A Review of Operating Units of the Central Treatment/Export Plant

Today, constant economic development at a global scale has become a nationwide demand that cannot be met unless oil production and export are boosted. A central treatment/export plant (CTEP) is a facility for the initial treatment and refining of crude oil. The originally produced crude oil contains a wide range of different compounds that must be removed before the oil can be exported. The CTEP is designed based on the type and quality of the locally available crude oil. It has a handful of different units which are responsible for separating different compounds from the crude so as to produce export-ready oil. For each ppm of increase in the water and/or brine content of the oil, its per-barrel price is expected to drop by 0.08 – 1.3 USD, clearly emphasizing the importance of the initial treatment of the crude.