World's Best Refineries Analysis Report

The World’s Best Refineries report looks beyond the benchmarking numbers of the Worldwide Fuels Refinery Performance Analysis (Fuels Study) to examine a special group of refineries—World’s Best Peer Group. The peer group identifies refineries that were the best at the “business” of refining over three study cycles (six years).

Solomon evaluated key refinery financial metrics together with key operating metrics using a balanced scorecard approach to avoid too much focus on operating costs. We also considered regional economic environments to avoid penalizing a refinery for its location.

The 2016, 2018, and 2020 studies each include data from more than 280 refineries, representing approximately 85% of the world’s refining capacity. To be considered for this analysis, a refinery had to attain first- or second-quartile performance in four Solomon metrics over three consecutive Fuels Study cycles (e.g., 2016, 2018, and 2020): Operational Availability (OA), Energy Intensity Index™ (EII^®), Maintenance Cost Efficiency Index™ (MEI™), and Return on Investment (ROI).

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World's Best Refineries - Sustainable Performance in Uncertain Times

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The World's Best Refineries are 20% more energy efficient, 40% of the maintenance cost, 30% more reliable, have 6% higher utilization, and are 60% more profitable.

The 2016, 2018, and 2020 studies each include data from more than 280 refineries, representing approximately 85% of the world’s refining capacity.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

The screening process resulted in the World’s Best Peer Group of only 12 refineries worldwide. If you would like a private presentation or report on the analysis, or where you rank in comparison, please contact us and we will be happy to arrange something with you.

Written report:

Executive Summary
Selection Process
Characteristics and Performance of the World’s Best
Key Solomon Performance Metrics
Conclusions and The Path Forward

On-site presentation:

Half-day presentation and discussion with Solomon experts
For prior participants, client-specific data can be added to charts and graphs (additional cost)

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