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OverviewIn this volume, the reader will find: an analysis of the refining industry's current environment and economics, including the importance of crude oil, the demand for petroleum products, markets and price setting mechanisms for crude oil and oil products, refining costs and margins, the evolution of the refining capacity and of constraints on the industry; a review of the tools available for optimising and controlling operations; an explanation of material balance management and a description of refinery management and organisation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean-Pierre FavennecPublisher: Editions Technip Imprint: Editions Technip Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 1.134kg ISBN: 9782710808015ISBN 10: 2710808013 Pages: 624 Publication Date: 31 December 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsBackground to refining: oil and energy; petroleum products applications, characteristics and markets; international oil markets; refining - a technical summary of investments, margins, costs and probable future developments. Refining tools: introduction to linear programming as used in the refining industry; application of linear programming to refining; automation, process control and information technology; applications and their implementation. Management and organisation: management and optimisation of refinery operations; logistics - transport and despatch; functional and organisational analysis; managerial aspects.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |