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Refinery operations fall into five major categories that involve separation, cracking, rearrangement, and blending of hydrocarbons. How major processes are used varies considerably from refinery to refinery, as well as within an individual refinery, depending on the product slate that is desired.


Figure on Major Petroleum Refining Processes
Source: DOE 1998

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Cogeneration in petroleum refineries often involves two or more technologies
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More than half of petroleum refineries report using general technologies to increase efficiency
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