Hydrocarbon Engineering Spotlight with KBC, a Yokogawa company
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
Sanjay Bhargava, Director for Global Process Optimisation at KBC, A Yokogawa Company, joins us to discuss his article that featured in the December 2025 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering magazine.
Titled ‘A marathon, not a sprint’, Sanjay's article considers how the refining sector is adapting to a more complex and carbon-constrained environment, which has resulted in refinery profit improvement programmes (PIPs) becoming both a business necessity and a sustainability enabler.
Sanjay outlines:
- What PIPs are and how they differ from traditional operational reviews or consulting engagements.
- How KBC’s PIP framework helps refineries identify, prioritise, and sustain improvement opportunities.
- Typical results that a refinery can expect to achieve through a PIP.
- How PIPs can help refiners achieve decarbonisation and profitability goals.
- What mechanisms or digital tools help refiners sustain and track value over time.
- How PIPs will evolve to support refineries in a low-carbon, digitally enabled future.
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