Oil Refining

• Hydrogen is widely used in refining processes to remove impurities found in crude oil such as sulfur to meet stringent product and environmental specifications. Removing these components allows gasoline and diesel to burn cleaner and thus makes hydrogen a critical component in the production of cleaner fuels needed by efficient internal combustion engines.
• Oxygen enrichment can help increase capacity or give refiners the ability to process crude blends of various densities and sulfur content.
• Nitrogen does not react with most materials, making it an excellent blanketing and purging gas that can be used to protect valuable products from harmful contaminants. One of its most important uses is to eliminate flammability risks in reactor vessels and storage tanks.

For over 40 years, customers have relied on Air Products Express Services (APEX) for safe, reliable and fast emergency or temporary H₂, N₂, or O₂ gas supply. APEX Services can be used during plant turnarounds, or start-ups to maintain current operations or to bring the plant back on line quickly and safely. When a refinery’s regular gas supply source is unavailable or to supplement existing gas supply during periods of peak demand to boost profitability contact Air Products APEX Services.

Call the APEX hotline anytime, 24/7: 1-800-APEXGAS and get a timely assessment of your needs.

Air Products services the following customer owned plants:

• Air separation
• LNG
• Hydrogen recovery
• Helium
• Hydrogen production
• Other hydrocarbon processing plants

The portfolio of services we provide include:

• Plant assessments
• Operation and maintenance
• Technical Services and operating training
• Spare parts and inventory control
• Turbomachinery expanders
• Equipment and modifications
• Hydrogen plant support