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BARRELS PER STREAM DAY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- design crude oil processing capacity
1, record 1, English, design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- design crude oil capacity 2, record 1, English, design%20crude%20oil%20capacity
correct
- nameplate capacity 3, record 1, English, nameplate%20capacity
correct
- nominal crude capacity 4, record 1, English, nominal%20crude%20capacity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For crude oil processing business, the design crude oil processing capacity is 4 million tons per year. In 1999, the processed crude oil totaled 2.9134 million tons, in which the imported oil was 2.2362 million tons and the stock oil was 121.2 thousand tons. 1, record 1, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The refinery was constructed in the early 1950's and placed on stream October 1953 with a design crude oil capacity of 15, 000 barrels per day. Over the following years facilities have been added and the current crude oil capacity is 80, 000 barrels per day... 2, record 1, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Nigeria’s four refineries have a combined nameplate capacity of 438,750 bbl/d ... 5, record 1, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
1994 Commissioning of the new visbreaker and kerosene hydrotreater units. Nominal crude capacity is now 104,000 bpd. 4, record 1, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nameplate capacity : When applied to a refinery, it is the nominal design crude oil processing capacity of a refinery, normally expressed in barrels of crude oil per day. 6, record 1, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité nominale de traitement de brut
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20de%20brut
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capacité nominale de traitement du brut 2, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20du%20brut
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de référence correspondant à la quantité de pétrole brut que peut traiter une raffinerie en un laps de temps donné (par exemple des barils par jour). 3, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20de%20brut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réputée l'une des plus efficaces de l'industrie pétrolière, la raffinerie de McKee, située au cœur de l'enclave du Texas, est la plus grande raffinerie entre la côte du golfe et la côte Ouest. De conception moderne et avec une capacité nominale de traitement de brut de 140 000 barils par jour, elle approvisionne les marchés de l'Arizona, du Colorado, du Nouveau Mexique, de l'Oklahoma et du Texas en produits de grande valeur, notamment l'essence, le diesel et le carburéacteur. 1, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20de%20brut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- barrels per stream day
1, record 2, English, barrels%20per%20stream%20day
correct, see observation, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- BPSD 2, record 2, English, BPSD
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] throughput of oil expressed in barrels processed during one day when the plant is running the whole of the time. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 3, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BPCD :Barrels per calendar day. Measure of the rated capacity of a process unit or operation. Defined as 1/365 th of the annual throughput. This measure accounts for down time for maintenance, etc. An alternate measure is barrels per stream day [BPSD], the measure of the maximum daily capacity. On-stream factor is the ratio of BPCD to BPSD. 4, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barrels per stream day : term standardized by ISO. 5, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrels per stream day : term rarely used in the singular(barrel per stream day). 5, record 2, English, - barrels%20per%20stream%20day
Record 2, Key term(s)
- barrel per stream day
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barils par jour de marche
1, record 2, French, barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de produit pétrolier, exprimée en barils, traitée par jour en régime permanent. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 2, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barils par jour de marche : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barils par jour de marche : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (baril par jour de marche). 2, record 2, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20de%20marche
Record 2, Key term(s)
- baril par jour de marche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Oil Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- barrels per calendar day
1, record 3, English, barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
correct, see observation, plural, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- BPCD 2, record 3, English, BPCD
correct
- bpcd 3, record 3, English, bpcd
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] throughput of oil expressed in barrels processed over a period of time divided by the number of days in that period. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
BPCD :Barrels per calendar day. Measure of the rated capacity of a process unit or operation. Defined as 1/365 th of the annual throughput. This measure accounts for down time for maintenance, etc. An alternate measure is barrels per stream day [BPSD], the measure of the maximum daily capacity. On-stream factor is the ratio of BPCD to BPSD. 2, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barrels per calendar day: term standardized by ISO. 4, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barrels per calendar day: term rarely used in the singular (barrel per calendar day). 4, record 3, English, - barrels%20per%20calendar%20day
Record 3, Key term(s)
- barrel per calendar day
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Production pétrolière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- barils par jour calendaire
1, record 3, French, barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- barils par jour civil 2, record 3, French, barils%20par%20jour%20civil
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Quantité de produit pétrolier, exprimée en barils, traitée au cours d'une période de temps, divisée par le nombre de jours de cette période. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barils par jour calendaire : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 3, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barils par jour calendaire : terme rarement utilisé au singulier (baril par jour calendaire). 3, record 3, French, - barils%20par%20jour%20calendaire
Record 3, Key term(s)
- baril par jour calendaire
- baril par jour civil
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mixed xylene unit 1, record 4, English, mixed%20xylene%20unit
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- MX unit 2, record 4, English, MX%20unit
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hyundai Corporation and Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd. jointly obtained oil refinery plant order worth US$12 million from Petron of the Philippines on a turnkey basis. Hyundai will repair the light thermal catalytic cracking unit to capacity of 15, 000 BPSD [barrels per stream day] and newly construct mixed xylene unit with the capacity of 7, 200 BPSD. 3, record 4, English, - mixed%20xylene%20unit
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hyundai, recently undertaking the civil engineering role in building a chemical plant for a Petron TCCU [Thermofor catalytic cracking unit] & MX [mixed xylene] project, also plans to actively take part in the construction of other Philippine chemical plants. 4, record 4, English, - mixed%20xylene%20unit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- unité mixte de xylène
1, record 4, French, unit%C3%A9%20mixte%20de%20xyl%C3%A8ne
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unité mixte de xylène : terme proposé sur le modèle de «unité de paraxylène», attesté dans l'Internet. (Voir justification qui suit.) 1, record 4, French, - unit%C3%A9%20mixte%20de%20xyl%C3%A8ne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coastal : projet conjoint de 200 millions de dollars avec SGF Chimie pour le redémarrage de son unité de paraxylène de Montréal-Est; [...] 2, record 4, French, - unit%C3%A9%20mixte%20de%20xyl%C3%A8ne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-03-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- stream day crude rate
1, record 5, English, stream%20day%20crude%20rate
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"stream day crude rate", means the rate, in barrels per day, at which crude oil is processed in a refinery. 1, record 5, English, - stream%20day%20crude%20rate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
See Consolidated Regulations of Canada (C.R.C.), 1978, chapter 828, s. 2(1). 2, record 5, English, - stream%20day%20crude%20rate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- taux de brut par jour de fonctionnement effectif
1, record 5, French, taux%20de%20brut%20par%20jour%20de%20fonctionnement%20effectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir la Codification des règlements du Canada (C.R.C.), 1978, chapitre 828, art. 2(1). 2, record 5, French, - taux%20de%20brut%20par%20jour%20de%20fonctionnement%20effectif
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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