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 ...
Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...
Chevron’s push to ramp up Venezuelan heavy crude production reflects a structural refining mismatch in the United States that ...
Learn how the Nelson Complexity Index quantifies refinery sophistication, determines production capabilities, and impacts ...
Refiners in the U.S. have the distinctive ability to handle the type of heavy crude that Venezuela claims to have in abundance Venezuela's crude is very heavy, and requires more complex pumping and ...
Trinidad and Tobago is pursuing crude oil supplies from neighboring regions, including Guyana, for its Pointe A Pierre ...