Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has effectively appointed India’s first LC-MAX residue conversion unit at its Visakh Refinery, assisted by an incorporated intelligence backbone, indicating a Considerable major step within the evolution of India’s downstream refining sector.
The deployment marks the first-ever integration of the LC-MAX residue conversion technology in India—one of the most complicated refining strategies ever designed. Developed and patented by CLG in 2012, LC-MAX converts the bottom of the barrel into excessive-value distillates, obtaining as much as 93% vacuum residue conversion, while leading operational excellence and sustainability throughout HPCL’s Residue Upgradation Facility (RUF).
Functioning such a cutting-edge and complicated unit from the outset needs real-time intelligence and optimization. To meet this, the LC-MAX Digital Suite—advanced and supplied by Lummus Digital—incorporates real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and AI-driven optimization to allow HPCL to handle the unit at peak efficiency from day one.
Integrated from the startup section, the digital suite guarantee that at feed cut-in, the system is completely operational and manufacturing-equipped. The suite is powered via mcube, a advanced AI and data platform that serves as the intelligence backbone.
Lummus Digital and CLG are grateful for the guide of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG) in advancing digital-led venture coordinated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision for India’s oil and gas sector.
“This is a defining moment for India’s refining landscape. As the nation’s first LC-MAX unit, this deployment positions HPCL at the leading edge of technological and operational development. By incorporating superior intelligence, we are placing a brand new benchmark for efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in Indian refining,” mentioned Vikas Kaushal, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited.
“With hybrid modelling and an incorporated digital backbone built on mcube, the LC-MAX Digital Suite might be a precious operational asset for HPCL—suppling sustained operational value,” Debdas Sen, Joint Executive Director, Lummus Digital & CEO, TCG Digital.
Ujjal Mukherjee, Joint Executive Director, Lummus Digital & CTO, Lummus Technology stated, “By combining a long time of verified procedure technology from Lummus with AI-guided optimization, this deployment represents precisely the sort of incorporated development of the downstream refining industry needs to drive margins.”
Arun Arora, CTO, Chevron Lummus Global stated, “CLG is proud to be a part of the successful deployment of advanced Digital Suite for the world’s first LC-MAX unit at HPCL, designed for bottom-of-the-barrel upgrading of vacuum residue. This cutting-edge solution smoothly integrates CLG’s proprietary process technology know-how and optimization tools, delivering real-time insights to maximize throughput, improving reliability, and drive advanced operational efficiency.”
