Refining report/U. S. sour crude technology set for the 1980's

Journal Article · Mon Mar 24 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6482265

Aalund, L R

According to an early 1979 National Petroleum Council survey, based on responses from 244 (of 287) U.S. refineries with a combined capacity of 17.3 million bbl/day as of 1/1/80, under 1980 environmental regulations, 634,000 bbl/day of light high-sulfur crude could be substituted for 717,000 bbl/day of sweet crude, for an 83,000 bbl/day net reduction in crude capacity. Alternatively, 397,000 bbl/day of heavy high-sulfur crude could be substituted for 566,000 bbl/day of sweet crude, for a 169,000 bbl/day net reduction in crude capacity. To increase the capacity for heavy sour crude to 20% of the total charge, additional desulfurization capacity for 300,000 bbl/day naphtha, 1.3 million bbl/day distillate, and 902,000 bbl/day of heavy fuel oil would be needed. To increase the capacity for light sour crude, additional desulfurization capacity for 1.3 million bbl/day distillate, 398,000 bbl/day naphtha, and 685,000 bbl/day heavy fuel oil would be needed. The production of low- and medium-sulfur fuel oils would thus require considerable new processing capacity. Commercial residuum hydrodesulfurization processes and the catalysts used in them are discussed, and tabulations are given on U.S. facilities related to residua processing, crude and feed slates for 1978, 1980, and 1982, and world-wide existing and planned residua processing facilities.

• OSTI ID: 6482265
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 78:12; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
CAPACITY
CATALYSTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL TAR OILS
DESULFURIZATION
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID FUELS
NAPHTHA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PRODUCTION
SOUR CRUDES
SURVEYS