Although the transportation tends to serve as flexible loads to smooth the energy demand profile, the transportation capacity is far from fully exploited to promote the efficiency of energy systems. Railways can transport a large volume of liquefied…
The emergence of natural gas as an abundant, inexpensive fuel in the U.S. raises the possibility that expanding natural gas infrastructure could enable a transition to other low carbon fuels. We assess how California's existing fuels policies…
The electrified railway system with liquefied natural gas (LNG) transported is closely related to the integrated electricity-gas energy system, but little research focuses on the coordinated optimal operation of these systems. To fill the gap, this…
The alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) which include electric vehicles (EVs) and natural gas vehicles (GVs) have gained much attention in recent years for delivering a clean and low-carbon urban mobility. The AFV development is promoting the…
This study addresses the scheduling of an oil derivatives transportation system by a multiproduct pipeline that connects a single refinery to a distribution center (DC) and that meets the customer demands on a daily basis by considering integrated…
We consider the problem of empty tank cars relocation in a railway petroleum transportation. Biggest petroleum carrier in Kazakhstan railway network provides transportation service to the customers. The majority of its expenses consist of an empty…
Establishing on operations research model is the mainstream method for automatic optimization scheme, but it is not possible to use a single undecomposed mathematical model to quickly obtain a good solution for complex crude oil scheduling issue.…
• It proposes a stochastic model of two-stage that integrates electric power systems. • Presents a mixed integer linear programming model and a reduction algorithm. • Effects that have been not properly considered in the literature are studied. • An…
With the continuous increase of energy demand, the importance of natural gas storage has gradually increased. Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) has the characteristics of large capacity and low gas storage cost, and it is usually used as the…
Establishing hydrogen infrastructure is essential for achieving a hydrogen economy in the future. However, the levelized cost of hydrogen is expensive in the early market due to the absence of infrastructure. In the present study, our aim was to…
In this paper, an crude oil transportation planning problem for an oil distributor is studied, in which crude oil is transported by tankers and pipelines from an unlimited supply center to a set of customer harbors to satisfy their dynamic demands…
Various groups have studied the optimal crude-oil operation scheduling problem in refineries over the last few decades, resulting in diverse mixed integer linear programming or mixed nonlinear programming formulations. This paper proposes a novel…
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas that is converted into its liquid state for logistical benefits. It is also becoming a more viable alternative energy source due to its price competitiveness and environmental friendliness. We study an…
This paper presents an approach to optimise the liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation network. As the Chinese government put forward the coal to gas heating convention project in its Jing-Jin-Yi area, demands of LNG increased dramatically in…
The petrochemical supply chain is a worldwide undertaking, where final products will often travel thousands of miles from oil well to gas station pump. Within the crude oil supply chain, various entities compete and attempt to maximize their profits…
We study the integrated problem of managing inventory of refined petroleum products, and their multi-modal (ships and pipeline) transportation between a refinery and the served distribution centers. It is important that the transportation decisions…
This work introduces a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) formulation for the efficient planning of crude oil supplies to a major refinery, through a long-distance pipeline. The proposed approach combines the potentials of slot-based and…
As the energy demand for multiple purposes increases, smart multi-energy systems have become the trend in the development of cities. In such an intelligent environment, it is possible and imperative to consider the traffic flow guidance for electric…
An inventory routing problem in crude oil transportation is studied, in which crude oil is transported from a supply center to multiple customer harbors to satisfy their demands over multiple periods. In the problem, a heterogeneous fleet of tankers…
Variability of renewable energy sources (RES) creates great challenges for their owners and power system operator. In recent years energy storage system is employed to mitigate the fluctuation of RESs. This paper addresses optimal decision-making of…
Deduplication decreases the physical occupancy of files in a storage volume by removing duplicate copies of data chunks, but creates data-sharing dependencies that complicate standard storage management tasks. Specifically, data migration plans must…
Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization (CCUS) is a key activity used for reduction of carbon emissions while promoting sustainable transition of traditional power sectors to low-carbon economy. Carbon-dioxide pipelines are important for the proper…
With the continuous increase of energy demand, the importance of natural gas storage has gradually increased. Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) has the characteristics of large capacity and low gas storage cost, and it is usually used as the…
Oil and gas companies are facing low output prices and are forced to focus on the development of mature fields. Relevant investment decisions for operators include lifetime-enhancing activities, such as drilling new wells or permanent shutdown. We…
