Oil is an important part of daily life in Canada and all over the world. This powerful source of energy moves us, heats our homes…
Steven G. Gilbert Lead author: Steven G. Gilbert Overview In 1922 oil was found in the Kevin-Sunburst oil fields in Montana. In 1924 a small…
Three major challenges for the oil & gas industry > Reducing costs to remain competitive Producing crude oil and refined products at a lower…
There was quite a lot of publicity these days about fabric construction and also the various materials from which it’s made. “Syntheticfabrics made from petroleum…
Electricity Because the transportation industry is responsible for using 70% of all crude oil produced, there has been great effort in the last two decades…
Hydrorefining generally refers to the reprocessing of certain petroleum products that do not meet the requirements for use by the hydrogenation process to achieve the…
This article was revealed within the Louisiana Weekly in the Jan. 16, 2012 edition. Roots of mighty oaks push up by means of New Orleans…
Crude oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists as a liquid in pure underground reservoirs and remains a liquid when delivered to the surface.…
Step 1: Diagenesis forms Kerogen Diagenesis is a process of compaction under mild conditions of temperature and pressure. When organic aquatic sediments (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates)…
In petroleum refining, the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) (typically referred to as the Atmospheric Distillation Unit) is normally the first processing tools by which crude…