What is bitumen refinery?

The most common refining process used to produce bitumen is the straight reduction of crude oil, or a crude blend, using atmospheric then vacuum distillation. Bitumen produced in this manner is referred to as straight-run and is typically used in paving applications.

What is a bitumen upgrader?

An upgrader is a facility that upgrades bitumen (extra heavy oil) into synthetic crude oil. Upgrader plants are typically located close to oil sands production, for example, the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada or the Orinoco tar sands in Venezuela.

What is a bitumen battery?

A system of tanks or surface equipment that receives natural gas or bitumen from one or more wells prior to delivery to market or other disposition. A battery may include equipment for separating and measuring oil, gas and water. Bitumen.

What’s bitumen used for?

Bituminous materials are used for road construction, roofing, waterproofing, and other applications. For the main application, which is road construction, the major concerns, as with concrete, are cost and durability.

What is ancient bitumen?

Bitumen is a naturally occurring viscous mixture of hydrocarbons (including petroleum). In ancient Mesopotamia it had many uses. The bitumen would have sealed the join or crack and as an oil-based material it would have been water resistant allowing the drainpipe to continue to function. 30-12-251: a drainpipe from Ur.

What is an upgrader refinery?

Upgraders. Upgraders are facilities that improve (or ‘upgrade’) the quality of crude oil products such as bitumen, which is very viscous and dense, to synthetic crude oil. This is done by breaking down large oil molecules into smaller ones by injecting fluids or adding heat.

What is Dilbit used for?

Dilbit (diluted bitumen) is a bitumen diluted with one or more lighter petroleum products, typically natural-gas condensates such as naphtha. Diluting bitumen makes it much easier to transport, for example in pipelines.

What is the API gravity of bitumen?

about 8°
Bitumen is a highly viscous, complex hydrocarbon, classified as an extra heavy oil. Pure bitumen has an API gravity of about 8°, and is almost solid at room temperatures. Alberta bitumen also contains about 4 to 5\% sulphur, with trace concentrations of heavy metals, particularly nickel and vanadium.

Is bitumen the same as tar?

Bitumen is a naturally occurring dark substance composed of aromatic hydrocarbons and can occur in solid and liquid forms. Tar is a viscous black liquid which is derived through the process of destructive distillation. It can be derived either from coal or petroleum sources, or from wood.