heavy oil and tar sand — Introduction crude oils (crude oil) below 20° API gravity are usually considered to be heavy. The lighter conventional crudes are often waterflooded to enhance recovery. The injection of water into the reservoir helps to maintain reservoir… … Universalium
distillate — 1. Any petroleum product produced by boiling crude oil and collecting the vapours produced as a condensate in a separate vessel. Most refinery products can be classed as distillates; for example petrol (light distillate), gas oil (middle) or fuel … Petroleum refining glossary
heavy oil — noun : an oil of high specific gravity; specifically : a high boiling distillate from tar … Useful english dictionary
tar distillate — noun : a fraction in petroleum refining containing heavy oils and paraffin … Useful english dictionary
diesel engine — a compression ignition engine in which a spray of fuel, introduced into air compressed to a temperature of approximately 1000° F (538° C), ignites at a virtually constant pressure. Also called diesel. [1890 95] * * * Internal combustion engine in … Universalium
Barrel (unit) — bbl redirects here. For other uses, see BBL (disambiguation). A barrel is one of several units of volume, with dry barrels, fluid barrels (UK beer barrel, U.S. beer barrel), oil barrel, etc. The volume of some barrel units is double others, with… … Wikipedia
тяжелый дистиллят — Дистиллят с температурой кипения, в основном, выше 350 °С при нормальном атмосферном давлении; он состоит из самых тяжелых фракций, полученных при атмосферной перегонке, и фракций, полученных при вакуумной перегонке. [СТ РК ИСО 1998 1 2004… … Справочник технического переводчика
Fuel oil — An oil tanker taking on bunker fuel. Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the… … Wikipedia
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
Continuous distillation — Image 1: Typical industrial distillation towers Image 2: A crude oil vacuum distillation column as used in oil refineries … Wikipedia
Crack spread — Energy portal Crack spread is a term used in the oil industry and futures trading for the differential between the price of crude oil and petroleum products extracted from it that is, the profit margin that an oil refinery can expect to make by… … Wikipedia