been developed and executed by a team of refining industry professionals, each with more than 25 years industry experience.
We understand, now more than ever, that it is time to find out exactly what is going on with your business and where you can improve performance to remain a step ahead of your competition.
Solomon’s Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis (Fuels Study) is used around the globe—North and South American; Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; Asia/Pacific/Indian Ocean—to drive internal discussions of refinery performance issues. By giving you valuable insight into the key performance areas of your own refineries as well as industry trends, these studies foster the continuous improvement needed to remain competitive. >Learn more The
Worldwide Paraffinic Lube Refinery Performance Analysis (Lube Study) provides you the opportunity to see how your facilities compare to the competition. The study represents nearly three-quarters of the lube base oil capacity in North America, South America, and Europe. You can be assured that your management decisions are based on the objective, third-party perspective for which Solomon is known.
Clients utilize our 3D Analysis to gain a detailed perspective of gross margin and operating expense gap root causes in such areas as process unit yields, energy consumption, catalyst cost, maintenance effectiveness, turnaround performance, and strategic investment history. This analysis, which does not require additional data collection and validation, provides specific and actionable results, showing exactly where performance can be improved and by how much (versus the best performers in the world).
This analysis gives
Fuels and Lube Study participants a benchmark that is closer to their configuration and operations than a standard peer group, which is typically based on size and complexity or geographic area. Clients can choose specific peer group characteristics from our worldwide database, such as “best of the best” in yields, refineries with large coking capacity, significant marine shipping, or those that also produce petrochemicals.
This user-friendly software helps you extract data from your systems on a monthly basis, allocate it to the appropriate categories, and calculate key Solomon metrics using the latest methodology. With Profile II, you can continue to monitor your refinery’s performance and automate the data collection process, significantly decreasing the amount of time needed to populate the biennial studies.
Whether you are in need of measuring your total greenhouse gas emissions or identifying energy conservation steps to reduce them, this analysis, which uses Solomon’s unique Carbon Emission Intensity (CEI™) metrics, will help you find the answers you seek.
Going beyond identifying where performance improvements could be made, Solomon works with your team to create the roadmap for improvement. Our experienced consulting team pinpoints the methods, processes, timelines, and budgets necessary to maximize your margins through an effective mix of no- or low-capital projects that are designed to improve refinery performance in key areas:
• Planning & Optimization
• Operational Effectiveness
• Quality Control
• Process Unit Operations
• Yields
• Energy Management
• Reliability and Maintenance
• Turnarounds
• Hydrocarbon Loss
• GHG Emissions
• Advanced Process Control
• Automation/DCS
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Q1 Day 1 is Solomon’s performance improvement methodology applied to new capital projects to help clients mitigate the risk of financial loss related to these types of projects. This flexible, tailored solution is designed to ensure that the return on investment of your new complex is secure.
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International Study of Plant Reliability and Maintenance Effectiveness (RAM Study) provides you insight into the factors primarily impacting the effectiveness of reliability and maintenance at your refinery. The study clearly identifies and quantifies areas for improved maintenance performance.
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Fluid Catalytic Cracking Performance Analysis (FCC Study) is designed to leverage valuable performance data on these units at anytime you choose to participate. With a library of more than 50 catalytic cracking units in the last four years alone, there is significant opportunity to compare each FCC unit against a number of units of similar size, configuration, technology, and feed quality.
Give your management team the ability to review your multifaceted fuels/lube refineries with others in the same category to get the broader perspective needed to address performance gaps in such a complex environment.
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Worldwide Refinery Quality Control Performance Analysis (QC Study) is designed to answer the fundamental question: “Is your refinery over- or under-testing?” The
QC Study can determine the overall efficiency of your quality control program to help you understand and manage refinery quality control costs and activities to provide the best balance between quality giveaway and costs.
The Solomon methodology and study data is 100% proprietary—no company in the world can replicate it. Our EDC™ and EII® indicators are widely used in refining performance communications. We give you a more comprehensive, third-party perspective of where you stand compared to your competition because our data is real, not pulled from inconsistent, publically available sources and is backed by a methodology that has been refined over three decades.
Because we review your facilities from many angles, we can help you peel back the curtain to see hidden areas for improvement. The level of detail our studies provide allows you to pinpoint opportunities down to the unit-level in order to improve your yields.
In addition to letting you know where you stand in the spectrum of competition, we give you detailed gap analyses that compare you to a subset of the best performers in your peer group for a true understanding of how your performance measures up.
More than 95% of companies return to Solomon study after study. We offer the unique ability to review your performance over time with a trend analysis that can allow you to make forward-thinking decisions and avoid historical performance pitfalls.
We start by showing you where you stand. We can help you continue your journey toward performance improvement by providing you with an experienced consulting team that will work with you to optimize your existing assets the best way possible, increasing your margins through low- or no-cost improvements.
