Yes, crude oil can contain fractions all the way down to methane and butane, I know. I drive past a fractional distillation column, however, every once in a while.

As seen from Table 5, the conventional heavy oil (crude oil viscosity greater than 50 cp) distillation effect can improve displacement efficiency, but it is not the main mechanism.

In this video, Fran Scott explains fractional distillation - the separation of crude oil into fractions. Crude oil is a finite resource; petrol and other fuels are produced from it using ...

Separating crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil is an energy-intensive process that accounts for about 6 percent of the world’s CO 2 emissions. Most of that energy goes ...

Canada provided 75% of U.S. heavy crude oil imports in 2024, with its market share having steadily increased since 2000, squeezing outflows from Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia.

In 2025, the distillation systems market is projected to be worth USD 15.39 billion. It is projected to reach a value of USD ...

Crude oil is cheaper than it's been in four years. It may be too cheap for the oil industry. A barrel of oil now sells for less than most companies’ break-even point.

RESEARCHERS at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a membrane they believe could replace ...

MIT engineers have developed a novel membrane-based method for separating crude oil components that could reduce the energy used in refining by up to 90%, potentially transforming the global fuel ...

Oil prices are at their lowest levels since the spring of 2021. At Thursday's close, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude was $59 a barrel, down from $74 at the start of January. The last ...

As crude oil prices plunged and tariff chaos took hold in early April, oil and gas deal-making slammed on the brakes from a record-breaking pace to a virtual standstill. As the top oil supermajors ...