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  1. WRIGHT KILLEN: BTU TAX WILL SHAKE U.S. REFINERS

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    Mon, 10 May 1993

    s proposed BTU tax goes into effect. Such a tax will add more than a score of refineries and I million b/d of crude oil refining capacity to a list Wright Killen earlier classed as "at risk of failure" or "likely to fail." The firm late

  2. WORLDWIDE REFINERS MAKING BIG MOVE INTO MODERNIZATION

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    Mon, 21 Dec 1992

    Anne K. Rhodes Refining/Petrochemical Editor Worldwide crude oil refining capacity has decreased by about 1.3 million bbl, or 1.8%, since Jan. 1, 1992, according to the Journal's most recent

  1. WORLD CRUDE CAPACITY STAYS FLAT WHILE CONVERSION CAPABILITY RISES AGAIN

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    Mon, 20 Dec 1993

    Anne K. Rhodes Refining/Petrochemical Editor The world's crude oil refining capacity remained essentially flat during 1993, decreasing by only about 18,000 b/d. Conversion capability, however-measured

  2. Special Report: Worldwide Gas Processing: Stability of LPG markets threatened by world events

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    Mon, 6 Jun 2011

    2 million tonnes to about 241 million tonnes worldwide. Globally, about 41% of LPG supply is a by-product of crude oil refining . Around 24% of LPG supply is recovered from natural gas that is associated with crude oil production. Nearly 35

  3. Nelson-Farrar Quarterly Costimating

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    Mon, 4 Jul 2011

    Gary Farrar Contributing Editor The costs of two chemicals used in crude - oil refining went unchanged during 2008-10 and are no longer tracked, while the costs of three others varied significantly. The two stable

  4. SPECIAL REPORT: Global LPG markets react to high oil prices

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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008

    dominates the region’s LPG supply, with around 95% of production. Much of the growth has been due to additional crude oil refining capacity added in the late 1990s. More than two-thirds of the regional LPG production comes from refineries

  5. US ETHANE OUTLOOK—1: Increased US ethane capacity puts processors at greater risk

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    Mon, 16 Feb 2009

    refinery operations, equivalent ethane supplies from crude oil refining remain fairly stable. It is important to note that ..... other NGLs and petroleum-derived feedstocks from crude oil refining , mainly naphtha and gas oil. Since crude oil prices

  6. La. refinery converts control system without shutdown

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    Mon, 28 Sep 2009

    major markets, Marathon's operations include a seven-plant refining network with more than 1 million b/d of crude oil refining capacity. Marathon Oil's refinery at Garyville, La., is the last grassroots refinery built in the US (Fig

  7. Changing US crude imports are driving refinery upgrades

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    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    stringent specifications on the allowable sulfur content in gasoline and diesel fuel has wrought modifications to US crude oil refining infrastructure over these years. In 2004, Canada overtook Saudi Arabia to become the largest exporter of crude

  8. How Nelson-Farrar indexes of chemical costs have changed

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    Mon, 6 Jul 2009

    The costs of two important chemicals used in crude - oil refining changed very little during 2006-08, while the costs of three others varied significantly. The two stable chemicals were hydrofluoric