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: Distillation Unit
: Sapref Refinery
: SAPREF Refinery
: Fractionation: In the first step of the production chain, 20 000 litres of crude oil pass through SAPREF's two crude distillation units every minute of every day. The crude oil is heated and distilled in these units, breaking the oil into different constituents, known as fractions. This process is known as fractionation. The heaviest fractions condense at the hottest temperatures near the bottom of the distillation column and provide feedstock for the making of bitumen. Fractions condensing around the middle of the column include kerosene for jet fuel and gas oil for heating and diesel engines. The lightest fractions condense in the coolest temperatures near the top of the distillation column and include products such as propane, butane and naphtha.