Crude Oil Processing Manufacturers

Crude oil processing is the process where crude oil is produced, water that is co-produced with the oil is separated, and the oil is stabilized to the desired RVP by flash vaporization of light hydrocarbons. Some salt remains in this crude in the form of brine and solid particles. Desalting of the crude oil is normally considered a part of the crude distillation unit (CDU) since heat from some of the streams in the CDU is used to heat the crude in the desalting process. First, water is mixed with the crude to dissolve salt crystals and to dilute the brine already present in the crude. The crude is further heated by exchange with other streams and finally passes through a fired heater where it is heated to the temperature desired for introduction into the atmospheric distillation column.