gravity, low hydrogen to carbon ratios, high carbon residues, and high contents of
asphaltenes, heavy metal, sulphur and nitrogen.
Specialized refining processing is required to produce more useful fractions, such as:
naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil.
The Husky Oil Lloydminster Upgrader is specially designed to
take heavy oil and bitumen feedstock and process it into high quality, low sulfur
synthetic crude oil. The upgrader in 1998 produced an average of 54,000 barrels
(8585 m3) per day of synthetic crude oil and 15,000 bpd (2385 m3
per day) of oil equivalent in other products such as: diluent, petroleum coke, and
sulphur.
The Upgrader is currently slated for an expansion which will ultimately provide it with
the capacity to produce 150,000 bpd of synthetic crude oil and other products.
- information courtesy of Husky Oil
