Module 02 · Economics & Finance
Refinery Economics & Finance — Standalone or Integrated
Refinery economics, margin analytics, and financial modeling — designed to work two ways. Used by Plan to attach economics to every planning scenario, and run independently for analysts who need pure financial analysis without doing refinery planning.
02.1 · Overview
Refinium Finance
Refinium Finance is the economics and financial engine of the platform. For planners, it is the module Plan calls to put margin, contribution, and sensitivity behind every LP scenario. For analysts and finance teams, it stands fully on its own — letting you run refinery margin analysis, scenario economics, and financial modeling without ever opening the planning module.
02.2 · Why It Matters
Key Capabilities at a Glance
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Two Ways to Use It
Use Finance integrated with Plan to attach economics to every planning scenario. Or use it standalone for pure financial analysis — margin tracking, sensitivity studies, and forward-curve modeling — with no planning module required.
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Live Commodity Prices
Connects to live commodity feeds and forward curves. Crude differentials, product netbacks, freight, and quality premiums update continuously.
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Margin Attribution
Decompose realized margin by crude, by unit, by product, by constraint. Understand exactly where margin is being made — and where it is being left on the table.
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Scenario Economics
Side-by-side scenario comparison with full financial context. Sensitivity tables, tornado charts, and confidence intervals on every output.
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Constraint Shadow Pricing
Every binding constraint in the system carries an economic shadow price — quantifying the marginal value of relieving it.
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Standalone Financial Analysis
Run refinery financial models — DCF, scenario forecasts, capital project economics — without needing the planning, process, or twin modules. Finance can stand alone for finance teams.
02.3 · Technical Depth
Full Capability Set
Every capability included in Refinium Finance.
Refinery Margin Analytics
Realized margin trackingMargin attribution by crudeMargin attribution by unitMargin attribution by productConstraint margin impactPlan vs. actual marginDaily / weekly / monthly rollupMulti-site margin consolidationMargin variance analysisCausal margin diagnostics
Commodity Pricing & Curves
Live crude pricing feedsLive product pricing feedsForward curve modelingCrude differentialsProduct netbacksFreight & logistics costsQuality premiums & discountsContract vs. spot economicsCurrency & FX adjustmentsRegional price differentials
Financial Modeling
Refinery P&L modelingCash flow projectionsDCF & NPV analysisCapital project economicsTurnaround economicsCatalyst replacement economicsOperating cost modelingFixed vs. variable cost splitWorking capital impactTax & depreciation modeling
Scenario & Sensitivity
Side-by-side scenario compareTornado / sensitivity chartsMonte Carlo simulationConfidence intervalsWorst / base / best casesStress testingWhat-if analyticsCrack spread sensitivityCrude differential sensitivityDemand sensitivity
Constraint Economics
Shadow price calculationBottleneck identificationConstraint relief valueCapacity expansion economicsDebottleneck NPVMarginal cost of constraintActive constraint reportingConstraint persistence trackingInvestment prioritizationHurdle rate analysis
Reporting & Integration
Management dashboardsExcel-ready exportsAPI to ERP / accountingCustom KPI libraryDrill-down reportsAudit trailVersion controlApproval workflowMulti-currency supportIFRS / GAAP reporting alignment
02.4 · Use Cases
Refinium Finance in Action
Scenario
What is our actual margin and where is it coming from?
Finance ingests realized production, prices, and costs, then decomposes the margin by crude, by unit, by product, and by constraint. Identify exactly which decisions are creating value — and which constraints are eroding it.
Scenario
Standalone: Should we invest in a new hydrotreater?
A finance analyst opens Finance directly, without touching Plan or Process. Build the project economic model: capex, opex, expected margin uplift, sensitivity to crack spreads. Output: NPV, IRR, payback — fully formatted DCF.
Scenario
What is the margin sensitivity to forward crack spreads?
Run a Monte Carlo or tornado analysis on the next 12 months given current forward curves. Finance produces probabilistic margin distributions, P10/P50/P90 cases, and a sensitivity ranking of the largest drivers.
Scenario
What is the economic value of relieving the FCC bottleneck?
The constraint shadow-price engine quantifies the marginal value of one extra barrel of FCC capacity, projects it forward, and outputs a debottleneck NPV — answering whether the capital project clears the hurdle rate.
02.5 · Integrated Platform
How Refinium Finance Connects
Refinium Finance is part of the integrated Refinium platform. Every module shares the same continuously calibrated refinery model.
Refinium Plan
Plan calls Finance for margin, contribution, and sensitivity on every scenario.
Refinium Process
Pulls process yield and constraint data when used integrated; runs without it when standalone.
Refinium RTO
RTO uses Finance to evaluate the economic value of every setpoint move in real time.
Refinium Twin
When integrated, margin is computed against the live calibrated model.
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