—a liquid hydrocarbon mix that condenses out of raw gas streams at high pressure . This condensate contains C₅ to C₁₈+ hydrocarbons, which can be separated into: - Light and heavy naphtha - Kerosene - Jet fuel - Diesel - Gas oil - Facilities like Ust-Luga process condensate, not LNG
💯 Many NG extraction sites also extract high value condensates, which are fractionated into various products.
"The facility most affected was the cryogenic gas fractionation unit," In laymen's terms we're talking about a super freezer that chills things to like -200C. Naphtha and kerosene have "freezing" points at =50C or warmer. I'd love to see the blueprints for a cryo unit that can also distill these.
This is a good response for AI. I would add that, since this facility processes gas, not oil, losing the cryo unit will have a major impact on the entire facility. Yes, the distillation columns could still function, but what will be done with all the refined gas?