Crude oil fractionation is the primary separation step in a refinery, physically splitting crude into boiling-range cuts for downstream upgrading. It sits at the front of the refining value chain and ...

Refinery operations transform crude oil into finished fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through a sequence of physical separations, catalytic conversions, product upgrading, treating, and blending, ...

The White House has held separate meetings with oil refiners and biofuel producers as it works to resolve a long-standing dispute over U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, according to sources familiar ...