The longest hydrocarbons have very high boiling points. They leave the column as a hot liquid called bitumen. Shorter hydrocarbon molecules have weaker intermolecular forces and lower boiling ...

Crude oil can be separated into different fractions using fractional distillation. Combustion of fuels and the fire triangle A variety of fuels undergo combustion, and the products made can be ...

Bitumen is obtained as a refined residue from fractional distillation or in other cases crude bitumen may be found as a naturally occurring petroleum deposit. Mineral oil is petroleum by-product, ...

We will now introduce a third example which is based closely on a real process a small-scale fractional distillation ... their viscosity. The crude feed passes through two heat exchangers, and is ...

His most immediate use for the oil was the production of kerosene through a distillation process that converted the crude oil ...

Glencore and Chandra Asri, gearing up to complete their takeover of Shell's landmark Singapore refinery, have set up a new ...

Over 22% of crude oil production and 9% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane ...

Shares of drillers and oilfield services firms were down, while those of cruise lines and airlines rose. Shares of companies ...

Later, crude oil prices would drop below zero, an unprecedented calamity representing a gutting of demand. It's one reason learning about the best crude oil stocks is so important. Fortunately ...

What is the price of crude oil today? WTI futures traded at $71.26 per barrel, as of 9 a.m. ET. Year to date, WTI prices are down by 2.97%. Brent futures traded at $74.94/bbl, an increase of 0.85% ...

What is the price of crude oil today? WTI futures traded at $68.17 per barrel, as of 9 a.m. ET. Year to date, WTI prices are down by 7.18%. Brent futures traded at $71.87/bbl, an increase of 0.35% ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chemical maker LyondellBasell Industries on Friday detailed its long-announced plan to permanently ...