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Distillation unit atmospheric heaters serve a vital role in crude oil processing. Any issues directly related to reduced capacity of a heater, such as elevated tube-skin temperatures (TSTs) and coking ...
A study has shown that steamflooding distillation effects would improve crude recovery from thin reservoirs with less viscous crude. Steam distillation means that steam injection will cause some ...
Refining converts mixed crude oil into specification fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants, and other products by physical separation, chemical conversion, and product treating/blending. It ...
Historically speaking, optimizing the refinery has been mostly focused on final products (e.g., gasoline and diesel), slowly shifting focus to conversion and upgrading process units across the ...
Purpose: Convert heterogeneous crude oil into on-spec products (LPG, gasoline, jet, diesel, petrochemical feedstocks, base oils, asphalt) via staged separation, conversion, treating, and blending. I.1 ...
Diesel doesn't magically come out from underground — it's engineered through a complex refining process that involves many steps and lots of heat.
CARACAS, May 16 (Reuters) - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA has restarted operations at a crude oil distillation unit at its El Palito refinery after a stoppage due to an electrical failure last ...
Ltd has announced a comprehensive programme aimed at strengthening operational efficiency, safety and infrastructure, while improving facilities for staff and stakeholders this year ...