Cetane
Consider new technologies to raise diesel yield in bottom-of-barrel products
Environment & Safety
/ Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Acid Gas Removal
/ Alcohols
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Carbon Management
/ Cetane
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Distillation
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Gasoline
/ Greenhouse Gases
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Loss Prevention
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Octane
/ Reactors
/ Treating
The debate continues over adding a new delayed coker vs. a residue hydrocracker upstream of an existing delayed coker.
HP Viewpoint: Age of turbulence: Charting the refining course toward a profitable future
Environment & Safety
/ Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Acid Gas Removal
/ Alcohols
/ Americas
/ Aromatics
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Carbon Management
/ Catalysts
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Distillation
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Gasoline
/ Greenhouse Gases
/ Loss Prevention
/ Management
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Natural Gas
/ Octane
/ Polymers
/ Reactors
/ Safety
High-performing enterprises draw on external expertise during all project phases, from scouting and front-end engineering and development through to operations.
Redefining reforming catalyst performance: High selectivity and stability
Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Americas
/ Aromatics
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Catalysts
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Gasoline
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Octane
/ Polymers
/ Reactors
Highly developed CCR catalysts are more robust to ensure extended service over 7–9 years.
Improve diesel quality through advanced hydroprocessing
Refining
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Cetane
/ Diesel
/ Europe
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrotreating
/ Middle East
/ Treating
New upgrading technologies help meet fuel quality specifications
Meeting diesel specifications at sustained production
Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Distillation
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Furnaces
/ Gasification
/ Gasoline
/ Heat Transfer
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Middle East
/ Octane
/ Reactors
New approach rethinks operations of crude and vacuum distillation units to recover more distillate
Slurry-phase hydrocracking—possible solution to refining margins
Environment & Safety
/ Process Optimization
/ Project Management
/ Refining
/ Acid Gas Removal
/ Alcohols
/ Americas
/ Aromatics
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Carbon Management
/ Catalysts
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Ethers
/ Europe
/ Gasification
/ Gasoline
/ Greenhouse Gases
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Loss Prevention
/ Management
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Octane
/ Reactors
/ Treating
Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value ‘clean’ products
What are the future fungible transportation fuels?
Petrochemicals
/ Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Alcohols
/ Americas
/ Aromatics
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Ethers
/ Europe
/ Gasoline
/ Hydrogen
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Natural Gas
/ Octane
Alternatives hold promises to decrease dependence on crude oil, but they also uncover other challenges in distribution and engine use
Designing atmospheric crude distillation for bitumen service
Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Biofuels
/ Boilers
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Desulfurization
/ Diesel
/ Distillation
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Environment
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Furnaces
/ Gasoline
/ Heat Transfer
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Middle East
/ Naphtha
/ Octane
Oil sands add complexity to separation units and require a new approach
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction
