A proposed design can improve a production facility that handles sour crudes containing saline water. The design provides low crude oil shrinkage during stabilization and optimizes H2S removal, particularly in summer.A project in the Middle East used the design, and this article discusses a case study for the design based on a similar Middle East crude and the same product specifications and ambient temperatures as in the actual project.The case discussed has slightly different oil shrinkage values and cost savings than the actual project, but the final conclusions are the same.Production facilitiesFor more then a decade, companies have based the design of production facilities for sour c...