Oil

Upgrades extend vacuum distillation ejector systems’ service by decades

Refinery vacuum distillation units (VDUs) use ejector systems to establish and maintain distillation-column pressure for capturing valuable crude fractions and reducing vacuum residuum. Reliable ...
Oil

Beyond back-to-basics: Process principles and concepts-4: Understanding vacuum system performance problems

A complex piece of equipment, the converging-diverging steam jet used in vacuum distillation units is subject to a wide array of malfunctions that are often misunderstood or overlooked by plant ...
Mena FN

Refinery Vacuum Distillation Units Market To Receive Overwhelming Hike In Revenues By 2030

PORTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES, March 20, 2023 /einpresswire.com / -- The global refinery vacuum distillation units market size was valued at $ 2.2 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $2.7 ...
Reuters

Motiva Texas crude unit to create largest U.S. refinery

* Expansion will make Motiva Port Arthur largest U.S. refinery * Coker to be shut for work later this month -sources * Vacuum unit to be shut in May for overhaul -sources By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, April ...
Reuters

Exxon says Joliet vacuum unit restarted after work

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said Friday it restarted earlier this week a vacuum distillation unit (VDU) at its 238,600 barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois, after maintenance ...