User process automatisation for energy industry

About the Client

Petroineos is a refining and energy trading joint venture between PetroChina International London (PCIL) and INEOS Group. Formed in 2011, they are a young and ambitious company with a dynamic approach to business and a strong drive for sustainable growth.

As a joint venture, they have a special relationship with PCIL’s parent company group, PetroChina – one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, and the refining and petrochemical group, INEOS.

Their highly experienced teams trade a comprehensive range of energy products, supported by a network of professional teams across the globe, enabling their customers to benefit from their ability to leverage shareholders’ global network.

Trading is carried out by three divisions: crude, refined products, and power & emissions. Their annual trading volume exceeds 70 million tonnes with trading revenue in excess of $30 billion.

Strategically located refineries at Grangemouth, Scotland, and Lavera, France represent some of Europe’s longest standing crude oil refineries. Refineries supply fuel to local as well as international markets. Between them, the two refineries process over 360,000 barrels of crude oil per day and produce more than 16 million tonnes of oil products each year.

Discovery

There was no discovery held with the client, as Q provided a software developer
as a team augmentation partner.

Design

Q was not involved in any of design tasks. Software development was the only task completed from Q’s side.

Development

Full stack development was needed. From architecture of small components to the development of the same ones and BAU tasks. There were a variety of them, such as reports, stored procedures, queries etc.

End result

Automatization of user processes.