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HEAVY-OIL UPGRADING [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
CONT

In the context of present world prices of crude oil and probable price increases in the near future, the overall economics of heavy-oil recovery and upgrading appear favourable.

OBS

... heavy oil may be upgraded by one of two basic approaches: Coking ... and Hydrocracking ...

OBS

... upgrading plants that will convert the heavy oil into a "synthetic crude" acceptable to existing refineries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole

Spanish

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