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Oil Refineries
After extraction from beneath the surface of the earth, crude oil is sent to a refinery where it is processed into gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene and other products. Ask questions about various processes in oil refineries here.
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What is oil industry?
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The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline (petrol). Petroleum (oil) is also the raw material for many chemical products, including pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, and plastics. The industry is usually divided into three major components: upstream, midstream and downstream. Midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category.
Petroleum is vital to many industries, and is of importance to the maintenance of industrial civilization in its current configuration, and thus is a critical concern for many nations. Oil accounts for a large percentage of the world's energy consumption, ranging from as low of 32% for Europe and Asia, up to a high of 53% for the Middle East.
Should people be able to drill for oil in protected areas?
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That is a debatable issue. There are economic arguments in favor of drilling for oil in protected areas, and environmental arguments against such drilling. My personal sympathies lie with the environmental arguments.
What three major products do oil refineries produce?
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Gasoline, heating oil and petrochemicals
How are fractions separated in a fractionating column?
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Fractionation is based on the differences between boiling points of components.
Where are the Valero oil refineries located?
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United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and the Caribbean.
Does the US produce its own oil?
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The US is the third largest oil producing country in the world, but we use about double the amount we produce, so we are also one of the biggest importers of oil. So, yes and no.
Do aromatics disappear as fuel oil ages?
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No the aromatic compounds will be still there as long as this is kept in an air tight container. Once the available air space is saturated with the compound in that air IT will not allow the release of more then that.
What is the definition of BLOCK in the oil industry?
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An acreage sub-division measuring approximately 10x 20 kms, forming part of a quadrant, e.g. block 9/13 is the 13th block in Quadrant 9
