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 ...

LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 6, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- As the refining industry navigates increasing pressure to maximize profitability while minimizing costs, optimizing atmospheric crude ...

Citgo Petroleum Corp. has successfully resumed operations at the atmospheric distillation tower of its 167,000-b/d Lemont, Ill., refinery following a fire that damaged the crude unit late last month ...

Crude topping units will be a relatively inexpensive add-on to U.S.'s existing refining system that can materially expand processing capacity for light-sweet grades. Valero has three expansion ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Petroleo Brasileiro SA began operating the furnaces in the atmospheric distillation unit at its Abreu e Lima or "RNEST" refinery near Recife, the state-run oil ...

LISBON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The atmospheric distillation unit at Portugal's 225,000-barrel-per-day Sines oil refinery owned by Galp Energia has been in an unplanned outage since the beginning of last ...

Oil and natural gas industry analysts and energy economists repeatedly highlight the basic observation that no two oil refineries are the same; stressing that they are unique in essential ways.

Arab Finance: The Egyptian government is planning to establish a new atmospheric distillation unit at Assiut Oil Refining Company (ASORC) by 2027, with investments surpassing EGP 10 billion, a ...

Petroleo Brasileiro SA began operating the furnaces in the atmospheric distillation unit at its Abreu e Lima or "RNEST" refinery near Recife, said the state-run oil company in a statement on Thursday.