01999nmc a2200205 4500 20260520010342.0 260224s xxu PD I116 2 0015550 The dawn of the Latin American shale revolution 5/6/2019 ; 04/04/2017 16 p. North America has enjoyed a crude oil revolution the latter part of the last decade with the proliferation of shale gas and oil production, leading to increased profit margins and lower operating costs for refiners. Recent studies show that shale gas and oil reserves in Latin America to be some of the largest in the world, positioning the region as a potential global shale gas and oil superpower. As example, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), Argentina holds the world’s fourth largest shale oil reserve and Venezuela the seventh largest. Processing shale oils, especially when mixed with the more traditional heavy oil crude slate that makes up much of the current South American refinery diet, brings a complex set of processing challenges in several areas of the refinery such as desalters, tank farm management, corrosion and fouling control, product yield, and waste water treatment plant operations. This paper will highlight the lessons learned over the last decade from processing shale oils in North America, compare and contrast North American and Latin American shale oils, show actual challenges that refineries are already facing in South America and discuss how to successfully increase shale oil in the Latin American refinery diet CONGTP Zurlo, Jeffrey A. 55724 Barbosa, Tatiana 55725 Congreso Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Refinación (4to. : 2015 nov. 17-20 : Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires) 55321 190193 190193 https://biblioteca.iapg.org.ar/ArchivosAdjuntos/CongresoLatinoamericanoydelCaribedeRefinacion/501.pdf 0 0 0 0 258012 BAAB BAAB PD I116 2 0015550 2026-03-06 200062443 0 PD I116 2 0015550 200062443 2026-03-06 00:20:18 2026-03-06 ARCHIVO