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EU Petroleum Groups
and Descriptions
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Crude Oil (1)* |
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Raw petroleum oil obtained in its
natural state from the ground (excluding hydrocarbons from shale and coal) and containing
aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic hydrocarbons, with small quantities of nitrogen, oxygen
and sulphur compounds. |
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Petroleum Gases (2) |
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Streams obtained from crude oil
distillation, cracking processes and tail gases, containing saturated and/or olefinic
hydrocarbons mainly in the range C2 to C5 including liquefied gases,
predominantly propane and butane. |
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Gasoline Components from Crude
Oil Distillation (3A) |
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Streams obtained from the
atmospheric distillation of crude oil and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons,
mainly in the range C4 to C12 and boiling in the range ca. -20 to
230°C. |
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Gasoline Components from
Alkylation, Isomerisation and Solvent Extraction (3B) |
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Streams obtained by alkylation
(catalytic reaction), isomerisation (catalytic conversion) and solvent extraction, and
containing saturated hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C5 to C12 and
boiling in the range ca. 35 to 230°C. |
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Gasoline Components from
Catalytic Cracking (3C) |
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Streams obtained from the
catalytic cracking of heavy distillates into lighter fractions, and containing saturated,
olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C4 to C12 and
boiling in the range ca. -20 to 230°C. |
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Gasoline Components from
Catalytic Reforming (3D) |
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Streams obtained from the
catalytic reforming of mainly n-alkane and cycloparaffinic feedstocks into aromatic and
branched chainhydrocarbons, mainly in the range C5 to C12 and
boiling in the range ca. 35 to 230°C. |
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Gasoline Components from
Thermal Cracking (3E) |
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Streams obtained by the high
temperature splitting of heavy distillates into lighter fractions, and containing
saturated, olefinic and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C4 to C12
and boiling in the range ca. -20 to 230°C. |
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Gasoline Components from
Hydrotreating (3F) |
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Streams obtained by the catalytic
reaction of feedstocks with hydrogen to remove unsaturated and organs-sulphur compounds,
and containing mainly saturated hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C4 to C12
and boiling in the range ca. -20 to 230°C. |
| 9 |
Other Gasoline Components (3G) |
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Streams obtained by processes
such as steam and hydro cracking and sweetening, and containing saturated, aromatic and
olefinic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C4 to C12 and boiling in
the range ca -20 to 230°C. |
| 10 |
Straight Run Kerosene
Components (3H) |
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Streams obtained from the
atmospheric distillation of crude oil, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons,
mainly in the range C9 to C16 and boiling in the ca. range 145 to
300°C. |
| 11 |
Cracked Kerosene Components
(31) |
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Streams obtained from processes
involving the cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks, and containing saturated, olefinic and
aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C8 to C16 and boiling in
the ca. range 90 to 290°C. |
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Other Kerosene Components (3J) |
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Streams obtained from processes
not sufficiently defined to enable them to be placed in groups 10 or 11 and containing
saturated, aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C7 to C16
and boiling in the range ca. 90 to 290°C. |
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Straight Run Gas Oil
Components (4A) |
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Streams obtained from the
atmospheric distillation of crude oil, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons,
mainly in the range C9 to C25 and boiling in the range ca. 150 to
400°C. |
| 14 |
Cracked Gas Oil Components
(4B) |
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Streams
obtained from processes involving the cracking of hydrocarbon
feedstocks, and containing saturated, olefinic and aromatic
hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C9 to C25 and
boiling in the range ca. 150 to 400°C.
