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Our consultants have the capabilities to assist clients in all front-end aspects of a project. We are routinely engaged at the conceptual level to determine the economic viability and optimal scope of a project. We are also able to assist clients with the development of project basis, scope definition, and process design. At the operations level, we can provide company engineering staffs assistance with capital planning, technology evaluation and selection, process design, plant utilities and off-sites, troubleshooting, and safety analysis. Refinery Design NEXIDEA developed the process design basis and specifications for a grassroots 160,000 b/d condensate refinery and terminal facility including detailed heat and material balances and major equipment specifications. Process Modeling NEXIDEA developed process simulation models using Aspentech’s HYSYS for an independent refiner for all of its major refinery process units. Flare System Studies NEXIDEA consultants have completed critical studies evaluating relief valves and analyzing hydraulics of flare header systems for refineries. Technology Evaluation NEXIDEA consultants assisted a refiner with the technical and economic analysis to select the technology to meet EPA Tier II gasoline specifications. NEXIDEA consultants also developed the process design basis and provided engineering coordination of the selected technology. Vapor Recovery NEXIDEA evaluated an existing coker blowdown system, developed the process design to recover the blowdown vapors, and then worked with technology suppliers and refinery engineers to oversee the project completion. Gasification and Power NEXIDEA consultants have managed the development and design of a range of power projects involving IGCC and /or direct-fired boiler technologies. Acid Gas Processing NEXIDEA consultants have analyzed and developed improvements for sour water strippers, sulfur plants, and amine treating. Benzene Reduction NEXIDEA developed and analyzed configurations for processing full-range naphtha into petrochemical feedstocks and low-benzene gasoline blendstocks. NEXIDEA Systems NEXIDEA’S affiliate offers a range of software products for modeling and managing downstream petroleum assets. 
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