Worldwide Refining and Petrochemical Industry Monitor Publication date: 2019 Item#:D10904 This biannual report covers current and future environmental regulations for regions and countries around the world, including government proposals and pending mandates.
Worldwide Refining and Petrochemical Industry Monitor Publication date: 2019 Item#:D20901 This biannual report covers country-specific supply and demand of oil, refined products, and petrochemicals for all global regions.
Worldwide Refining and Petrochemical Industry Monitor Publication date: 2019 Item#:D30901 This biannual report provides an overview of existing refinery systems around the world, as well as country-specific plans for new refineries and refinery expansions and revamps.
Worldwide Refining and Petrochemical Industry Monitor Publication date: 2019 Item#:D40901 This biannual report covers the output and demand of ethanol, biodiesel, biobutanol, and other emerging biofuels, as well as country-specific legislation requiring the production, blending, and use of biofuels.
Shutdown Database Publication date:Weekly- 2018 Item#:E00900 Global Refinery Shutdown Analytics (GRSA): Turning refinery shutdown data into profits and opportunities
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:March 2017 Item#:C01600 Major challenges now facing refiners amid market uncertainty: What crudes to buy? What products to make?
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:July 2015 Item#:C01301 Just Published. Global gasoline demand defies expectations. In spite of on-going talks of "dieselization" in the transportation fuel market, gasoline demand in the world's two biggest oil consumers (the US and China) is going strong, supporting refining margins across the globe.
Conference Papers Publication date:September 2014 Item#:F01409 Papers presented by various companies at the Opportunity Crudes conference held in Houston, TX in 2014.
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:February 2014 Item#:c01300 Unplanned refinery shutdowns hit company earnings two ways: lost production and potential liabilities for excess flaring and unsafe operations.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:4Q 2013 Item#:B1024 Visbreaking is a thermal conversion process introduced in 1939, offers refineries an option to enhance residue conversion with moderate capital investment compared to alternative conversion processes.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:4Q 2012 Item#:B1009 Investigates the state-of-the-art technology and plant operations of a refinery gas plant to recover valuable light ends in the refining process. A discussion of the latest patents and research work on this topic is also included.
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:July 2012 Item#:C01200 NEW. The global refining business is pressing forward in a difficult operating environment in which only the best, most sophisticated refineries will be profitable. Complex refineries are considered the ones that can buy the cheapest feeds and convert them into the products the market wants using the most cost-effective processes in the near term with a long-term operational strategy. The cost factor is the key in maintaining profit margins.
Conference Papers Publication date:May 2012 Item#:F01205 Papers presented by various companies at the Opportunity Crudes conference held in Houston, TX in 2012.
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:June 2011 Item#:C01100 At a time of volatile oil prices and crude supply uncertainty, many refiners around the world are again turning their attention to relatively less expensive, unconventional or opportunity crudes (opcrudes). Opcrudes generally include heavy sour grades, oilsand/bitumen, extra heavy oil, high TAN crudes, and oil shale. Refineries without a capability of handling opcrudes will lose out to the competition in the long term.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:2Q 2011 Item#:B21102 Latest Review.
Hydrotreating is a process that has become synonymous with removing impurities from petroleum feedstocks.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:2Q 2011 Item#:B1011 In the GTL section, the new products and topics covered include:
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:1Q 2011 Item#:B1016
In light of the MTBE phase-out in the US, the increased blending of low-RVP ethanol, and concerns surrounding the safety of acid-catalyzed alkylation processes, the production of isooctane via the dimerization and hydrogenation of isobutane has become an attractive option for a number of refiners to yield a high-octane, low-RVP gasoline blending component.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:1Q 2011 Item#:B1019 The refining industry—indeed, industry in general—has come to recognize reliability and safety as essential to profitability.
Worldwide Refining Business Digest Weekly.e Publication date:Weekly- 2017 Item#:A000900 Extensive coverage of refining industry news in the US-Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:4Q 2010 Item#:B21004
The fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) is a main refinery conversion process responsible for producing a large amount of the refinery gasoline pool along with diesel, light olefins, and LPG.
