Modern hydrocracking is the key to upgrading processes

Journal Article · Mon Jun 26 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5692696

Corbett, R A

Hydrocracking technology is the key to Canada's heavy oil and bitumen upgrading facilities that have recently started or are due to start up during the next few years. The upgrader at Consumers' Cooperative Refineries Ltd. in Regina Sask.; the capacity addition program (CAP) at Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s Fort McMurray, Alta., plant; Husky Oil Operations Ltd.'s Bi-Provincial upgrader to be built near Lloydminster, Sask.; and the OSLO project to be built near Fort McMurray, all rely on this modern technology for primary upgrading. All of the projects are designed to upgrade heavy oil and bitumen extracted from oil sands to a high-quality synthetic crude oil (SCO) that is a blend of high-quality naphtha and gas oil.

• Research Organization: Editor
• OSTI ID: 5692696
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 87:26; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
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BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CANADA
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL TAR OILS
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROCRACKING
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NAPHTHA
NORTH AMERICA
OIL SANDS
OIL YIELDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
SYNGAS PROCESS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TAR
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
YIELDS