According to the company’s public relations office, changes in feed composition and an increase in heavier-than-design hydrocarbons had triggered instability in process conditions. Leveraging in-house technical expertise, operational experience, and advanced engineering studies, Bidboland specialists designed a novel methane-recycle solution that has now been fully deployed with measurable impact.
Under this innovative approach, a controlled portion of the refinery’s produced methane is rerouted to stabilize pressure, harmonize processing conditions, optimize unit performance, and regulate the dew point of incoming feed. This scientifically modeled and simulation-driven solution has effectively neutralized one of the refinery’s most complex operational bottlenecks.
Technical and economic assessments indicate that the project has increased ethane recovery by 1 to 2.5 percent, generating more than ten million dollars in annual economic value. Additionally, stabilization of feed quality has reduced anti-foam consumption by 15 to 20 percent, lowered flaring, minimized the use of process chemicals, and improved energy performance—an outcome viewed as a major achievement for both environmental stewardship and production reliability.
The new configuration has also reduced equipment loading, lowered the risk of damage, and extended asset life cycles, thereby strengthening operational sustainability and optimizing maintenance expenditures.
Designed and executed entirely by Iranian specialists at Bidboland, this breakthrough now stands as a national benchmark for technical-knowledge advancement, feed-quality management, and energy-efficiency improvement in the gas industry. It showcases how integrated process expertise, advanced simulation, precise engineering, and controlled risk management can transform operational challenges into lasting opportunities for value creation.
According to the company’s public relations office, changes in feed composition and an increase in heavier-than-design hydrocarbons had triggered instability in process conditions. Leveraging in-house technical expertise, operational experience, and advanced engineering studies, Bidboland specialists designed a novel methane-recycle solution that has now been fully deployed with measurable impact.
Under this innovative approach, a controlled portion of the refinery’s produced methane is rerouted to stabilize pressure, harmonize processing conditions, optimize unit performance, and regulate the dew point of incoming feed. This scientifically modeled and simulation-driven solution has effectively neutralized one of the refinery’s most complex operational bottlenecks.
Technical and economic assessments indicate that the project has increased ethane recovery by 1 to 2.5 percent, generating more than ten million dollars in annual economic value. Additionally, stabilization of feed quality has reduced anti-foam consumption by 15 to 20 percent, lowered flaring, minimized the use of process chemicals, and improved energy performance—an outcome viewed as a major achievement for both environmental stewardship and production reliability.
The new configuration has also reduced equipment loading, lowered the risk of damage, and extended asset life cycles, thereby strengthening operational sustainability and optimizing maintenance expenditures.
Designed and executed entirely by Iranian specialists at Bidboland, this breakthrough now stands as a national benchmark for technical-knowledge advancement, feed-quality management, and energy-efficiency improvement in the gas industry. It showcases how integrated process expertise, advanced simulation, precise engineering, and controlled risk management can transform operational challenges into lasting opportunities for value creation.