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FUJI OIL LICENSES HYSYS.REFINERY TM TECHNOLOGY FROM HYPROTECH AND KBC FOR LP DATA GENERATION
Houston, TX USA and Calgary, AB Canada -- November 19, 2001 Hyprotech Ltd. and KBC Advanced Technologies plc today announced Fuji Oil as the first Japanese client to license HYSYS.Refinery. Fuji engineers are currently using HYSYS.Refinery during the implementation phase of their contract with KBC and plan to use HYSYS.Refinery to enhance the generation of data for their Linear Program (LP). Fuji will be the first company to incorporate this LP Data Generator in their HYSYS.Refinery simulation system.

The LP is the mathematical model of the refinery used for planning crude purchases, product sales, and process operations. The LP incorporates a "linear" representation of the complex refinery processes that contains information on how process yields and product properties change as the feed qualities and process operating parameters vary. The complex coefficients for linear equations can be rigorously determined using HYSYS.Refinery and the embedded process simulation models.

The LP Data Generator will set the conditions for a series of HYSYS.Refinery runs with the attendant changes in product yields and properties expressed as linear functions of the processing conditions. The user will be able to specify which process variables are to be changed and which product qualities will be related to these variables. The output will be in a form that can be readily incorporated into their LP model structure.

Jun Inomata, Fuji Oil Co. General Manager of Operation Management Department, stated: HYSYS.Refinery has been used to monitor our unit operations and allow new unit targets to be set based on the simulation results. We have changed the operation of our FCCU Gasoline Debutanizer to increase the recovery of butanes. We will be using HYSYS.Refinery to help us generate high quality LP data for our Crude Fractionation Towers, Fluid Cat Cracker (FCC), and Continuous Catalytic Reformer (CCR). The quality of refinery LPs can be significantly improved using best practice model structures and data provided from tuned process simulation models. HYSYS.Refinery, the embedded simulation models, and the LP data generation utility places the tools into the hands of the users to develop and maintain high quality data within their LP. Real changes in plant conditions can now be quickly represented within the operational LP systems that are commonly used in todays refinery planning offices, commented Mark Anderson, KBCs Planning Services Business Line Manager.

For more detailed information about HYSYS.Refinerys capabilities, visit www.HYSYSRefinery.com. About FUJI Oil Company Ltd. Fuji Oil operates a refinery with capacity of 192,000 b/d in Sodegaura, east of Tokyo across Tokyo Bay, Japan. General petroleum products are marketed through Japan Energy Corp., while the major part of fuel oil and petrochemical naphtha is directly supplied to Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. In addition, production and sales of mixed xylene and benzene commenced in the last decade. About KBC Advanced Technologies plc KBC Advanced Technologies is the leading independent consulting group, improving operational efficiency and profitability in the Hydrocarbon Processing Industry. KBC's Process Consulting, RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintenance), Planning Services, Energy, Oil Loss, and Risk Management programs provide tools and practices to enhance all areas of refining and petrochemical operations.

KBC pioneered the development of simulation models that capture the interactions between the various process units within the refinery and is the market leader in the supply of these models. KBCs clients range from large integrated oil companies, small independent refineries, and petrochemical complexes. For more information about KBC, contact Becky Byrd, Marketing Specialist at 281-293-8200 / bbyrd@kbcat.com or visit www.kbcat.com. About Hyprotech Hyprotech is the leading supplier of modeling and simulation software and services to the continuous and batch processing industries, including air separation, chemical, gas processing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, refining and upstream. By providing innovative simulation technology for the entire plant lifecycle, Hyprotech has enabled its clients to enhance profitability and improve operating performance. Dedicated to delivering the benefits of its signature Process Lifecycle Innovation approach to its clients, Hyprotech has the largest installed user base of any simulation software provider, serving more than 17,000 users in over 80 countries, including the world's top 15 oil and gas companies. Go to http://www.hyprotech.com for more information or to attend a web seminar. Media inquiries to Marie Telepneff, Corporate Communications Manager, at 403 870 6193 / marie.telepneff@hyprotech.com or Marcela Aguirre, Communications Manager, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), at 34 93 272 4412 / marcela.aguirre@hyprotech.com ###
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