With the economic booming in China and the increasing oil demand, the crude oil imports rose up quickly, and the dependence on external oil has been over 56% since 2011. The imported crudes are typically high in sulfur and heavy. China will need to process more heavy and ultra-heavy crudes, even oil sands. This presentation will introduces PetroChina's technology development in heavy oil processing, and also discuss the technology challenges of heavy oil processing in China.

Technology progress of processing heavy oils in PetroChina

245th National Meeting (2013)

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