Lucke, E.
Consider the pros and cons when importing heavy oil for cokers
Process Optimization
/ Refining
/ Americas
/ Asia/Pacific
/ Cetane
/ Construction
/ Crude oil
/ Diesel
/ Economics
/ Engineering & Design
/ Equipment
/ Europe
/ Gasoline
/ Hydrocracking
/ Hydrogen
/ Hydrotreating
/ Middle East
/ Octane
/ Piping
The recent shift to lighter crudes has starved many US heavy oil units of feed. Maximizing asset use makes importing heavy oil for vacuum distillation and delayed coking attractive.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
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Completion date:
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