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Facility that processes crude oil

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Oil refinery: Facility that processes crude oil
An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum is transformed and refined into products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas and petroleum naphtha. Petrochemical feedstock like ethylene and propylene can also be produced directly by cracking crude oil without the need of using refined products of crude oil such as naphtha. The crude oil feedstock has typically been processed by an oil production plant. There is usually an oil depot at or near an oil refinery for the storage of incoming crude oil feedstock as well as bulk liquid products. In 2020, the total capacity of global refineries for crude oil was about 101.2 million barrels per day.

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VIDEO | Iraqi Fighters Launch Back-to-Back Attacks in Haifa: Oil Refinery and Tamar Gas Field Bombed [Video]

VIDEO | Iraqi Fighters Launch Back-to-Back Attacks in Haifa: Oil Refinery and Tamar Gas Field Bombed

In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, Iraqi fighters executed back-to-back drone attacks on November 5, 2024, targeting key installations in Haifa, Israel. The strikes, which hit both an oil..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:09Published

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