Distillation
Digital Exclusive: Innovative grassroots CDU-VDU configuration—Pioneering energy efficiency and net-zero pathways in modern refineries
Crude oil
/ Distillation
/ Equipment
/ Petrochemicals
/ Refining
/ Diesel
/ Naphtha
/ Kerosene
/ Gasoil
This article introduces a CDU-VDU configuration tailored for grassroots refineries, decoupling stripping and rectification sections via a dedicated flash drum to enable steam-free rectification.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks fall, fuel inventories rise on robust refining
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Valero plans CDU upgrades at Port Arthur, Texas (U.S.) refinery in February
Among the improvements will be upgrades to processing of bottoms - heavy, gunky residual crude oil that is usually sent to the coker or used in asphalt.
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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
