Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...

Refining converts mixed crude oil into specification fuels, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants, and other products by physical separation, chemical conversion, and product treating/blending. It ...

Refiner Phillips 66 can run Venezuelan crude at two U.S. Gulf Coast refineries as production ramps up, Chief Financial Officer Kevin Mitchell said. Mitchell said its Lake Charles and Sweeny refineries ...

Light US crude requires a different configuration at refineries Changing refinery setup can be a lengthy and expensive process Running different crude types impacts refinery yields, margin April 9 - U ...