Dhahran | B | B
May 6, 2026

In a step reflecting the accelerating digital transformation in the energy sector, Emerson announced the successful deployment of an AI-powered solution for Saudi Aramco, aimed at increasing refinery productivity and enhancing operational efficiency on a global scale.

Saudi Aramco has integrated Aspen Hybrid Models™ into its refinery planning framework, in what is considered one of the world’s largest multi-site, multi-period process optimization models.

The solution combines:

• First-principles models
• Deep domain expertise
• Purpose-built AI technologies

This integration enables the capture of nonlinear relationships between production and quality indicators, raising prediction accuracy to approximately 98.5% in key refinery units.

The implementation has covered:

• Continuous Catalyst Regeneration (CCR) units
• Gasoline blending and upgrading units

with ongoing efforts to expand the models to include hydrocracking units.

Direct Impact

• Prediction accuracy of production and quality reaching 98.5%
• Improved feedstock blending and greater sourcing flexibility
• Reduced gap between planning and execution
• Enhanced operational efficiency with less manual intervention
• A scalable model across Aramco’s global refining network

B Analysis | بث

What is happening goes beyond “process optimization”
to redefining refinery management:

From experience-driven decisions
to a system led by data and intelligence

Aramco is not only advancing refining,
it is building a new model:

Smarter refining… with sharper decisions