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AP 42, Fifth Edition, Volume I Chapter 5: Petroleum Industry

5.0 Introduction to Petroleum Industry

  • Chapter 5: Petroleum Industry (pdf) (9.27 KB)

 
5.1 Petroleum Refining

  • AP-42 5.1 Final Section - April 2015 (pdf) (653.43 KB)
  • AP-42 5.1 Final Background Documents (zip) (100 MB)
  • Related Information - Update April, 2015

 5.2 Transportation and Marketing of Petroleum Liquids

  • AP-42 5.2 Final Section - July 2008 (pdf) (364.18 KB)
  • Changes to Section AP-42 5.2 (pdf) (9.13 KB)  

(Errata - December 4, 2008. A correction was made to Equation 6. Part of the equation was missing from the page.)

5.3 Natural Gas Processing

  • AP-42 5.3 Final Section - Supplement A, January 1995 (pdf) (78.96 KB) (7 pp, 80 K) 

 
Related Emission Factor Documents
Emission Estimation Protocol for Petroleum Refineries

  • April 2015 Version 3.0

 Protocol for Equipment Leak Emission Estimates

  • Main Document and Appendices - (EPA 453/R-95-017), November 1995 (pdf) (1.66 MB)  
  • Related Information: Final Equipment Leak Emission Factors for Petroleum Refineries, