Rigzone

What is the process of crude oil refining in oil and gas?

Refining converts mixed crude oil into specification fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants, and other products by physical separation, chemical conversion, and product treating/blending. It ...
Rigzone

What is the process of crude oil fractionation in refineries?

Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...
The Asia Live

U.S. Refineries Stand to Benefit from Venezuelan Oil Returns as Heavy Crude Shortages Persist, Though Production Revival Faces Major Hurdles

The prospect of Venezuelan oil returning more freely to global markets could offer relief to U.S. refineries and consumers, potentially lowering fuel prices, but analysts caution that deep structural ...
Crude Oil Prices

MIT Technology Could Slash Energy Use in Oil Refining by 90%

Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews. Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to crude oil fractionating ...
Reuters

Saudi's refining boom helps it weather oil price war

LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has been cranking up oil refining operations to capture strong profit margins, helping the kingdom offset revenue lost from declining crude prices and exports.