Ebook: Crude oils : their sampling, analysis, and evaluation

This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive manual covers a combination of subject materials related to crude oil sampling, quality determination, and evaluation. It provides detailed assessment of the test methods available and offers a broad scope of information at a level that can be understood by technical and non-technical personnel. Eight chapters deal with: • Obtaining representative samples from tanks, pipelines, and marine vessels • Understanding the complex chemistry of crude oils • Selecting test methods best suited to obtain physical and chemical data • Issues that may develop during transportation, storage, and refining that may impact product quality • And much more! Manual 68 is intended for anyone involved with the sampling and analysis of crude oils after they are produced and stabilized, including: • Operators of pipelines and tankers • Field operators with limited or no technical training • Experienced laboratory technicians or chemists • Crude oil traders • Refinery engineers