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REFINERY CAPACITY [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Utilization (Oil and Natural Gas)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capacity creep
1, record 1, English, capacity%20creep
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - capacity%20creep
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation commerciale (Pétrole et gaz naturel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bonus de capacité
1, record 1, French, bonus%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- étirement de la capacité 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tirement%20de%20la%20capacit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Augmentation de la capacité d'une installation de raffinage, induite par des modifications de cette installation ou de ses conditions de fonctionnement. 1, record 1, French, - bonus%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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». 2, record 1, French, - bonus%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bonus de capacité : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 3 avril 2014. 3, record 1, French, - bonus%20de%20capacit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- design crude oil processing capacity
1, record 2, English, design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- design crude oil capacity 2, record 2, English, design%20crude%20oil%20capacity
correct
- nameplate capacity 3, record 2, English, nameplate%20capacity
correct
- nominal crude capacity 4, record 2, English, nominal%20crude%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Nigeria’s four refineries have a combined nameplate capacity of 438,750 bbl/d ... 5, record 2, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - design%20crude%20oil%20processing%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité nominale de traitement de brut
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20de%20brut
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capacité nominale de traitement du brut 2, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20du%20brut
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20de%20brut
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20nominale%20de%20traitement%20de%20brut
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-01-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Mining Wastes
- Radioactive Ores (Mining)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- uranium recycling project
1, record 3, English, uranium%20recycling%20project
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Uranium Recycle Project. Cameco is seeking approval for remilling two recyclable products from the Blind River refinery and Port Hope conversion facilities in Ontario, at its Key Lake operation in northern Saskatchewan. This approval would constitute a change to the mill feed component of the Key Lake operation. The purpose of remilling is to recover the uranium content of the uranium bearing products which are in a dry powdered form similar to the material that is fed into one stage of the milling process called the "leach circuit. "The recyclable products contain approximately 4% uranium and would be used to produce the licensed capacity of some 28 million pounds of U3O8. The majority of the uranium in these recyclable products is from Saskatchewan mines. 1, record 3, English, - uranium%20recycling%20project
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets miniers
- Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- projet de recyclage de sous-produits uranifères
1, record 3, French, projet%20de%20recyclage%20de%20sous%2Dproduits%20uranif%C3%A8res
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un projet de recyclage de sous-produits uranifères provenant de la raffinerie et des usines de conversion de Cameco à Key Lake fait présentement l'objet d'un examen préalable aux termes de la LCEE [Loi canadienne sur l'évaluation environnementale]. 1, record 3, French, - projet%20de%20recyclage%20de%20sous%2Dproduits%20uranif%C3%A8res
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-01-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ore Extraction and Transport
- Economic Geology
- Bauxite Mining
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tonnes per year
1, record 4, English, tonnes%20per%20year
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- TPY 1, record 4, English, TPY
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- tonnes a year 2, record 4, English, tonnes%20a%20year
correct, plural
- tons per annum 2, record 4, English, tons%20per%20annum
correct, plural
- tpa 3, record 4, English, tpa
correct
- tpa 3, record 4, English, tpa
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alcoa’s current capacity of 6.7 m tonnes a year makes it the largest single source of alumina in the world, supplying 16% of the 41 m tonnes (smelter grade plus chemicals feedstock) consumed worldwide in 1996. ... Following the completion of the third reduction line in late 1997 at Boyne Island, the company will have an aluminium entitlement in excess of 650 000 tpa. 2, record 4, English, - tonnes%20per%20year
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Nalco has chalked out an ambitious expansion plan in two phases... Phase I of the programme which has received approval from the Cabinet involves doubling of bauxite mining capacity to 4. 8 m tpa, increase in alumina refinery capacity to 1. 6 m tpa. 4, record 4, English, - tonnes%20per%20year
Record 4, Key term(s)
- tonne per year
- tonne a year
- ton per annum
- ton per year
- tons per year
- ton a year
- tons a year
- tonnes per annum
- tonne per annum
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Extraction et transport du minerai
- Géologie économique
- Mines de bauxite
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tonnes par an
1, record 4, French, tonnes%20par%20an
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- TPA 2, record 4, French, TPA
feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Key term(s)
- tonne par an
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-12-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Establishments
- Sugar Industry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sugar refinery
1, record 5, English, sugar%20refinery
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Racecourse Refinery is Australia's newest and most advanced sugar refinery. [It] has a rated capacity of 50 tonnes per hour, or about 350, 000 tonnes per annum. The refining process itself is conventional with the following main operations : affination, phosphatation and filtration, granular carbon decolourisation, crystallisation, centrifuging and drying. 2, record 5, English, - sugar%20refinery
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Établissements industriels
- Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sucrerie
1, record 5, French, sucrerie
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- raffinerie de sucre 2, record 5, French, raffinerie%20de%20sucre
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Établissement où l'on raffine le sucre. 3, record 5, French, - sucrerie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Establecimientos industriales
- Industria azucarera
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- refinería azucarera
1, record 5, Spanish, refiner%C3%ADa%20azucarera
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mixed xylene unit 1, record 6, English, mixed%20xylene%20unit
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- MX unit 2, record 6, English, MX%20unit
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - mixed%20xylene%20unit
Record number: 6, 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 6, English, - mixed%20xylene%20unit
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- unité mixte de xylène
1, record 6, French, unit%C3%A9%20mixte%20de%20xyl%C3%A8ne
proposal, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - unit%C3%A9%20mixte%20de%20xyl%C3%A8ne
Record number: 6, 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 6, French, - unit%C3%A9%20mixte%20de%20xyl%C3%A8ne
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-05-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Oil Production
- Petroleum Distillation
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- conversion capacity
1, record 7, English, conversion%20capacity
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is expected that new refinery conversion capacity will have to be added to provide expanded markets for the increasing volumes of blended bitumen 1, record 7, English, - conversion%20capacity
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Production pétrolière
- Distillation du pétrole
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- capacité de transformation
1, record 7, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20transformation
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les raffineries devront augmenter leur capacité de transformation pour pouvoir recevoir des volumes croissants de bitume fluidifié. 1, record 7, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20transformation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Oil Refining
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- processee
1, record 8, English, processee
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A company which leases, purchases or shares crude oil processing capacity in another company's refinery in Eastern Canada to process its own crude oil. 1, record 8, English, - processee
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "processor." 2, record 8, English, - processee
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Raffinage du pétrole
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- société faisant traiter à façon
1, record 8, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20faisant%20traiter%20%C3%A0%20fa%C3%A7on
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- compagnie faisant traiter à façon 1, record 8, French, compagnie%20faisant%20traiter%20%C3%A0%20fa%C3%A7on
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1) Manuel des méthodes de répartition du pétrole brut. Législation des produits du pétrole. 2) Opérations de traitement à façon de pétrole brut. Les raffineries peuvent traiter du pétrole brut à façon pour le compte de sociétés étrangères [...] La «company» dont il est question n'a pas nécessairement la structure juridique d'une société. 1, record 8, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20faisant%20traiter%20%C3%A0%20fa%C3%A7on
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1985-12-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- refinery simulator
1, record 9, English, refinery%20simulator
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The petroleum refining industry was analyzed on a regional basis using a refinery simulator. A single refinery for each region having a capacity equal to the total refinery capacity in the regions(Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western) was used to determine the refining modifications required(if any) for each case. 1, record 9, English, - refinery%20simulator
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- simulateur de raffinerie
1, record 9, French, simulateur%20de%20raffinerie
masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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