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High-Viscosity Crude Oil. A Review

JCCT.
2023;
Volume 17, Number 1
: pp. 195 - 202
https://doi.org/10.23939/chcht17.01.195
Authors:
  1. Tetiana Yarmola
  2. Petro Topilnytskyy
  3. Viktoria Romanchuk
1
Lviv Polytechnic National University
2
Lviv Polytechnic National University
3
Lviv Polytechnic National University

The current problem of the production and processing of heavy high-viscosity oils in Ukraine and the world has been considered. It has been established that the main reserves of heavy high-viscosity crude oils in the world are located in South and North America, in the Middle East, as well as in Ukraine in the eastern regions. An analysis of various classifications of heavy high-viscosity oils, which are used both in Ukraine and in the world, was carried out. The main extraction methods of heavy high-viscosity oils were considered, in particular, quarry, mine, and well extraction methods. An overview of the technological processes of heavy high-viscosity oil processing was carried out.

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