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Energy Guideline Factors Provide a Better Measure of Refinery Energy Performance
Abstract
Exxon Company, U.S.A. refineries reduced energy consumption by 25% between 1972 and 1978 compared with an 18% reduction for the U.S. Petroleum Refining Industry over the same period. The Exxon approach to conserving energy in petroleum refining operations goes beyond energy conservation housekeeping measures and investments, and uses a comprehensive method to measure energy efficiency rather than energy consumption per barrel. It uses the Exxon Research and Engineering developed energy guideline factors, which are based on energy efficient designs and criteria, to
(1) Evaluate the energy efficiency performance of refineries of different complexity in a consistent manner.
(2) Compensate for changes in individual process unit throughputs and in unit operating intensity/severity.
(3) Identify and quantify areas of energy inefficiency.
(4) Regularly monitor and steward energy efficiency performance.
Effective conservation also requires the analysis of energy performance and setting goals for future improvement. The paper explains how this can be done.
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Citation
Libbers, D. D. (1980). Energy Guideline Factors Provide a Better Measure of Refinery Energy Performance. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /93960.