ENEOS
Canvas Category OEM : Petroleum and Coal
ENEOS aims to become one of of the most prominent and internationally competitive energy and materials company groups in Asia. Create value by transforming our current business structure. Contribute to the development of a low carbon, recycling oriented society. As the largest oil company in Japan, ENEOS Corporation has been strategically developing and manufacturing highest quality products using advanced additives and base oil technology attained through joint engineering and research collaborations with all of the top Japanese automotive manufacturers.
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ENEOS Begins Building Digital Twin Infrastructure for Refineries Using Cognite Data Fusion®️
ENEOS Corporation has launched an initiative to build a digital twin infrastructure for refineries that will improve the efficiency of engineering operations at refineries by integrating diverse, siloed data into a single virtural space, utilizing Cognite’s data platform Cognite Data Fusion®︎.
This recently launched initiative will enable the instantaneous acquisition of systematically organized information, contributing to increased engineer productivity, improved maintenance planning accuracy, and improved construction quality.
Cognite Data Fusion®︎ will be rolled out to four refineries (Sendai, Kawasaki, Sakai, and Mizushima) in the second half of FY2024, and is expected to be in operation at all ENEOS refineries by FY2026.
ENEOS and PFN Begin World’s First AI-Based Autonomous Operation of Crude Oil Processing Unit
ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS) and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) announced that they started continuous autonomous operation of an atmospheric distillation unit for processing crude oil in January 2024.The atmospheric distillation unit currently operated autonomously with an AI system is located in the ENEOS Kawasaki Refinery.
With 24 key operational factors to control and as many as 930 sensors to monitor, the atmospheric distillation unit especially requires a high level of skills and experience. AI-based, continuous autonomous operation of an atmospheric distillation unit is the world’s first according to a consulting firm Globe-ing Inc.
The AI system for the atmospheric distillation unit continuously monitors 24 key operational factors and adjusts 13 valves at the same time to stabilize fluctuations resulting from crude oil switching as well as changes in crude oil throughput. The AI system has demonstrated higher stability and efficiency compared with manual operations.
Honeywell Technology To Power The World's First Commercial Scale Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Project
Honeywell announced that ENEOS, a leading energy company in Japan, will develop the world’s first commercial scale Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) project using Honeywell’s solution at multiple sites. The LOHC solution enables the long-distance transportation of clean hydrogen and can help meet the growing requirements for hydrogen use across various industries by leveraging existing refining assets and infrastructure. The project supports Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio to three compelling megatrends in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition.
🛢️🧠 ENEOS and PFN Begin Continuous Operation of AI-Based Autonomous Petrochemical Plant System
ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS) and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) announced today that their artificial intelligence (AI) system, which they have been continuously operating since January 2023 for a butadiene extraction unit in ENEOS Kawasaki Refinery’s petrochemical plant, has achieved higher economy and efficiency than manual operations.
Jointly developed by ENEOS and PFN, the AI system is designed to automate large-scale, complex operations of oil refineries and petrochemical plants that currently require operators with years of experience. The new AI system is one of the world’s largest for petrochemical plant operation according to PFN’s research, with a total of 363 sensors for prediction and 13 controlled elements. The companies co-developed the system to improve safety and stability of plant operations by reducing dependence on technicians’ varying skill levels.
Refiner Eneos to buy Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8 bln
Japan’s biggest refiner, Eneos Holdings Inc (5020.T), said it would buy Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for about 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to expand its low-carbon business, joining a list of major global companies moving away from climate-changing fossil fuels.