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Petroleum refinery in Anacortes, Washington, United States. Petroleum refining processes are the chemical engineering processes and other facilities used in petroleum refineries (also referred to as oil refineries) to transform crude oil into useful products such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline or petrol, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel oil and fuel oils.
The United States was for decades, through 2008, the world's largest net importer of refined petroleum products. But the situation quickly changed in 2008 as American refineries became much more cost-competitive due to large increases in US production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The US became a net exporter of refined ...
Gas from the top of the stabilizer column is compressed and fed to a de-methanizer column. [4] This column separates the lightest hydrocarbons, methane (CH 4) and ethane (C 2 H 6), from the heavier components. Methane and ethane are withdrawn from the top of the column and are used as fuel gas in the plant. Excess gas may be flared. [3] [4]
The largest component of the average price of $2.80/gallon of regular grade gasoline in the United States from 2012 through 2021, representing 54.8% of the price of gas, was the price of crude oil. The second largest component during the same period was taxes—federal and state taxes representing 17% of the price of gas.
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ASTM D20-03(2014) Standard Test Method for Distillation of Road Tars D1160 Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure ASTM Distillation is a subset of the standards set by the standards organization ASTM International , a voluntary standards development organizations that sets technical standards for materials ...
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Still, the print marked the slowest annual increase for core PCE in more than three years. Core PCE rose 0.2 % from the prior month, in line with Wall Street's expectations for 0.2% and faster ...