Case Study: Delek US achieves safer, faster refinery inspections with Percepto autonomous drones

Delek US redefine refinery visibility, decision making and safety

Delek US Holdings Inc., a diversified downstream energy company, sought to improve safety, efficiency, and compliance across its refinery operations. Their challenge involved conducting manual inspections that were time-consuming, dangerous, and costly. They launched the SKYi program to utilize autonomous drones for surveillance and monitoring to reduce downtime, enhance emergency response, and meet their ESG goals. To address this, they partnered with vendor Percepto and its autonomous drone and software solutions.

The solution implemented was Percepto's end-to-end system, including the Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) software and drone-in-a-box. This enabled remote, automated aerial inspections and data analysis. The results were significant, reducing inspection times from days to minutes and enabling one mission to identify potential savings of over $15 million. Percepto's technology helped Delek US achieve higher productivity, cost savings, enhanced safety, and streamlined regulatory compliance across multiple refineries.

Delek US Holdings Inc.

Grigor Bambekov

Business Transformation