We are a global management consultancy that delivers exceptional outcomes and sustainable change

We are a global management consultancy that delivers exceptional outcomes and sustainable change

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Downstream Oil & Gas

Increase the efficiency and value delivery of downstream assets.

Overview

Downstream oil and gas companies face ever increasing pressure to reduce costs, increase margins and revenues, and improve productivity. Given local and global competition for their products plus inability to impact feedstock prices, margins constantly fluctuate and are extremely difficult to manage.

As with upstream, availability and reliability of equipment remain key drivers. This, in turn, demands best-in-class maintenance practices during normal operations and turnarounds.

Refineries that process a variety of crudes need to deploy best-in-class operational practices to reduce off-quality product during changeovers. Refiners and petrochemical companies need to deliver on-spec products whilst avoiding quality giveaway.

We work with both refiners and petrochemical producers to analyse current performance in production, maintenance management, laboratory, turnaround, procurement, sales, warehousing and other areas of support, and identify opportunities to develop new solutions and ways of working that not only improve margins but also reduce risk to health, safety and environment (HSE).

Here’s a deeper look at what we can bring to your business.

Industry Expertise

Production Efficiency and Costs

Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by increasing equipment availability and reliability to reduce unplanned downtime/slowdown and maintaining on-spec product (especially during crude refinery changeovers). We also develop mechanisms to reduce quality giveaway. Our experience covers improving the efficiency of operations and maintenance, which can reduce production costs without impacting OEE.

Downstream Materials Management and Logistics

Optimise the use of materials by identifying areas for optimisation such as reducing use of materials and consumables, min/max levels, volume discounts and delivering changes to the materials management process. We also improve the efficiency of warehousing of parts and materials, thereby reducing the need for warehouse space and ensuring parts and materials are appropriately maintained whilst in stock.

Downstream Turnarounds

By analysing past turnaround performance, we look at areas such as stage gate preparation, critical path planning and procurement of turnaround parts and materials, particularly those with long lead time items. We then apply our experience coupled with past turnaround lessons learned to ensure turnarounds achieve their objectives in less time, thereby shortening turnaround times.

Why YCP Renoir

Experts in Adoption

YCP Renoir has more than 30 years’ experience across most industries in taking projects to full adoption using our behavioural and cultural change methodologies.

This approach guarantees that we leave the organisation and your people with the ability to continue growing value long after the project was delivered.

Real, Measurable Results

Our methodology enables to quickly analyse opportunities in any Chemical business. We commit to delivering real business outcomes.

We will analyse how your company can most effectively grow its value, for example through revenue growth or cost reductions and build a practical program with you to implement solutions that last.

Hands-on, Collaborative Approach

We don’t advise from the sidelines. We roll up our sleeves and work with your people at all levels of the organisation – from senior management to front-line operatives.

Our implementation consulting includes the right tools, methodologies and customised programs to sustain change over the long term.

Deliver even more value with us today

Unlock the full potential of your downstream business today.

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