KBC Advanced Technologies, which provides consulting and software solutions to the hydrocarbon processing industry, has signed a deal with Flaretot's flare simulation modelling technology. The agreement enables KBC to offer Flaretot's software bundled with Petro-SIM 5 as a KBC supported solution to both existing and new clients.The group explained that the combination of Flaretot's technology with KBC's sales and support channels will expand the market for Flaretot's technology and opens up a wider market for KBC's Petro-SIM 5 process simulation suite.KBC's Chairman Ian Godden said: "This partnership agreement broadens our product and service offering for the delivery of high quality safety and profit improvement services to the oil and gas industry. The combined software suite enables KBC's expert safety services to be standardised to this new platform. "Planned integration of Flaretot's technology and Petro-SIM 5 will provide a future one-stop solution for all plant and flare analysis with key differentiators not previously seen in our industry."NR