Shutdown Database Publication date: 2016 Item#:E00900-2 This online database captures both the latest unplanned and planned events. In particular, refineries are reporting their turnaround schedules for the current and upcoming years, so now’s the time to spot future maintenance projects with the Global Refinery Shutdown Roundup. (GRSR)
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:3Q 2010 Item#:B1004 Coking is a major bottom-of-the-barrel upgrading process whose popularity has risen steadily in response to heavier crude supplies and the dwindling demand for residual fuel oils.
Conference Papers Publication date:November 2010 Item#:F01010 Papers presented by various companies at the Opportunity Crudes conference held in Houston, TX in 2010.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:3Q 2010 Item#:B21003 Hydrocracking (HC) has become an integral unit for refiners looking to process lower-quality, (and therefore, lower-cost) crudes into high quality fuels.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:2Q 2010 Item#:B21002 The
Review is a comprehensive guide
for refiners designed to highlight the technological aspects of each and every
process in a petroleum refinery.
Solvent extraction and deasphalting processes�or solvent deasphalting (SDA) as it is commonly known�use hydrocarbons such as propane, butanes, pentanes, or a mixture of these to extract light, paraffinic components from heavy residue streams. Solvent deasphalting technology can be flexibly applied in a number of areas in the refinery and in upstream heavy oil upgrading applications.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:1Q 2010 Item#:B21001 The 1Q 2010 issue of the Review features updates on market/technology trends and opportunities, state-of-the-art technology offerings, discussions on plant operations and practices, and a look into research and development work in the areas of Crude Blending, Treating, and Desalting and Isomerization.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:4Q 2009 Item#:B20904 This issue of the Review includes a thorough evaluation of state-of-the-art commercial technology, plant operations and design, and innovative research and development work for fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) and light olefins production technologies.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:3Q 2009 Item#:B20903 This issue of the Review includes a thorough evaluation of state-of-the-art commercial technology, plant operations and design, and innovative research and development work for hydrocracking and catalytic reforming technologies.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:2Q 2009 Item#:B20902 Latest hydrotreating and product treating and blending technology advances, technical challenges, and R&D work. The focus of these technologies in the modern refinery is for removing sulfur and other contaminants from feed and product streams
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:March 2009 Item#:C00901 Report answers the ultimate question of how to allocate resources in future operations based on feed availability, product values, operating costs, financial capability, and carbon footprint.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:1Q 2009 Item#:B20901 Around the world, increasing demand for ultra-clean gasoline and diesel fuels and the rising use of heavy sour crudes has prompted many refiners to expand hydrotreatinig and hydrocracking capacity. As a result, the hydrogen and sulfur plants have become significant pieces in the refinery puzzle. This issue of the Review covers the expanding role of the sulfur and hydrogen plants in terms of available technology, processing considerations, and innovative R&D work.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Quarterly Issues) Publication date:4Q 2008 Item#:B20804 Recent fluid catalytic cracking and crude distillation technology advances, technical challenges, and R&D work. The operation of these two primary processing units will be integral to the production of gasoline and other distillate products in the refinery.
Conference Papers Publication date:May 2008 Item#:F00805 Papers presented by various companies at the Opportunity Crudes conference held in Houston, TX in 2008.
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:December 2007 Item#:C00701 In-depth and insightful report on technology advances and economic assessments of solutions to secure steady fuel supplies and comply with increasingly stringent environmental requirements especially related to climate change in the next 10-20 years.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:1Q 2007 Item#:B1010 Gasification technologies for refinery application are covered in this section of the Review. A look into state-of-the-art and emerging technologies is included. Additionally, this section touches on the application of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) technology for refinery application to cogenerate refinery utilities.
Worldwide Refinery Processing Review (Individual Technology) Publication date:4Q 2005 Item#:B1020 The plant upgrades and revamps section discusses revamps of the entire refinery as well as those of specific units such as distillation towers, hydrotreaters, H2 plants, and visbreakers. It also summarizes the plant upgrading and revamping activity taking place around the world.
Multi-Client Strategic Report Publication date:October 2002 Item#:C00201 Technical and Economic Assessments of the Latest Refinery Processes/Catalysts/Hardware; Innovations to Increase Yields of Alkylate, Iso-octane and Isomerate; and Novel Specialty Additives.