Webinar

Boosting Refining Margins by Optimizing Existing Assets

Decarbonisation Technology

25 min

This webinar presented by Cécile Plain, Senior Business Development Manager at Axens, and Jordi Pinent-Armigol, Business Development Manager at Axens, explores how refiners can improve operating margins through more efficient and profitable use of existing physical assets.

 

In today’s fiercely competitive refining market, boosting margins isn’t just an advantage – it’s a necessity. To stay ahead, refineries must unlock the full potential of their existing assets through fast-track improvements and smart CAPEX strategies that deliver immediate cash flow and fund future growth.

 

Axens partners with refiners to drive both short- and long-term value creation through customized margin improvement studies. This presentation showcases real-world success stories where Axens has helped clients identify and implement the most profitable opportunities - enabling them to stay agile, resilient, and competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape.

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Speaker

 

  • Cecile Plain_small

    Cécile Plain

    Business Development Manager
    New Development & Transformation Business Division,
    Decarbonization & Consulting Department, Axens

     

    Cecile joined IFP Energies nouvelles in 1992 as Process Engineer and Start-up Manager. She joined
    Axens in 2001 and Axens Horizon in 2013:

    • 30 years of experience in the petrochemical and refining activities with an international
    licensing company, covering all the aspects of a project cycle life from initial concept to process
    design management, field commissioning and technical assistance.
    • Has managed complex strategic studies, mainly master planning, feasibility studies and fast-
    track integrated design phase, integrating various technical expertise while managing reputable
    international engineering companies as outsource.
    • Management of R&D activities, 
    • Technical services group leader for industrial units, with onsite activities in pre-commissioning, start-up, follow-up and troubleshooting.
    • Technology group leader developing expertise for technical proposal of green & brownfield commercial units for refining technologies involving extensive worldwide travelling.

    She is now acting as Business Development Manager for Decarbonization & consulting within the New Development and Transformation Group.
    She holds an Engineering Degree from the Hautes Études Industrielles de Lille and a Master's Degree in Refining and Petrochemicals from the Ecole Nationale Superieure du Petrole et des Moteurs.

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    Jordi Pinent-Armengol

    Business Development Manager
    New Development & Transformation Business Division,
    Decarbonization & Consulting Department, Axens

     

    After graduating from ENSIGC-Tarragona (Spain) as chemical engineer, Mr Pinent-Armengol followed IFP School program to specialize in oil refining.


    He started his career with Spie Oil & Gas Services in 2004 as process engineer and was involved in Detailed Engineering projects.
    He joined the Process Licensing Department of Axens in 2006 and was in charge of the Basic Design of numerous process units in the field of hydrotreatment and reforming. He was assigned Project Manager for several multiple-units large projects such as new Venezuelan Upgrader.


    He moved to Axens Horizon as Project Manager in 2013 where he has been in charge of numerous Feasibility studies for new and revamped refining and petrochemical complexes and has managed several Energy Efficiency Audits and Margin Improvements Programs.
    Since 2019 he has been appointed Business Development Manager for Axens Horizon focusing on Decarbonization.

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