Explore the crude oil industry, a pivotal sector in the global energy
landscape, characterized by its dynamic nature and significant impact on
economies worldwide. Crude oil, the unrefined petroleum extracted from
the earth, serves as a fundamental resource for fuel production,
petrochemicals, and numerous other products essential to modern life.
This overview delves into the exploration, extraction, refining, and
distribution processes that transform crude oil into valuable
commodities, highlighting the challenges, market trends, and
technological advancements shaping the industry's future.
Crude Oil Testing and Research Services
Contract Laboratory can help you with all your Crude Oil testing, analysis, scientific research and development, inspection, certification, engineering, failure investigation, and product development needs including:
Quality Analysis: Assessing the chemical composition of crude oil to determine its suitability for refining and end-use applications
Environmental Impact Assessments: Evaluating the ecological consequences of oil extraction and refining processes
Safety Inspections: Ensuring the integrity of oil rigs
refineries
and transportation systems to prevent accidents and spills
Market Demand Forecasting: Analyzing global energy trends to predict future demand for crude oil and its derivatives
Type of Crude Oil Products
Contract Laboratory can assist your company, academic institution, government agency or organization in outsourcing contract laboratories to perform testing, analysis, and product development for many Crude Oil finished products, processes, systems, in-process materials, raw materials and components such as:
Raw Crude Oil: The primary output from oil extraction sites
varying in quality and characteristics based on geographical origin
Refined Petroleum Products: Including gasoline
diesel
jet fuel
and heating oil
produced through the refining of crude oil
Petrochemicals: Chemical products derived from crude oil used in the manufacture of plastics
fertilizers
and synthetic fibers
Asphalt and Lubricants: Produced during the refining process
used in road construction and machinery maintenance
Crude Oil Test Methods and Standards
Contract Laboratory can help with testing, analysis, assays, evaluations, examinations, inspections and certifications to different Crude Oil test methods, standards, procedures or specifications.
JIS K 2269:1987 - Testing methods for pour point and cloud point of crude oil and petroleum products
JIS K 2270 - Crude petroleum and petroleum products -- Determination of carbon residue -- Part 1: Conradson method
JIS K 2272 - Crude oil and petroleum products -- Determination of ash and sulfated ash
ASTM D8056 - Standard Guide for Elemental Analysis of Crude Oil
ISO - Liquid cargo handling equipment - Crude oil offloading system -Tandem mooring winches
ISO 24043 - Marine structures - Crude oil offloading systems - Hose reels
API 10.3 - Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 10.3 Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
ASTM D4007-11(2016)e1 - Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Crude Oil by the Centrifuge Method (Laboratory Procedure)
ASTM D4006-16e1 - Standard Test Method for Water in Crude Oil by Distillation Active Standard(Latest Version) Last Updated June 1, 2016
ASTM D3230-19 - Standard Test Method for Salts in Crude Oil (Electrometric Method)
ASTM D4807-05(2020) - Standard Test Method for Sediment in Crude Oil by Membrane Filtration
ASTM D8252-19e1 - Standard Test Method for Vanadium and Nickel in Crude and Residual Oil by X-ray Spectrometry
ASTM D6377-20 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRx?(Expansion Method)
ASTM F726-17 - Standard Test Method for Sorbent Performance of Adsorbents for use on Crude Oil and Related Spills
ASTM D7975-14 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Vapor Pressure of Crude Oil: VPCRx-F(Tm°C)?(Manual Expansion Field Method)
ASTM D7623-20 - Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion-Gold Amalgamation and Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Method
ASTM D7622-20 - Standard Test Method for Total Mercury in Crude Oil Using Combustion and Direct Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Method with Zeeman Background Correction
ASTM D8150-17 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Organic Chloride Content in Crude Oil by Distillation Followed by Detection Using Combustion Ion Chromatography
ASTM D7112-19 - Standard Test Method for Determining Stability and Compatibility of Heavy Fuel Oils and Crude Oils by Heavy Fuel Oil Stability Analyzer (Optical Detection)
ASTM F3045-20 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Type and Viscoelastic Stability of Water-in-oil Mixtures Formed from Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Mixed with Water Active Standard(Latest Version) Last Updated April 22, 2
ASTM D8236-18 - Standard Practice for Preparing an Equilibrium Liquid/Vapor Sample of Live Crude Oil, Condensates, or Liquid Petroleum Products Using a Manual Piston Cylinder for Subsequent Liquid Analysis or Gas Analysis
ASTM D8253-21 - Standard Test Method for Determination of the Asphaltene Solvency Properties of Bitumen, Crude Oil, Condensate and/or Related Products for the Purpose of Calculating Stability, Compatibility for Blending, Fouling, and Processibility (Manual Microscopy Method)
ASTM - D5853-17a Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Crude Oils
ASTM D8056-18 - Standard Guide for Elemental Analysis of Crude Oil
ASTM D1298-12b(2017): - Standard Test Method for Density, Relative Density, or API Gravity of Crude Petroleum and Liquid Petroleum Products by Hydrometer Method
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