701-04 - History of Refining
Learning objectives
- Explain how and why kerosene replaced whale oil
- Discuss cause of emergence of the gasoline market
- Describe how the CAA Amendments of 1970 affected refining processes
- Identify some effects of oil industry deregulation
- Discuss the effects of the vapor pressure regulations of 1989 and 1992
- Describe how the CAA Amendments of 1990 affected refining process
Course overview
How did modern oil refineries evolve into what they are today? The History of Refining training course gives a brief history of oil refining. It explores the development and evolution of some of the various refining processes still in use. This online training course provides a general overview of the crude oil processing evolution from 1846 to present day. It includes:
- Whale oil to kerosene
- Gasoline becomes king
- Clean Air Act amendments of 1970
- Regulations in the 1980s
- Clean Air Act amendments of 1990
- Refining today
History of Refining is part of the Petroleum Refining training series.
- 50 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English