Modular mini refineries are best utilized in emerging economies and in remote locations where gasoline, diesel and fuel oil are needed. The local crude oil is normally your lowest cost feed stock because the transportation costs are minimized. Mini refineries with heavy crudes and low API gravity produce more fuel oil and less naphtha and diesel.
What is a mini refinery?
A mini refinery is defined as a refinery that produces less than 5,000 barrels of oil a day ¨C however, this is a loosely agreed-upon definition. Mini refinery designs can vary, particularly if they are of a modular construction. Modular-mini refineries are intended to be easy-to-construct refineries that can be customised for consumer demands.
What is a Costello modular mini refinery?
11/10/2017By R.C. Costello Modular mini refineries are best utilized in emerging economies and in remote locations where gasoline, diesel and fuel oil are needed. The local crude oil is normally your lowest cost feed stock because the transportation costs are minimized.
What are Akfen mini refineries?
Akfen Mini-Refineries are skid mounted, modular crude oil distillation units (CDU) which process from 22.000 Liter of crude oil per Day and are capable of producing a variety of finished products including naphtha (straight run gasoline), kerosene, arctic and summer diesel and fuel oil. A reformer may be added for producing high-octane gasoline.