Event Type: Webinar

When: Wednesday 18th November 2009

Cost: FREE

Bottom of the Barrel technology

EST (Eni Slurry Technology) is a highly innovative technology for the complete conversion of heavy oils to high-quality light products, eliminating the production of both liquid and solid refinery residues. For refining activities, this process may represent a solution for the conversion of the "bottom of the barrel" resources,

Strategic Importance

The proven oil reserves in the world are approx. 1.2 trillion barrels, while the estimates on unconventional oil resources amount to about 4.6 trillion barrels. The "not-convertible" heavy fraction of the barrel (oil residues), currently marketed as fuel oil, reaches a world  volume of about 9 Mb/d, an amount comparable to the total oil production of Saudi Arabia.

 Every year over 60 million tons of pet coke are produced all over the world as a byproduct of coking refining processes. These products have a high impact on the environment: their use as fuel in power production produces high CO2 emissions; pet coke is often accumulated in landfills; the fuel oil market is gradually reducing.

EST - (Eni Slurry Technology), is suitable for the total conversion into distillates of a variety of materials, from non-conventional oils. This technology can guarantee the availability of additional strategic reserves to Eni, providing a competitive lever.

Key Learning's

• Examine new Bottom of the Barrel technology
• Eliminate the production of both liquid and solid residues
• Extract additional value from oil feedstocks using EST technology