Columbia Ecopetrol chooses Aspen GDOT solution to boost raw material refining profits

2021: Implementation of Aspen GDOT and Aspen DMC3

On April 21, 2021, Aspen Technology, Inc. announced that as part of a digitalization project, Colombia's oil company, Ecopetrol, chose Aspen GDOT to increase the profit from processing raw materials at two refineries in Cartagena and Barrancabermeja. Besides, for modernization of production control at oil refinery in Barrancabermeja by the company made the decision on transition on program obespecheniyeaspen by DMC3.

To optimize production and increase refinery profits, digital technologies are needed that allow you to see the entire process and make adjustments based on real-time data, "said Francisco Trespalacios Vergara, digitalization specialist at Ecopetrol. - Thanks to the combination of AspenTech solutions, we get a full understanding of the situation and control tools that allow us to respond to changes in market conditions and coordinate planning, optimization and management at the facilities in Cartagena and Barrancabermeja with our global models. These solutions also fit perfectly into our corporate digitalization plan.

Aspen GDOT and Aspen DMC3 complement the package of AspenTech solutions already used by Ecopetrol, including Aspen PIMS-AO Planning Solution, aspenONE Engineering for Process Optimization, Aspen Petroleum Scheduler, and Aspen Refinery Multi-Operation Reconciliation Options.

With Aspen GDOT, Ecopetrol plans to increase efficiency and profit by coordinating the closed cycle of several processing plants in real time. And Aspen DMC3 Ecopetrol will use to ensure optimal performance with adaptive manufacturing control technologies that allow you to simultaneously perform process optimization, model maintenance in the background and testing.

Ecopetrol applies innovative ultramodern approach to optimization of production and reduces a gap between planning and operation, - Alex Muro, the vice president of AspenTech for regional sales in Latin America told. - Implementation of these solutions will make the technological processes at Ecopetrol facilities more dynamic and flexible to adapt to the needs of customers. By integrating with existing AspenTech software, Ecopetrol can accelerate payback.