UPGRADING HYDROCARBON MATERIAL ON OFFSHORE PLATFORMS

摘要

Methods and systems for upgrading hydrocarbon on offshore platforms are described. Hydrocarbon material can be extracted from deposits under bodies of water and upgraded on offshore platforms, such as through the use of one or more nozzle reactors. The upgraded hydrocarbon material produced by the nozzle reactor can then be transported back to shore through pipelines, in part due to the improved viscosity of the upgraded material.