Refinery Optimization: How to Run an Oil Refinery


Problem Statement

An oil refinery purchases two crude oils (crude 1 and crude 2).[7] These crude oils are put through four processes: distillation, reforming, cracking, and blending, to produce petrols and fuels which are sold.



[7] Reproduced with permission of John Wiley & Sons Ltd. (Williams 1999, pp. 236–238).