Intro to Refinery Process1

ESSENTIALS OF REFINERY PROCESSES S K KALRA INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD PANIPAT REFINERY

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REFINERY

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WHAT IS A REFINERY ??

PETROLEUM REFINERY ‘Marketable’ Products

Crude Oil

REFINERY OVER VIEW Corporate

Refinery Management Information Services

OM&S

Maintenance/In spection (Civil,

PRODUCTION

Mechanical. Electrical, Metallurgy)

Administration & Finance

Stores & Materials

Process Section/Qual ity Control Engineering Services

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COMPLETE REFINERY Quality Control

OM&S (Product Blending & Dispatch)

Crude Oil

Power & Utilities

Marketing

Jetty / Pipeline

OM&S

Finishing Units Separation Units

OM&S (Intermediates)

Conversion Units Welfare / Admn.

Waste Treatment

Around the clock operation

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Complexity of a Refinery The combination of refining processes and operations employed (complexity) varies from one refinery to another. Factors deciding the complexity of a refinery Nature/source of crude oils to be processed Demand pattern in the markets to be covered Product quality – current / future Production of feed stocks for downstream units Inter-fuel substitution Environmental stipulations

Crude Oil Characterization

By Gravity: oAPI

SG

>35