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upgrader
A refinery unit used to improve or upgrade heavy oil to produce higher-quality hydrocarbon liquids or upgraded synthetic crudes. The refining unit may include any combination of the following: hydrogen addition processes, carbon rejection processes or carbon concentration and removal processes.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Oil & gas
- Category: Oilfield
- Company: Schlumberger
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