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technologies plc type private industry upstream production and processing midstream gas handling & transport downstream refinery processing petrochemicals 1 founded 1979 headquarters walton on thames surrey england key people andrew howell chief executive officer kevin smith chief commercial officer 2 website http www.kbcat.com kbc advanced technologies ltd are a technology based consulting company in the energy and chemical industries delivering best in class operating performance to their clients . they are headquartered in walton on thames in england but the company has offices worldwide with major operations in houston and singapore . kbc works across all elements of the business construct to maximise return on capital employed roce through maximising revenues and minimising costs whilst minimising capital employed and maintaining operator s licence to operate . founded in 1979 by krikor krikorian john brice and peter close the name kbc was formed the initial letters of their surnames . 3 in 2016 kbc was acquired by yokogawa . 4 contents 1 applied technology 2 capabilities 2.1 references 2.2 external links applied technology edit kbc advanced technologies has developed many advanced software applications for simulation and optimisation . petro sim is the flagship software for simulation of hydrocarbon processes and is applicable throughout the value chain from upstream midstream to downstream and petrochemicals . the sim reactor suite provides the industry with a complete and detailed set of simulation models ffor all units in the refinery . over the years the company has also obtained many software products through acquisitions of other strong companies in the industry . these include energy optimisation tools such as supertarget and prosteam from linnhoff march . 5 pvt modelling tools such as multiflash and flowax from infochem computer services limited 6 and most recently flow assurance modelling tools such as maximus from feesa ltd. 7 after being acquired by yokogawa in 2016 kbc now offers operator training simulation 8 and advanced process control 9 to it s offerings . capabilities edit kbc advanced technologies provides technical consulting services primarily to the hydrocarbon processing industry . the company provides consulting in four business areas including strategy and business excellence operational excellence market insights cost optimisation ram energy optimisation production maximisation hydrocarbon supply chain margin enhancement and people and organisation capability transfer production centred operations . the company s extensive global base of customers includes huntsman husky energy reliance and petrobras . 10 references edit http www.kbcat.com industries http www.kbcat.com leadership sherwen patrick 2000 08 22 . kbc founders sell part of their stakes . citywire financial publishers . retrieved 2011 05 16 . yokogawa acquires kbc pdf . http www.kbcat.com default documents industry % 20releases linnhoff.pdf http www.kbcat.com images documents industry releases 2012 acquisition % 20of % 20infochem.pdf http www.kbcat.com images documents industry releases 2014 kbc % 20announces % 20acquisition % 20of % 20feesa % 20ltd.pdf operator training simulator . advanced process control . http www.digitallook.com companyresearch 12536 kbc advanced technologies company research.html external links edit kbc advanced technologies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kbc advanced technologies & oldid 742902160 categories companies based in surreycompanies established in 1979consulting firmshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from february 2016articles with topics of unclear notability from february 2016all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles lacking reliable references from february 2016all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants 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