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Hydrocarbon Mass Balance and Loss Control Consulting Studies

Product Description

Emerson's experts can help you reduce losses and financial risk by improving mass balances used for hydrocarbon accounting, loss control, and/or process optimization purposes with our customizable mass balance consulting studies. After a site evaluation, you'll receive a roadmap of how you can improve your balances with a comprehensive report filled with prioritized recommendations, uncertainty calculations, best practices, and solutions. With decades of industry leading expertise and technology, Emerson is your partner in achieving top quartile performance for reducing your losses or optimizing your processes.

Service Details

Closing Hydrocarbon Mass Balances at Refineries, Chemical Plants, and Terminals can be a challenge due to data entry errors, measurement errors, and missing data. For plantwide balances, it can be challenging to know if unaccounted material is due to actual losses or measurement inaccuracies. Without accurate measurement, actual losses cannot be identified and minimized. For process unit balances, accurate data is critical for performance evaluation and optimization. In either case, accurate field measurements are the foundational layer for improving mass balances. However, there is more to accurately closing mass balance than just measurement systems and tools. Emerson's know-how extends beyond just measurement practices and technology, our experts can provide a holistic evaluation of your mass balance practices by evaluating the following:

  • Review of current hydrocarbon loss calculation procedures and approach

  • Survey of major custody transfer points for the facility including pipeline, docks, rail, trucks etc.

  • Identification of areas where Hydrocarbon losses are or may be significant

Best Practice Sharing for hydrocarbon loss estimation and custody transfer measurement including processes, organizational structure, measurement systems and tools, and business practices including contract management, risk assessments, hydrocarbon loss control, and data reconciliation

The Value Emerson’s Mass Balance Consulting Studies:

  • Identify and quantify the largest sources of uncertainty and financial risk in your mass balance system with a prioritized list of measurement points and calculated uncertainties
  • Reduce financial risk and unaccounted losses with a prioritized action plan identifying the recommended procedures, practices, and technologies to improve your mass balance
  • Pinpoint losses, reduce financial risk, close financial books, track materials movement, and/or optimize process units with improved data quality

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