2015 Oil Gas Refining
2015 Oil Gas Refining
2015 Oil Gas Refining
Conversion(reaction)vs.Separation
%gasoline/dieselwithoutconversion ~50%
%gasoline/dieselwithconversion ~90%
SeparationUnits ConversionUnits
Crude FCC
Vacuum Coker
GasConcentration Hydrocracker
Isomerization
Reformer
Alkylation
BigSteamPlume
Refinery Block Flow Diagram Hydrotreaters
Hydrotreater
Sulfur Plant
Refinery Block Flow Diagram Gasoline Upgrading
Gasoline and Diesel Pools
GasolinePool GASOLINE BLENDING
Octane
Environmentalspecs Source % of pool
Regional,rural/urban
Specs Alkylate 13
Octane
Coker Naphtha 1
Vap pressure
Olefins Hydrocracked Naphtha 2
Benzene
Aromatics FCC Naphtha 36
Sulfur
Isomerate 6
Blending
DieselPool LSR Naphtha 3
Onroad(ULSD)/Offroad
Butanes 5
Specs
Cetane autoigniteproperty Reformate 34
Flashpoint
Coldprops cloud/pourpoint Total 100
Blending
StraightRun(SR)diesel moderatesulfur,noolefins
FCCLCO highsulfur,olefins,aromatics
Cokerdiesel highsulfur,olefins,aromatics,silicon
Hydrocrackerdiesel lowsulfur,lowolefins,lowaromatics
TheRealityofRefining:
1) PROCESSINGCOSTS(itcostsatonof$$$tobuildallthatprocessingequipment)
2) VOLUME(onebarrelofcrudedoesnotequalonebarrelofgasoline)
3) FEEDSTOCKPROPERTIES (youhavetobeabletogetcrudesyoucanprocess)
4) MARKETS (refinersareatthemercyofcrudepricesANDgasolineprices)
5) GEOGRAPHY (refineriesaretiedtotheirownregionsbyfeedandproductsupplylines)
6) SEASONALITY (gasolineanddieselareseasonalproducts)
CrudeandGasolinePrices
$125 RefineryMargins $200
$75 $150
$50 $125
$25 $100
$0 $75
Year: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
$25 $50
$50 $25
$75 $0
U.S. Refineries
OperableCapacityx1000
BBL/Day 17000
250
16500
200
16000
150
15500
100
15000
50 14500
82 83 85 87 89 91 92 94 96 98 99 01 03 05 07 08 10 12 14