Oil refinery

industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products

An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial plant where crude oil is made into useful petroleum products by fractional distillation and other processes. Products include gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt base, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas.[1][2]

Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington

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  1. Gary, J.H. and Handwerk, G.E (1984). Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics (2nd ed.). Marcel Dekker, Inc. ISBN 0-8247-7150-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Leffler, W.L. (1985). Petroleum refining for the nontechnical person (2nd ed.). PennWell Books. ISBN 0-87814-280-0.

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