oil refinery
Crude conversion plant
An oil refinery is an industrial facility that processes crude oil into usable products—gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and petrochemical feedstocks.
Refineries use distillation and chemical processes to separate crude oil into components based on their boiling points.
The oil refinery employs three thousand workers.
Purification via vaporization
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- catalyticPromoting change unchanged
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
- alkylationAdding hydrocarbon groups chemically
desulfurization · isomerization · coking · reforming · blending · treatment · separation · conversion
Environmental harm from waste
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- flareSudden bright burst
- exhaustUse up entirely
fumes · particulates · smog · carbon · sulfur dioxide · VOC · discharge · ventilation
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- jet fuelAircraft turbine propellant
- naphthaVolatile petroleum-derived solvent
bitumen · asphalt · lubricant · petrochemical · propane · butane · fuel oil · paraffin
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- flareSudden bright burst
- stackItems piled vertically
chimney · cooling tower · control room · terminal · drum · vessel · furnace · heat exchanger
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
- catalyticPromoting change unchanged
- fractionationSeparating mixture into components
alkylation · desulfurization · isomerization · coking · reforming · blending · treatment · separation · conversion · feedstock
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- flareSudden bright burst
exhaust · fumes · particulates · smog · carbon · sulfur dioxide · VOC · discharge · ventilation · scrubber
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- jet fuelAircraft turbine propellant
naphtha · bitumen · asphalt · lubricant · petrochemical · propane · butane · fuel oil · paraffin · wax
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
stack · chimney · cooling tower · control room · terminal · drum · vessel · furnace · heat exchanger · compressor
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
heavy · light · hydrocarbon · upstream · downstream · OPEC · tanker · import · blend · grade
- Energy Industryelectric company, power company, gas company, oil company, utility company
- industrial sitesfactory floor, factories, petrochemical plants, plants, steel mills
- industryfactories, factory, automotive, manufacturing plant, manufacturing plants
- oil industryoil fields, oil well, oil rig, oil production, oil field
- refinerydistillation, cracking, fractionator, gasoline, diesel
- chemical facilitieschemical plant, petrochemical plant, fertilizer plant, natural gas plant, processing plant
oil refineryoil well
Petroleum extraction site
wellhead · drilling rig · oil field · offshore platform · gas station
oil refinerysolar farm
Grid-scale photovoltaic installation
wind farm · hydroelectric plant · geothermal plant · hydroelectric dam · nuclear power plant
oil refinerynature preserve
Protected natural habitat area
wildlife sanctuary · national park · conservation area · forest reserve · carbon sink
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