Oil & Gas Flow Charts Compilation

The Crude Oil Distillation Unit is the Major Energy Consumer in a Refining Hardware, Taking into Account that Over 60% of the Operation Costs in the Refining Industry is Related with Energy Consumption, Optimize the Energy Consumption in Crude Distillation Units Became Fundamental to the Refiners Strategy Aiming to Reduce the Operation Costs, Improve Refining Margins, and Achieve Better Competitive Positioning in the Downstream Industry. This Excellent Article by TUPRAS Kirikkale Refinery Company Presents a Succesful Case Study Showing How the Optimization of Energy Consumption in Crude Oil Distillation Units Can Help Refiners to Improve the Economical Results, Allowing Higher Refining Margins and Better Competitive Positioning in the Current Scenario of the Downstream Industry...
Source: KARAN, O. K.; INER, C. - Enhancing Energy Efficiency in the CDU, 2015. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/duasBVS A General Overview of the Available Strategies to Improve the Energy Consumption in the Downstream Sector can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/exSgVXt

Maximize the Yield of Petrochemical Intermediates in the Refining Hardware Can be an Attractive Way to Improve the Refining Margins, According to the Recent Forecasts. Flexible Refining Technologies Like FCC and Catalytic Reforming Give Competitive Advantage to Refiners Once are Capable to Produce High-Quality Transportation Fuels and Petrochemicals Intermediates, the FCC Technologies are Especially Attractive Mainly to Refiners that Have Propylene Separation Units in his Refining Hardware Making Possible the Recovery of the Valuable Olefin from LPG. This Good Article by Wood Group Mustang Company Present an Interesting Case Study and a Comprehensive Financial Analysis to Demonstrate How the Adequate Investment Choice Can Ensure Better Refining Margins and Competitiveness to Refiners in the Current Scenario of the Downstream Sector...
hashtagSource: PALMER, E.; GLASGOW, I.; NIJHAVAN, S.; CLARK, D.; GUZMAN, L. - High-Purity Propylene from Refinery LPG, 2012. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/d67BaS4 A General Overview of the Crude to Chemicals Refineries can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dYG-v9t

The Relevance of Hydroprocessing to the Downstream Industry is Increasingly High and Tends to Raise Even More After 2020 When Starts the IMO 2020 which will Require a Deeper Treatment of Bottom Barrel Streams to Compose the Pool of Fuel Oil in Compliance with the New Requirements of Marine Fuel Oil (BUNKER). The Deep Hydroprocessing Technologies as Hydrocracking Can be Extremely Important to Allow Refiners Meet the New Regulation and Ensure Market Share in a Highly Competitive Scenario. This Excellent Article by Chevron Lummus Company Present an Interesting Case Study of a Hydrocracker Revamp Showing Available Technologies and Optimization Routes Capable to Improve the Operational Performance of Deep Hydroprocessing Units Allowing Better Competitive Positioning to Refiners in the Short term Scenario of Downstream Industry...
hashtagSource: BHUVARAGUN, G. - Once Through Hydrocracker Revamp, 2018. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/dKAvNzU A Brief Overview of the Bottom Barrel Streams Hydroprocessing Technologies Can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/e87m3sU

Well Designed Relief Systems are Fundamental to Ensure Safe Operations of the Refining Hardware. An adequate Estimative of the Relief Flow Rate is Fundamental to a Good Design of Relief Systems Especially to the Most Severe Cases Like Power Failures in Separation Systems. The Dynamic Simulation Techniques Can Allow More Accurate Estimates and to Avoid Over or Undersized Designs. This Excellent Article by FLUOR Company Presents a Comprehensive Case Study Showing How a Dynamic Simulation Study Can Help to Achieve a Better Relief Systems Design, Improving the Process Safety in the Refining Hardware...
hashtagSource: HA, H. Z.; MERCER, D. B. - Dynamic Column Simulation Delivers Reduced Relief Load, 2018. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/dpZ_g-p A General Overview of the Available Strategies to Improve the Profitability in the Downstream Sector can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dKQntuQ

When Present in a Refining Hardware, FCC Unit is One of the Most Profitable Process Unit, Once it's Capable to Add Value to Bottom Barrel Streams Through the Production of Intermediates Capable to be Converted into High-Quality Derivatives Both Transportation Fuels and Petrochemicals. Optimize the Performance of FCC Units Can Ensure Higher Financial Results and Better Competitiveness to Refiners, Especially in the Current Scenario Face to the Necessity to Improve the Yield of Petrochemicals Against Transportation Fuels. This Interesting Article by KBC Company Presents Some Available Strategies to Improve the Performance of FCC Units Aiming to Raise the Yield of High-Added Value Derivatives with Minimum Capital Cost, Ensuring Higher Revenues and More Integrated Operations in the Downstream Industry...
hashtagSource: TRAGITT, G.; CHUKMAN, G. - Operating an FCCU at Multiple Constraints, 2002. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/d8GbwQy A Brief Overview of the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Technologies Can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/ezkx7jK

The Current Scenario of the Downstream Industry Requires a More Flexible Refining Hardware Capable to Meet the Remaining Demand by Transportation Fuels while Improve the Yield of Petrochemicals. Refiners that Rely On Flexible Refining Technologies Like Catalytic Reforming Naphtha in his Refining Hardware are Capable to Produce High-Quality Gasoline and Light Aromatics wich Present Growing Demand and High Added Value, Reaching Great Competitive Differential. The Catalytic Reforming Unit is Capable to Contribute Positively to the Hydrogen Balance in the Refineries, Characteristic Increasingly Important Taking into Account the Relevance of Hydroprocessing to the Crude Refining Business. This Good Article by UOP Company Present Some Available Technologies and Strategies to Improve the Operational Performance of Catalytic Reforming Units, Leading to More Integrated and Profitable Operations in the Downstream Industry...
hashtagSource: POPARAD, A.; ELLIS, B.; GLOVER, B.; METRO, S. - Improved Catalytic Reforming, 2012. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/dFc7wYy A General Overview of the Crude to Chemicals Refineries can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dYG-v9t

Although the Recent Forecasts Indicates a Trend of Reduction in the Transportation Fuels Demand at Global Level, these Derivatives are Still Responsible by Great Part of the Refiners Revenues and Follow Fundamental to Sustain the Economic Development of Some Economies like Brazil and India. Maximize the Yield of High-Quality Transportation Fuels, Especially Diesel, it's Strategic to Some Refiners Aiming to Comply with the Market Demand and Keep the Financial Sustainability in an Increasingly Competitive Scenario. This Excellent Article by Process Consulting Services Company Presents Some Available Strategies to Improve the Yield of Diesel in the Refining Hardware Allowing Market Compliance and Higher Revenues to Refiners....
hashtag#dieselmaximisation# Source: GOLDEN, S. W. - Maximising Diesel Recovery from Crude, 2009. Complete Text Available at: https://lnkd.in/d_n3bXS A General Overview of the Available Strategies to Improve the Profitability in the Downstream Sector can be Found at the Following Link: https://lnkd.in/dKQntuQ


Credits: Dr. Marcio Wagner da Silva, MBA
Process Engineer and Project Manager at Petrobras

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