Flow Chart Collection N°4

The Great Production of Tight Oil in the United States Made this Crude Oil an Attractive Alternative to Refiners, Especially those Located in the North American Market. Despite the Great Availability and Good Characteristics to the Growing Market of Petrochemical Intermediates, the Processing of Tight Oil Present Some Technologic Challenges as the Emulsion Tendency in the Dessalting Process and the Difficult to Meet the Cold-Flow Properties Due to the High Parafinicity. This Excellent Article by Albemarle Catalysts Company Present a Comprehensive Analysis of the Challenges Related of the Tight Oil Processing in Refineries, Especially in Hydroprocessing Units, and Some Available Catalytic Technologies to Overcome them Allowing Refiners to Take Advantage of the Availability of These Crudes with Higher Refining Margin and Reliability...
hashtag#tightoilprocessing# Source: LELIVELD, B.; TOSHIMA, H. - Hydrotreating Challenges and Opportunities with Tight Oil, 2015. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/d6FSpKk A General Overview of the Challenges Related to the Processing of Lighter Crudes Can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/deHvBvR hashtag

The Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation Unit Have a Key Role in the Refining Hardware Aiming to Ensure Adequate Distillates Yields as well as to Control the Feedstock Quality to Deep Conversion Processes like FCC and Hydrocracking Through an Efficient Fractionating Process. The Quality of the Fractionation Achieved in the Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation Tower is Strict Related with the Vacuum Achieved in the Top Section. Optimize this Variable Can Increase the Yield of High Added Value Streams, Improving the Refiners Profitability. This Interesting Article by Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation Deals with an Interesting Case Study Showing How it's Possible to Improve the Fractionating Quality in Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation Units to Improve the Yield and Quality of High Added Value Streams Applying Available Engineering Practices and Technologies, Allowing that Refiners Achieve Profitable and Reliable Operations...
hashtag#vacuumdistillation# Source: BEBEK, A. - VDU Vacuum System Revamp, 2013. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/diBiGUS An Overview of the Crude Oil Vacuum Distillation Process Can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/eaj_cDa

The Vacuum Crude Distillation Unit Have a Fundamental Role in the Refining Hardware, Both to Control the Quality of the Feedstocks to Deep Conversion Units Like FCC and Hydrocracking and the Yield of These Streams with a Great Impact Over the Refinery Profitability. In this Sense, a Reliable and Effective Operation of This Process Unit is Strategic to Allow Refiners Achieve Financial Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Downstream Industry, Especially to Refiners Relying on Heavier Crude Slates. This Excellent Article by FLUOR Company Describes an Interesting Case Study Showing How it's Possible to Improve the Operational Performance of Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation Units Applying Engineering Best Practices and Optimization Actions Through a Successful Revamp, Delivering Higher Reliability and Better Financial Results to Refiners...
hashtag#crudedistillation# Source: SUTIKNO, T. - Revamping Crude and Vacuum Units to Process Bitumen, 2015. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/e6dx6cB A General Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities Involved in the Processing of Heavier Crudes can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dnMDUp4

The Downstream Market is Facing a Transition Period where the Transportation Fuels Participation in the Refiners Revenues Tends to Fall Followed by the Growing Demand by Petrochemicals. In this Scenario, Flexible Refining Technologies like Catalytic Reforming Can Add Great Value to the Refining Hardware Once is Capable to be Optimized to Produce High-Quality Transportation Fuels and High Added Value Petrochemical Intermediates like Light Aromatics and, Improve the Performance of These Process Units Can Ensure a Great Competitive Defirential to Refiners. This Excellent Article by UOP Company Present a Comprehensive Analysis About How it's Possible to Improve the Performance of Catalytic Reforming Units and Some Available Technologies Capable to Ensure Higher Profitability and Competitiveness to Refiners in the Downstream Sector...
hashtag#catalyticreforming# Source: POPARAD, A.; ELLIS, B.; GLOVER, B.; METRO, S. - Improved Performance from Reforming, 2011. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/dS4BGn6 A Brief Description of Some Low Capital Cost Alternatives to Improve the Petrochemicals Yield in the Refining Hardware Can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dMEanmG

Meet the Current Environmental Regulations is a Constant Challenge to the Downstream Industry in the Sense of Give More Sustainability to the Crude Oil Processing Chain. To Achieve this Objective the Hydrotreating Technologies is Fundamental in Any Refining Hardware Due to the Necessity of Produce Derivatives with Ultra-Low Sulfur Content Leading to the Robust and Reliable Hydrotreating Units had a Key Role in the Refiners Profitability. This Excellent Article by Mustang Engineering Company Present a Comprehensive Analysis of the Challenges Related with the Design of Distillates Hydrotreating Units Showing the Key Points that Needs to be Considered to Achieve High Performance and Reliable Process Units, Allowing to Refiners Meet the Environmental Regulations with Higher Profitability... hashtag#distillateshydrotreating# Source: PALMER, E.; POLCAR, S.; WONG, A. - Clean Diesel Hydrotreating, 2009. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/e9qfw5S A Brief Overview of the Bottom Barrel Streams Hydroprocessing Technologies Can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/e87m3sU

The Start of IMO 2020 Raised, Even More, the Relevance of an Adequate Bottom Barrel Conversion Capacity to the Competitiveness in the Downstream Sector. Despite the Trend of Reduction in Transportation Fuels Demand in the Middle Term, these Derivatives are Still Responsible by Great Part of the Global Energetic Matrix and by the Major Part of Refiners Revenues and, Maximise the Yield of High Added Value Derivatives is Still a Good Way to Achieve High Profitability in the Refining Business, Even Processing Heavier and Discounted Crudes. This Well-Written Article by Chevron Lummus Company Present Some Available Refining Configurations Capable to Maximise the Yield of Middle Distillates in the Refining Hardware, Ensuring Compliance with Market Demand and Higher Profitability and Competitiveness to Refiners in the Downstream Sector...

hashtag#bottombarrel# Source: ARORA, A.; MUKHERJEE, U. - Refinery Configurations for Maximising Middle Distillates, 2011. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/dXsSahG A General Overview of the Challenges and Opportunities Involved in the Processing of Heavier Crudes can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dnMDUp4

The Great Availability of Lighter Crude Oils Associated with the Growing Demand by Petrochemicals Creates a Very Positive Scenario that Led Some Refiners to Maximize the Petrochemicals Production and Look for a Closer Integration with Petrochemical Assets Aiming to Improve Profitability and Achieve Better Competitive Positioning. In the North American Market, the Processing of Shale Oil Crudes Represents a Good Competitive Advantage Due to the Oil Properties and Availability, But Some Technical Challenges are Imposed to Refiners. This Excellent Article by GE Water & Process Technologies Company Presents a Comprehensive Review of the Challenges Related with the Processing of Shale Oil and Some Available Alternatives Capable to Allow Reliable and Profitable Operations, Ensuring High Competitiveness to Refiners in the Current Scenario of the Downstream Industry...

hashtag#integrateddownstream# Source: BENOIT, B.; ZURLO, J. - Overcoming the Challenges of Tight/Shale Oil Refining, 2014. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/dcwa49m A General Overview of the Petrochemical FCC Technologies can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/daKGJXK

Credits: Dr. Marcio Wagner da SilvaDr. Marcio Wagner Process Engineer and Project Manager at Petrobras