According to the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, Mohammadreza Molavi, commenting on the successful launch at the Tehran refinery, said that given the high share of fuel in operational costs, energy consumption management has always been a primary priority for the company. The energy management department, in collaboration with the information and communications technology department, first designed and implemented a daily operations dashboard to monitor key and unit performance indicators, followed by the design and implementation of the internal fuel network.

Molavi stated that for the first time in the country's oil refining industry, they succeeded in designing and implementing an internal fuel network. He added that this network establishes a secure, fast, and independent infrastructure for exchanging data related to fuel consumption on the refinery's internal platform. The launch of this network is a significant step towards precise consumption monitoring, energy optimization, and moving toward a smart and sustainable refinery.

Economic energy management and simultaneous fuel portfolio analysis

The head of energy management at Tehran Oil Refining Co. stated the main goal of this project was to conduct feasibility studies, simultaneously analyze the consumed fuel portfolio, and create analytical tools for economic energy management. He said this network provides several key capabilities, including calculating the fuel consumption index for each unit, input and consumption balancing, precise cost breakdown at each operational unit level, estimating fuel cost per barrel of crude oil refined, and enabling cost simulation based on changes in the fuel consumption mix.

Molavi pointed to the project's executive dimensions, noting that it involved over 1,056 person-hours of specialized work by technical, executive, and management teams. The executive phases included requirements analysis, network design, selecting suitable software, implementing the communication infrastructure, and performing functional tests. The results have increased transparency and accuracy in management decision-making and created a reliable platform for reducing costs and enhancing energy productivity.

Emphasizing that intelligent monitoring of fuel flow and selecting the most optimal economic portfolio are other advantages of this system, he said the project's successful launch not only reduces resource waste but also demonstrates the high capacity of domestic expertise and synergy in developing digital energy infrastructure. He expressed hope that this experience would serve as a model for other refineries and energy-intensive industries in the country, paving the way for the development of similar systems on a national level.