Purpose: Convert heterogeneous crude oil into on-spec products (LPG, gasoline, jet, diesel, petrochemical feedstocks, base oils, asphalt) via staged separation, conversion, treating, and blending. I.1 ...

Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...

Chevron begins processing Venezuelan oil at Gulf Coast refinery following Maduro's capture, marking the company's first ...

Chevron’s push to ramp up Venezuelan heavy crude production reflects a structural refining mismatch in the United States that ...

Learn how the Nelson Complexity Index quantifies refinery sophistication, determines production capabilities, and impacts ...