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Super Heavy Crude Oil Refinery Project Feasibility Study

Mansouri, Gholam Reza | 2009

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 40040 (01)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Industrial Engineering
  6. Advisor(s): Safaeih, Mohammad Reza
  7. Abstract:
  8. The market demand of super heavy crude oil is very low due to its determinative both physical and chemical properties. Unfortunately existing refineries in Iran are not capable to refine this kind of crude oil. Marketing issues besides great price difference with other crude oil types leads us to find economical solution for optimal use of this national possession. About 70 percent of super heavy crude oil produced from Soroush and Norouz oil fields is un-refineable materials and to refine this heavy crude oil to refinery products like gasoline or gas oil a refinery with RFCC ( Residual Fluid Catalitic Cracking) technology must be made. Super high Technology and very heavy capital cost are main characteristics of this process scheme. Make a refinery by use of RFCC due to financial limitations of the country and a ban on oil industry, in the current conditions can hardly be possible. The last three decades wars and high economic growth in the Middle East market has made Tar product market with low supply and high demand.. High traffic of ships in the Persian Gulf region and their need to fuel, has provided a very suitable market for fuel oil. In this project we are seeking to study the technical and economical feasibility to make the first super heavy crude oil refinery. We believe that with election of an optimal process scheme, besides reducing distillation products imports to the country, suitable products for export market could be provide. In this research has been trying to describe the solution of make new type of refinery in accordance with the existing conditions, facilities and capabilities in the country.
  9. Keywords:
  10. Feasibility Study ; Refinery ; Super Heavy Crude Oil ; Soroush Oil Field ; Norouz Oil Field

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