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Hydrocracked Gas Oils (new)
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Streams obtained from processes involving the hydrocracking of hydrocarbon
feedstocks, and containing predominantly staurated hydrocarbons, mainly in the C10
to C20 range and boiling in the range ca. 160 to 350oC. |
| 16 |
Vacuum Gas Oil Components (5A) |
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Streams obtained from the vacuum
distillation of atmospheric residues, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons,
mainly in the range C11 to C25 and boiling in the range ca. 200 to
450°C. |
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Other Gas Oil Components (5B) |
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Streams obtained from processes not
sufficiently defined to enable them to be placed in groups 13, 14 or
15 and containing saturated, aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons mainly
in the range C9 to C25
and boiling in the range ca. 150 to 450°C. |
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Other Gas Oils – Distillate Fuel
Oils (new)
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Streams obtained from distillation and
cracking processes, and containing saturated, olefinic and aromatic
hydrocarbons mainly in the range C9 to C25
and boiling in the range ca.160 to 400oC. |
| 19 |
Fuel Oil Components (6A) |
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Streams obtained as either
distillates or residues from distillation and cracking processes, and containing
saturated, aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons mainly in the range C9 to C50
and boiling in the range ca. 160 to 600°C. |
| 20 |
Lubricating Greases (6B) |
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A complex combination of
hydrocarbons mainly in the range C12 to C50 and containing organic
compounds of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and/or aluminium. |
| 21 |
Unrefined or Acid Treated
Vacuum Distillates (7A) |
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Untreated and acid treated
streams obtained from the vacuum distillation of atmospheric residues, and containing
saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C15 to C50. |
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Non-carcinogenic Lubricant
Base Oils (7B) |
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Streams obtained by (a) severe
refining of vacuum distillates to remove aromatic hydrocarbons or (b) the treatment of
vacuum residues, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C12
to C50. |
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Other Lubricant Base Oils (7C) |
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Streams obtained from vacuum
distillates, vacuum residues and atmospheric distillation residues by processes such as
solvent extraction or hydrogenation, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons,
mainly in the range C10 to C50. |
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Residual Aromatic Extracts (8) |
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Streams obtained from the solvent
extraction of vacuum residues, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly
in the range > C25. |
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Untreated Aromatic Extracts
from Vacuum Distillates (9A) |
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Streams obtained from the solvent
extraction of vacuum distillates, and containing mainly aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in
the range C15 to C50. |
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Treated Aromatic Extracts from
Vacuum Distillates (9B) |
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Streams obtained by subjecting
untreated aromatic extracts from vacuum distillates to processes such as hydrogenation,
and containing predominantly saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C15
to C50. |
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Other Aromatic Extracts (10) |
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Stream obtained by the solvent
extraction of straight run gas oils, vacuum gas oils and distillation residues etc., and
containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C9 to C30
and boiling in the range ca. 150 to 450°C. |
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Petroleum Waxes (11A) |
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Streams obtained as the insoluble
phase from the solvent treatment of atmospheric and vacuum distillates or vacuum residues,
and containing saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C20
to C50. |
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Foots Oils (11B) |
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Streams obtained as the liquid
phase in the separation of paraffin wax from slack wax, and containing mainly branched
chain saturated hydrocarbons, mainly in the range C20 to C50. |
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Slack Waxes (11C) |
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Streams obtained by the solvent
dewaxing of vacuum distillates, and containing straight and branched chain saturated
hydrocarbons, mainly in the range >C20. |
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Petrolatums (11D) |
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Streams obtained by the solvent
dewaxing of vacuum residues, and containing mainly branched chain saturated hydrocarbons,
mainly in the range >C20. |
| 32 |
Used and Re-refined Oils (12) |
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Spent formulated oils derived
from various uses, most of which are treated by processes such as clay percolation,
hydrogenation and distillation, and mainly in the range C15 to C50. |
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Bitumens (Asphalts) and Vacuum
Residues (13) |
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Streams obtained as residues from
vacuum distillation and cracking processes, some of which are subjected to further
processing, and containing saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons mainly in the range >C25 |
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Petroleum Cokes (14) |
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Granular or needle like
substances, basically carbon, contained by the high temperature decomposition of heavy
oils. May contain some high molecular weight hydrocarbons. |
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Other Petroleum Gases (New) |
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Stream obtained from various
processes and containing C1 to C5 hydrocarbons, together with
significant concentrations of other gases, such as hydrogen, nitrogen, hydrogen sulphide,
carbon monoxide etc. |
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Reclaim Petroleum Substances
(New) |
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Miscellaneous hydrocarbon
containing stream derived from a variety of refinery processes and which may be, or have
been, reclaimed. |
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Other Petroleum Substances
(New) |
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Hydrocarbon streams which are
either undefined, or which have broad compositions, such that they cannot be placed in any
of the other groups. |
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