Heavy, sour taste for crude-oil refiners

Journal Article · Mon May 19 04:00:00 EDT 1980 · Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6416153

Berry, R I; Kelly, M

According to M. Kelly (Jensen Assoc. Inc.) at the National Petroleum Refiners Association Annual Meeting (New Orleans 3/23-25/80) low-sulfur oils represent 50% of U.S. crude imports, compared with 23% in Europe and 19% in Japan. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, foreign crude reserves are 85% sour, vs. 58% in the U.S. To bring reserve depletion into balance, we should be refining 71% sour crude. According to a National Petroleum Council Dec. 1979 report, in 1978, only 15% of U.S. crude processed was heavy with a sulfur content over 1%. A survey of various hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization catalytic cracking techniques applicable to heavy, sour crudes covers several efforts under the Japanese Research Association for Residual Oil Processing; Ashland Oil Inc.'s Reduced Crude Conversion process and new fluid catalytic cracking route; Hydrocarbon Research Inc.'s Dynacracking hydrocracking process with minimum hydrogen consumption; Exxon Corp.'s Residfining process; and Union Oil Co. of California's Unicracking/hyrodesulfurization system.

• Research Organization: Jensen Association Inc.
• OSTI ID: 6416153
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 86:10; ISSN CHEEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
DESULFURIZATION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROCRACKING
IMPORTS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
SOUR CRUDES
SULFUR CONTENT
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VISCOSITY