A natural gas upstream processing network consists of several main processing units. Many process configurations are available for selection, and the choice of technologies can be vast. There is no single technology or process configuration that is…
This paper aims at modeling and optimizing a Middle East-based commercial natural gas liquid (NGL) recovery and fractionation plant, using a predictive process simulator. NGL units are known to be highly energy-intensive as steam-based heating and…
In this review, we survey the widespread use of numerical optimization or mathematical programming approaches to develop and produce petroleum fields for design and operations
This paper presents an approach to optimise the liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation network. As the Chinese government put forward the coal to gas heating convention project in its Jing-Jin-Yi area, demands of LNG increased dramatically in…
The Electric Vehicle has became viable option not only for individual drivers but also for the industries or government-affiliated organizations who own fleet vehicles. Before replacement of vehicles, construction of electric vehicle supply…
In this paper, an crude oil transportation planning problem for an oil distributor is studied, in which crude oil is transported by tankers and pipelines from an unlimited supply center to a set of customer harbors to satisfy their dynamic demands…
• It proposes a stochastic model of two-stage that integrates electric power systems. • Presents a mixed integer linear programming model and a reduction algorithm. • Effects that have been not properly considered in the literature are studied. • An…
We study a chemical tanker scheduling problem in which a multi-compartment chemical tanker picks up chemicals (within specific time windows) and delivers them to their destinations. Additional safety and ship balancing requirements related to the…
Establishing hydrogen infrastructure is essential for achieving a hydrogen economy in the future. However, the levelized cost of hydrogen is expensive in the early market due to the absence of infrastructure. In the present study, our aim was to…
We study the integrated problem of managing inventory of refined petroleum products, and their multi-modal (ships and pipeline) transportation between a refinery and the served distribution centers. It is important that the transportation decisions…
Maritime transportation, the primary mode for intercontinental movement of crude oil, accounts for 1.7billion tons annually – bulk of which are carried via a fleet of large crude oil tankers. Although spectacular episodes such as Exxon Valdez…
An inventory routing problem in crude oil transportation is studied, in which crude oil is transported from a supply center to multiple customer harbors to satisfy their demands over multiple periods. In the problem, a heterogeneous fleet of tankers…
Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization (CCUS) is a key activity used for reduction of carbon emissions while promoting sustainable transition of traditional power sectors to low-carbon economy. Carbon-dioxide pipelines are important for the proper…
Crude oil port depots are key hubs in oil trade and thus play a vital role in the crude oil supply chain. Based on the characteristics of the scheduling system in an oil port depot, the development of a precise schedule is essential for handling…
In this paper, we present a MILP clustering formulation for tackling the operational management of crude oil supply (OMCOS) proposed by de Assis et al. (2019). The OMCOS consists of defining the scheduling of vessel trips between offshore platforms…
With the continuous increase of energy demand, the importance of natural gas storage has gradually increased. Underground natural gas storage (UNGS) has the characteristics of large capacity and low gas storage cost, and it is usually used as the…
In this paper, we present a MILP clustering formulation for tackling the operational management of crude oil supply (OMCOS) proposed by de Assis et al. (2019). The OMCOS consists of defining the scheduling of vessel trips between offshore platforms…
Voltage source converter (VSC) based multi-terminal HVDC systems (MTHVDC) require rigid detection and fault clearing techniques capable of detecting commonly occurring faults. Furthermore, reduction of installation cost implies minimizing the…
As the population in Indonesia grows, the need of energy in forms of fuel, electricity, asphalt, or wax which were distilled through the refinery process of crude oil, has been consistently increasing for the past several years. In addition, with the…
Natural gas is increasingly becoming the preferred choice of fuel for flexible electricity generation globally resulting in an electricity system whose reliability is progressively dependent on that of the natural gas transportation system. The…
Natural gas is increasingly becoming the preferred choice of fuel for flexible electricity generation globally resulting in an electricity system whose reliability is progressively dependent on that of the natural gas transportation system. The…
Numerous reasons including lower carbon and sulfur emissions have led to the rapid growth of natural gas (NG) demand. However, more than one-third of world NG reserves are stranded, i.e., either remote (e.g., offshore) or in regions with saturated…
A natural gas upstream processing network consists of several main processing units. Many process configurations are available for selection, and the choice of technologies can be vast. There is no single technology or process configuration that is…
This paper aims at modeling and optimizing a Middle East-based commercial natural gas liquid (NGL) recovery and fractionation plant, using a predictive process simulator. NGL units are known to be highly energy-intensive as steam-based heating and…