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CAPACITY CREEP [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Utilization (Oil and Natural Gas)
CONT

Refiners generally strive to increase output levels through improvements to internal processes and through ongoing minor investments. This results in small increases in refinery capacity, referred to as capacity creep.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation commerciale (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
DEF

Augmentation de la capacité d'une installation de raffinage, induite par des modifications de cette installation ou de ses conditions de fonctionnement.

CONT

Les raffineurs s'efforcent généralement d'accroître leurs rendements en améliorant leurs procédés et en apportant régulièrement des améliorations mineures à leurs installations. Il en résulte de faibles gains de capacité, que l'on désigne «étirement de la capacité».

OBS

bonus de capacité : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 3 avril 2014.

Spanish

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