Tools and Publications
The Industrial Technologies Program offers a wide array of publications, videos, software, and other information products for improving energy efficiency in the petroleum industry. Most items are available on-line or may be obtained by contacting the EERE Information Center.
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Energy & Environmental Profile
This informative report (PDF 2.8 MB) provides an overview of the U.S. Petroleum Refining Industry including data on market trends, energy and material consumption, and an environmental overview.
Petroleum Refining Industry Analysis Brief
The Industrial Technologies Program, in partnership with the DOE Energy Information Administration, has created an industry brief that captures information on the economics, energy use, technologies, and management activities that affect the petroleum refining industry.
Technology Vision 2020: A Technology Vision for the U.S. Petroleum Refining Industry and the Technology Roadmap for the Petroleum Refining Industry, Draft 2000
The industry's unified vision document (PDF 685 KB) outlines broad goals for the future and the roadmap (PDF 339 KB) identifies the key R&D areas for developing advanced energy-efficient refining technologies.
California Petroleum Industry Profile
Developed by the California Energy Commission, this document (PDF 1.1 MB) profiles the status of petroleum refining in the state of California.
Energy Efficiency Roadmap for California Petroleum Refineries
Results of a workshop held by the California Energy Commission (PDF 1.4 MB).
Industrial Energy Systems Footprint
Industry energy footprints provide a snapshot of how energy is used in 16 industrial sectors and U.S. manufacturing. The footprints illustrate energy flows to boilers, cogeneration systems, process heaters, motor-driven equipment, and other operations with individual industries.
Energy Use and Loss Analysis
This study looks at the energy use and potential energy losses across manufacturing and mining. Industries are ranked by use of overall energy, fuel, electricity, and specific energy systems (boilers, process heaters, motors, building facilities). Six major industries are analyzed in detail - chemicals, petroleum refining, forest products, iron and steel, mining, and food and beverage. This report will be available in November 2004.
Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
The Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey is updated every four years by the DOE Energy Information Administration and provides energy profiles of industries and sectors by their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Data is available by energy source and by use (feedstock or processing).
U.S. Department of Commerce: Economic Census
Economic Census reports are produced every five years and provide demographic and economic data for industrial sectors by their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes.
Annual Survey of Manufactures
Annual Survey of Manufactures reports are periodically produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce for various industry sectors.
New Forces at Work in Refining: Industry View of Critical Business and Operations Trends
The Rand Corporation, a non-profit research institution, recently completed a study New Forces at Work in Refining: Industry Views of Critical Business and Operations Trends. This report provides a description of the issues industry leaders consider critical to the success of their current operations as well as those likely to be significant in the future.
Impacts of Condition Assessment on Energy Use: Selected Applications in Chemicals Processing and Petroleum Refining
This study (PDF 320 KB) examines the potential of improved condition assessment technology for reducing energy use in two energy-intensive process applications: ethylene cracking furnace and crude preheat trains.
Best Practices
Check out the Cost Reduction Now brochures that help you recognize low-cost and quick-payback energy-saving opportunities! The Industrial Technologies Program BestPractices Web site also contains tools to improve your plant's energy efficiency, enhance its environmental performance, and increase its productivity. The Industrial Technologies Program can work with you to improve your plant-wide systems:
- Motors (PDF 281 KB)
- Compressed Air (PDF 137 KB)
- Pumps (PDF 153 KB)
- Combined Heat and Power (PDF 189 KB)
- Process Heat (PDF 168 KB)
- Systems Management (PDF 73 KB)
- Industrial Assessments (PDF 322 KB)
- Additional Steam Traps Increase Production of a Drum Oven at a Petroleum Jelly Plant (PDF 171 KB) (ExxonMobil)
- Compressed Air System Retrofit Increases Productivity at Petroleum Packaging Facility (PDF 184 KB) (Mobil)
- Improving the Performance of Oil Well Pumping Units (OXY USA)
- Installation of Reverse Osmosis Unit Reduces Refinery Energy Consumption (PDF 225 KB) (Flying J Petroleum Refinery)