SYKESVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Refiners know that coking is a highly profitable and indispensable part of their portfolio. Unlike many other refining processes, coking is not a “Set and Forget” ...
Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio, Tex., has started up a new 55,000-b/d delayed coker and sulfur recovery unit at the operator’s 395,000-b/d refinery in Port Arthur, Tex. Valero Energy Corp.'s Port ...
Furnaces are the most problematic component of day-to-day delayed coker operations. This article examines a variety of coker-furnace issues that Chevron Corp. has experienced at its refineries. El ...