What a Refinery's Size Actually Measures
In short: Following crude from ancient seas to the distillation tower shows that a refinery is sized by the crude it can take in, which says nothing by itself about where that oil was produced.
A 1:59 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Refining crude oil - the refining process - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Petroleum refining - Cracking, Fractional Distillation, Catalytic Reforming | Britannica”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Oil and petroleum products explained in depth - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”; BBC (BBC Bitesize), “Fractional distillation of crude oil - Oil and cracking - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - WJEC - BBC Bitesize”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Explained, “Where our oil comes from in depth”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Refinery Capacity Report, Explanatory Notes (2020 edition), “Explanatory Notes Refinery Capacity Report”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Table Definitions, Sources, and Explanatory Notes”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Petroleum refining | Definition, History, Processes, & Facts | Britannica”; U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), “Oil and petroleum products explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)”.
Sources used in this film
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Refining crude oil - the refining process - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Petroleum refining - Cracking, Fractional Distillation, Catalytic Reforming | Britannica · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Oil and petroleum products explained in depth - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
- BBC (BBC Bitesize) — Fractional distillation of crude oil - Oil and cracking - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - WJEC - BBC Bitesize · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Explained — Where our oil comes from in depth · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Refinery Capacity Report, Explanatory Notes (2020 edition) — Explanatory Notes Refinery Capacity Report · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Table Definitions, Sources, and Explanatory Notes · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Petroleum refining | Definition, History, Processes, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Oil and petroleum products explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: www.eia.gov — Refining crude oil - the refining process - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Petroleum refining - Cracking, Fractional Distillation, Catalytic Reforming | Britannica
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Oil and petroleum products explained in depth - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- Also: BBC (BBC Bitesize): Fractional distillation of crude oil - Oil and cracking - GCSE Chemistry (Single Science) Revision - WJEC - BBC Bitesize
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Explained: Where our oil comes from in depth
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Refinery Capacity Report, Explanatory Notes (2020 edition): Explanatory Notes Refinery Capacity Report
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Table Definitions, Sources, and Explanatory Notes
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Petroleum refining | Definition, History, Processes, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA): Oil and petroleum products explained - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
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