Tag: crude oil
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Arab Heavy Crude Oil Properties
Arab Heavy crude oil is a heavy, sour crude oil that is produced by Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. The main source of Arabian heavy crude...
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Conradson Carbon Residue
The Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) test is a method used to determine the amount of carbon residue left behind when a sample of crude oil is distilled at high temperatures....
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Arab Light Crude Oil
Arab Light is a medium-gravity, medium-sulfur with moderate paraffinic crude oil produced by Saudi Arabian. It is the major export grade of Saudi Arabia and a global crude oil benchmark...
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Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Saudi Aramco is the state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest oil companies in the world and is responsible for the exploration, production, and export...
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Distillation and its Types
Distillation is the process of separating two or more components from a liquid mixture by using selective boiling and condensation or their relative volatility inside the distillation tower. Distillation may...
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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
OPEC the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is a group of oil-exporting nations and a permanent intergovernmental organization that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries. OPEC...
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Nelson Complexity Index for Petroleum Refineries
The Nelson Complexity Index measures the secondary conversion capacity of a petroleum refinery by comparing it with the primary distillation capacity. The complexity index provides an easy metric for quantifying...
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Sulfur Recovery Unit in Petroleum Oil Refinery
The Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) in a Petroleum Refinery is designed to remove H2S from sour gases originating in the various refinery processes and convert them to industrial-grade molten sulfur....