Residual Processing in FCC SPE 70801
Language: Inglés Series: Guzmán, J.D ; Publication details: Dallas, Texas Society of Petroleum Engineers 2001Online resources: Summary: When the company decided to participate in the international market, it became necessary to increase the throughout in the Refinery. At that moment, fuel oil had a very low price, so there was no incentive to increase the feed to the Topping units once the capacity of the vacuum and coker units was surpassed. After a strategic analysis an opportunity was founded in the operations of the two cat crackers. The idea of feeding these units with atmospheric bottoms and converting them into valuable products, showed a very good economic return. This was based in the fact that both crackers were operating in a low utilization mode.| Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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When the company decided to participate in the international market, it became necessary to increase the throughout in the Refinery. At that moment, fuel oil had a very low price, so there was no incentive to increase the feed to the Topping units once the capacity of the vacuum and coker units was surpassed. After a strategic analysis an opportunity was founded in the operations of the two cat crackers. The idea of feeding these units with atmospheric bottoms and converting them into valuable products, showed a very good economic return. This was based in the fact that both crackers were operating in a low utilization mode.
