A complete delineation of the basics of crude oil, petrochemicals, refineries, and hydrocarbon processing plants, this book begins with coverage of crude exploration and production and concludes with start up and shut down. Each chapter contains exercises and questions at the end and solved problems have been provided throughout the book. The book includes topics such as products from crude oil and their testing, refinery operations, lubricants and petrochemical manufacture, plastic and rubber processing, offsites, utilities, and chemicals, plant and equipment calculations, instrumentation...