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Research paper thumbnail of Carbon Intensities of Refining Products in Petroleum Refineries with Co-Processed Biofeedstocks

For information about Argonne and its pioneering science and technology programs, see www.anl.gov.

Research paper thumbnail of Well-to-Wheels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis of High-Octane Fuels with Various Market Shares and Ethanol Blending Levels

Research paper thumbnail of U.S. refinery efficiency: impacts analysis and implications for fuel carbon policy implementation

Environmental science & technology, 2014

In the next two decades, the U.S. refining industry will face significant changes resulting from ... more In the next two decades, the U.S. refining industry will face significant changes resulting from a rapidly evolving domestic petroleum energy landscape. The rapid influx of domestically sourced tight light oil and relative demand shifts for gasoline and diesel will impose challenges on the ability of the U.S. refining industry to satisfy both demand and quality requirements. This study uses results from Linear Programming (LP) modeling data to examine the potential impacts of these changes on refinery, process unit, and product-specific efficiencies, focusing on current baseline efficiency values across 43 existing large U.S. refineries that are operating today. These results suggest that refinery and product-specific efficiency values are sensitive to crude quality, seasonal and regional factors, and refinery configuration and complexity, which are determined by final fuel specification requirements. Additional processing of domestically sourced tight light oil could marginally inc...

Research paper thumbnail of Well-to-Wheels Greenhouse Gas Emission Analysis of High-Octane Fuels with Ethanol Blending: Phase II Analysis with Refinery Investment Options

Research paper thumbnail of A comparative assessment of resource efficiency in petroleum refining

Fuel, 2015

h i g h l i g h t s Investigate refineries with various complexities and operational flexibilitie... more h i g h l i g h t s Investigate refineries with various complexities and operational flexibilities. Categorize refineries into three groups by crude density and heavy products yield. Estimate GHG emissions cost to produce more of the desirable fuels. Complex refineries can process heavier crude into more gasoline and distillate. Complex refineries are more resource efficient, but more energy and GHG intensive.

Research paper thumbnail of U.S. Refinery Efficiency: Impacts Analysis and Implications for Fuel Carbon Policy Implementation

Research paper thumbnail of Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity of Petroleum Products at U.S. Refineries

Research paper thumbnail of Carbon Intensities of Refining Products in Petroleum Refineries with Co-Processed Biofeedstocks

For information about Argonne and its pioneering science and technology programs, see www.anl.gov.

Research paper thumbnail of Well-to-Wheels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analysis of High-Octane Fuels with Various Market Shares and Ethanol Blending Levels

Research paper thumbnail of U.S. refinery efficiency: impacts analysis and implications for fuel carbon policy implementation

Environmental science & technology, 2014

In the next two decades, the U.S. refining industry will face significant changes resulting from ... more In the next two decades, the U.S. refining industry will face significant changes resulting from a rapidly evolving domestic petroleum energy landscape. The rapid influx of domestically sourced tight light oil and relative demand shifts for gasoline and diesel will impose challenges on the ability of the U.S. refining industry to satisfy both demand and quality requirements. This study uses results from Linear Programming (LP) modeling data to examine the potential impacts of these changes on refinery, process unit, and product-specific efficiencies, focusing on current baseline efficiency values across 43 existing large U.S. refineries that are operating today. These results suggest that refinery and product-specific efficiency values are sensitive to crude quality, seasonal and regional factors, and refinery configuration and complexity, which are determined by final fuel specification requirements. Additional processing of domestically sourced tight light oil could marginally inc...

Research paper thumbnail of Well-to-Wheels Greenhouse Gas Emission Analysis of High-Octane Fuels with Ethanol Blending: Phase II Analysis with Refinery Investment Options

Research paper thumbnail of A comparative assessment of resource efficiency in petroleum refining

Fuel, 2015

h i g h l i g h t s Investigate refineries with various complexities and operational flexibilitie... more h i g h l i g h t s Investigate refineries with various complexities and operational flexibilities. Categorize refineries into three groups by crude density and heavy products yield. Estimate GHG emissions cost to produce more of the desirable fuels. Complex refineries can process heavier crude into more gasoline and distillate. Complex refineries are more resource efficient, but more energy and GHG intensive.

Research paper thumbnail of U.S. Refinery Efficiency: Impacts Analysis and Implications for Fuel Carbon Policy Implementation

Research paper thumbnail of Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity of Petroleum Products at U.S. Refineries

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