Designing a Specific Model for Technology Transfer in Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Sectors

Latecomer players in oil, gas, and petrochemical industries should be technology holder in order to be competitive, and, in this context, catching up is mandatory for technological development. In this work, we have attempted to develop a process model for technology transfer in oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, which includes three stages of decision making, technology transfer, and knowledge acquisition. The model is derived from the literature survey and developed based on the experiences while necessary elements are added to resolve the problems. So as to validate the model, demercaptanization distillate (DMD) technology transfer at Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) was evaluated as a case study.