How AI and digital intelligence is driving refining resilience
In an exclusive studio interview with Energy Connects, Ujjal Mukherjee, Executive Director of Lummus Digital, outlines how AI-driven optimisation is reshaping refining and petrochemicals. A joint venture between Lummus Technology and TCG Digital, Lummus Digital combines deep process expertise with advanced artificial intelligence to improve yields, enhance operator training and optimise complex refinery operations. From digital twins to real-time optimisation platforms, Mukherjee explains how these tools are helping refiners unlock unprecedented margin gains. He highlights India’s growing refining resilience, noting that the ability to process diverse crude slates – supported by digital intelligence – strengthens energy security and global competitiveness in an increasingly volatile market.
