YOUR USE OF THE INTERNATIONAL REFINing survey may be aided by the following information:
All country-by-country volumes are presented in calendar-day figures. An asterisk (*) beside a location indicates that the figure was reported as a stream-day figure and has been converted to a calendar-day figure with the conversion factor 0.95 for crude oil and 0.90 for cat cracking and cat reforming units.
Barrels per calendar day (b/cd) is the maximum number of barrels of input that can be processed during a 24-hour period, after making allowances for the following:
- Types and grades of inputs to be processed.
- Types and grades of products to be manufactured.
- Environmental constraints associated with refinery operations.
- Scheduled downtime such as mechanical problems, repairs and slowdowns.
Barrels per stream day (b/sd) is the amount a unit can process when running at full capacity under optimal feedstock and product slate conditions.
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Catalytic cracking
1. Fluid
2. Other
Catalytic reforming
1. Semiregenerative
2. Cyclic
3. Continuous regeneration
4. Other
Cat reforming definitions are:
- Semiregenerative reforming is characterized by shutdown of the reforming unit at specified intervals, or at the operator`s convenience, for in situ catalyst regeneration.
- Cyclic regeneration reforming is characterized by continuous or continual regeneration of catalyst in situ in any one of several reactors that can be isolated from and returned to the reforming operation. This is accomplished without changing feed rate or octane.
- Continuous regeneration reforming is characterized by the continuous regeneration of part of the catalyst in a special regenerator, followed by continuous addition of this regenerated catalyst to the reactor.
- Other includes nonregenerative reforming (catalyst is replaced by fresh catalyst) and moving-bed catalyst systems.
Footnotes:
A. Previously listed as Sonatrach.
B. Previously listed as Ampol Refineries.
C. Semi-cyclic.
D. Houdry.
E. Previously listed as Ervin.
F. TCC.
G. Previously listed as Schmierstoff Raffinerie.
H. Previously listed as Beta Raffineriegesellschaft Wilhelmshaven mbH.
I. Previously listed as EKO-Hellenic Refineries & Chemicals.
J. Estimate.
K. RCC. L. Residue.
M. Previously listed as Hanwha Energy Co. Ltd.
N. Previously listed as Yukong Ltd.
O. Previously listed as Mapco.
P. Previously listed as Texaco Refining & Marketing Inc.
Q. Previously listed as Shell Martinez Refining Co.
R. Previously listed as Star Enterprise.
S. Previously listed as BHP Hawaii Inc.
T. Previously listed as Shell Norco Refining Co.
U. Previously listed as Petro Source Refining Partners.
V. Previously listed as Mobil Oil Corp.
W. Previously listed as BP Oil Co. X. HOC.
Y. Previously listed as Howell Hydrocarbons & Chemicals Inc.
Z. Previously listed as Crysen Refining Inc. AA. Previously listed as Shell Anacortes Refining Co. BB. VGO.
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Although it supplies Pdvsa`s Amuay refinery, the 50 MMscfd hydrogen plant, started up in September 1997, is owned and operated by a joint venture of Foster Wheeler Corp. (FW) and BOC Gases Inc.
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The Williams North Pole, Alas., refinery, formerly the Mapco Inc. North Pole refinery, completed a new $70 million crude unit. The expansion increased refined products output by 17,000 b/d, 80% of which is jet fuel production.
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