Type Private Founded 1979 | Parent organization Yokogawa Electric | |
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Industry Upstream Production and Processing
Midstream Gas Handling & Transport
Downstream Refinery Processing
Petrochemicals Key people Andrew Howell (Chief Executive Officer)
Kevin Smith (Chief Commercial Officer) CEO Andrew Howell (1 Jan 2015–) Headquarters Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom Founders John Brice, Peter Close, Krikor Krikorian Subsidiaries KBC Advanced Technologies Inc., FEESA Limited Profiles | ||
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KBC Advanced Technologies Ltd are a technology-based consulting company in the energy and chemical industries. They are headquartered in Walton on Thames in England, but the company has offices worldwide, with major operations in Houston and Singapore. Founded in 1979 by Krikor Krikorian, John Brice and Peter Close, the name KBC was formed the initial letters of their surnames. In 2016, KBC was acquired by Yokogawa.
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Applied Technology
KBC Advanced Technologies has developed many software applications for simulation and optimisation. Petro-SIM is the flagship software for simulation of hydrocarbon processes, and is applicable throughout the value chain from upstream/midstream to downstream and petrochemicals. The SIM Reactor Suite provides simulation models ffor all units in the refinery. Over the years, the company has also obtained many software products through acquisitions of other strong companies in the industry. These include: Energy Optimisation tools such as SuperTarget and ProSteam from Linnhoff-March., PVT Modelling tools such as Multiflash and FloWax from Infochem Computer Services Limited, and most recently, Flow Assurance Modelling tools such as Maximus from FEESA Ltd. After being acquired by Yokogawa in 2016, KBC now offers Operator Training Simulation and Advanced Process Control to its offerings.
Capabilities
KBC Advanced Technologies provides technical consulting services primarily to the hydrocarbon processing industry. The company provides consulting in four business areas including strategy and business excellence (operational excellence, market insights), cost optimisation (RAM, energy optimisation), production maximisation (hydrocarbon supply chain, margin enhancement) and people and organisation (capability transfer, production centred operations). The company's extensive global base of customers includes Huntsman, Husky Energy, Reliance and Petrobras.