Where Deep Ethylene Expertise Meets Strategic Decision-Making
Apex PetroConsultants provides independent technical advisory and process consulting services for owners, operators, and investors in the ethylene and petrochemical industries. Bridging the gap between complex process engineering and strategic executive decisions, the practice serves as a neutral technical authority to mitigate risk, optimize asset performance, and guide technology selection for world-scale assets.
Sanjeev KapurPresident & Principal Consultant
Technical guidance and oversight for owners and investors navigating olefins production from concept to commissioning.
Unbiased evaluation of process licensors to determine the optimal fit for specific business drivers, feedstocks, geographies, and product slates.
Rigorous technical audits of Front-End Engineering Design to identify potential issues and mitigate costly field changes.
Evaluation and optimization of the refinery-petrochemical interface and base-chemical value chain.
Identification of technical and execution risks prior to resource and capital commitment.
Strategic mapping to guide the long-term sustainability transition, beginning with a phased digital foundation.
Knowledge-based consulting to maximize operating margins, resolve complex process issues, and enhance long-term reliability.
Rapid diagnostic support and solutions for performance shortfalls, fouling issues, and equipment failures.
Strategic planning and engineering to increase process throughput while minimizing capital expenditure.
Comprehensive operational reviews designed to increase process plant uptime and run-lengths.
Development of practical pathways for energy transition and resource circularity within ethylene production assets.
Rigorous independent technical analysis and advisory for financial institutions, private equity, and legal counsel.
Rigorous audits for mergers and acquisitions to verify asset health, production capacity, and potential liabilities.
Strategic consulting, technical analysis, and expert testimony for disputes involving process technology failures or contract performance.
Advisory support for license negotiations, performance guarantees, and liability frameworks.
Technical training programs designed to build engineering competency and transfer specialized operations knowledge.
Tailored technical training designed around specific plant configurations, process sequences, and feedstocks.
Training courses covering the entire ethylene manufacturing process, from cracking furnaces to recovery sections.
Training focused on operational excellence, control variables, and troubleshooting methodologies.
Petrochemical · Chemicals · Oil & Gas
Petrochemical · Client: A major developer
Led process integration and optimized facility architecture from concept through FEED for a massive integrated complex involving NGL separation, mixed-feed cracking, aromatics recovery, and polyolefins, resulting in over 10% in capital cost savings.
Petrochemical
Provided strategic technical oversight through the Feasibility, PDP, and FEED phases for a grassroots world-scale ethylene facility, including independent technology selection, risk management, and long-lead equipment procurement.
Petrochemical
Performed a deep-dive technical audit of a FEED package for a complex petrochemical project to satisfy international lenders, identifying over-designed elements and potential execution bottlenecks to reduce project costs by 10%.
Petrochemical · Client: A chemical producer
Partnered with an operations team to expand an existing ethylene plant on a highly compressed schedule, enhancing furnace performance and optimizing the recovery section to minimize turnaround construction requirements.