Definition of refinery processing capacity
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While reading literature today, I came across the concept of a refinery with a capacity of tens of millions of tons. The question is, does what is usually referred to as tens of millions of tons mean the processing capacity for crude oil on a single occasion? Can it be understood as the scale of the atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit? Is it defined by product capabilities?
The refining capacity based on crude oil is defined by the ability to process crude oil. As for the processing processes for producing specific products, they are defined by the production capacity of those products, such as synthetic ammonia, ethylene cracking, and methanol to propylene conversion.
The refining industry* typically defines its capacity based on raw materials, while industries such as the chemical sector define it based on products like ethylene.
It refers to the vacuum distillation capacity, that is, the capacity to process crude oil~
Okay. The question has been resolved. Thank you all