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Market Coverage Criteria
International coverage for the Petroleum Refining Industry consists of all Fuels and Topping Petroleum Refineries located in the six defined international world regions (Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania). IIR tracks major capital and maintenance turnaround projects valued at $5 million and greater for these refineries. Further coverage includes plant, area and unit details plus unit turnaround tracking for operating refineries in South America, Europe and Asia.
North America Industry Coverage
SIC Coverage | Project Coverage | Plant & Unit Database | Unit Turnaround Database
- Petroleum Refiners - All petroleum refining operations engaged in the processing of sweet, heavy, and sour crude oils for the primary purpose of producing refined products such as gasoline, heating oil, jet fuel, diesel, petroleum byproducts, and liquefied petroleum gases.
- Lube Oil Processors - Lube oil processing plants independent of a major refinery producing lubricating oils and greases.
Coverage by SIC Code
| SIC |
SIC Description |
| 2911 |
Petroleum Refining |
| 2992 |
Lubricating Oils & Greases |
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Project Coverage
The International Petroleum Refining industry project database consist of approximately 300 active projects valued at $297 billion that are scheduled for construction in 2010 and beyond. . Everyday IIR’s research staff revalidates and reconfirms existing project intelligence plus releases new projects to the database. Our coverage, for the most part, focuses on projects that are $5 million in value and greater that carry a 4 to 6 month lead time on equipment purchases (RFQ) and bidding opportunities (Bid Documents).
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Project Types Include:
Process Unit Expansions, Additions, Debottlenecks, Retrofits, Revamps, DCS Upgrades, Modifications, Optimizations, Reconfigurations, Retrofits, Revamps, Upgrades, Off-site Additions, O2 enrichment, Cogeneration and Utility Expansions.
Environmental Related Project Coverage Includes:
Wastewater treatment systems, Air Pollution Control and Reduction Equipment Additions, Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP’s) reduction programs, Particulates and Hydrogen Sulfide level reductions through emission control systems such as Low NOx Burners, Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR), Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP’s), FCCU flue gas scrubbers, and flare gas recovery systems.
Potential Key Industry Equipment Requirements
Process:
Atmospheric distillation, vacuum distillation, coking, thermal operations, fluid catalytic cracking (FCCU), catalytic reforming, catalytic hydrocracking, catalytic hydrotreating, alkylation, polymerization, aromatics, isomerization, lube oil, hydrogen, sulfur recovery, controls (DCS/PLC).
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| Project Database Statistics - Future Activity 2010 & Beyond |
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Project Count |
TIV |
Total Contacts |
| Grassroot |
49 |
$233,590,000,000 |
147 |
| In-Plant Capital |
219 |
$63,479,000,000 |
657 |
| In-Plant Maintenance |
40 |
$229,200,000 |
120 |
| Total |
308 |
$297,298,200,000 |
924 |

Plant and Unit Coverage
Petroleum Refinery profiles, including area, unit, and contact information, are available for portions of South America and Europe. Plant details include the nine functional management contacts, along with Area and Unit contacts that include Engineers, Supervisors, Superintendents, Maintenance staff, and Operators. This unique section of our database is expanding to better fit the needs of our clients. Area details define the structure of the refinery, while unit details provide specifics for major processing units. Information includes: Unit details include: unit name, unit type, technology, capacity, charge rate, control room and unit phone numbers.
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| Petroleum Refining Industry International Database |
| Country |
Refineries |
Capacity (Crude) |
Unit Profiles |
Expanded Contacts |
| Argentina |
8 |
639,000 |
68 |
21 |
| Brazil |
12 |
1,900,000 |
90 |
15 |
| Venezuela-Netherlands Antilles |
7 |
1,602,100 |
93 |
31 |
| Europe |
12 |
1,815,000 |
102 |
87 |
| Total |
39 |
5,956,100 |
353 |
154 |

Unit Turnarounds
Daily Unit Turnaround coverage is available for Petroleum Refineries located in South America and Europe.
Research is performed daily to confirm and re-verify unit turnaround information for most major processing units. Details include schedule dates, duration, and description of work.
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| Petroleum Refining Industry International Turnaround Database |
| Country |
Future/Current Turnarounds |
| Argentina |
60 |
| Brazil |
62 |
| Venezuela-Netherlands Antilles |
27 |
| Europe |
25 |
| Total |
174 |
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