AM-08-85 AM-08-85 Rerun and Off-Spec Product Recovery: New Opportunities with Industry Wide Benefits

Description:

Recent regulatory EPA clarifications give refinery managers new opportunities to boost productivity and lower environmental risk by selling off-spec oil to an outside reclaimer. This paper describes the risks associated with rerun processing and highlights an innovative transaction opportunity that, by removing off-spec oil from the refinery stream, allows refineries to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs, increase time between turnaround for tanks and units, extend the life of catalysts, and reduce waste-disposal liabilities and costs.