Venezuelan crude oil is relatively cheap to buy because it is much more difficult to process. It is very heavy, thick, dark ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. CARSON, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 10: In an aerial view, Marathon ...
Purpose: Optimize, troubleshoot, and design refinery process units to maximize throughput, yield, energy efficiency, reliability, and regulatory compliance while safeguarding people, assets, and the ...
Light US crude requires a different configuration at refineries Changing refinery setup can be a lengthy and expensive process Running different crude types impacts refinery yields, margin April 9 - U ...
Sydney: As the US–Israel war on Iran escalates, so too does the global oil crisis. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas flows, ...
I.1 Process monitoring and optimization: Lead daily technical stewardship of assigned units (e.g., crude/vacuum, hydrotreating, reforming, FCC, hydrocracking, sulfur ...