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Petroleum Processing Program Upgrading Heavy Crude Oils and Residues to Transportation Fuels:
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SFA Pacific's ongoing program of "Upgrading" reports is an industry standard for analysis of bottom-of-the-barrel upgrading technology. Emphasis is on the technical and economic evaluation of conversion technologies, the influence of feedstock characteristics on conversion technology selection, and future market directions. This program began in 1983 and has been sponsored by over 70 companies worldwide.
Initiation of the Phase 8 program is particularly timely since the need for additional bottoms conversion and refining capability continues in conventional refineries in order to meet changing crude oil feed flexibility and refined products requirements. In addition, major upgrading efforts move ahead aggressively in utilization of the huge oil sands in Canada. Expansion of extra-heavy oil upgrading in Venezuela is also anticipated.
Like its predecessor phases (issued in 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, and 2003) the Phase 8 report will be a stand-alone analysis that incorporates the latest process and market developments together with the impact of higher oil prices on economics.
The Phase 8 analysis and report include the following:
 | Incisive analysis of refining trends for utilizing residues, including a critical analysis of commercial operating experience |
Coking and thermal processing
| Extensive and detailed evaluation of process economics based on
state-of the-art commercial processes and recent developments. The impact
of higher oil prices on process economics will be addressed. |
| Assessment of newer process developments and their outlook,
including slurry hydrocracking short-residence-time coking with emphasis on
the technology and preliminary economics |
| Assessment of upgrading processes and projects—Western Hemisphere
heavy oil for Alberta oil sands and Orinoco extra heavy oils |
| Incisive look at so-called “wellhead” upgrading technologies and
strategies |
| Gasification deployment in refining and heavy oil recovery |
| Coke production and markets |
| Extensive process and economic databases |
Note: The seven earlier reports of this program are also available as part of SFA Pacific’s extensive unique database in bottoms and heavy oil processing.
Contact Us ...
for more information on the Phase 8 program
content, sponsorship, and price.
SFA
Pacific, Inc., 444 Castro
Street, Suite 720, Mtn. View, CA 94041 U.S.
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