UPGRADING HYDROCARBON MATERIAL ON OFFSHORE PLATFORMS

摘要

Methods and systems for upgrading hydrocarbon on offshore platforms aredescribed.Hydrocarbon material can be extracted from deposits under bodies of water andupgraded onoffshore platforms, such as through the use of one or more nozzle reactors.The upgradedhydrocarbon material produced by the nozzle reactor can then be transportedback to shorethrough pipelines, in part due to the improved viscosity of the upgradedmaterial.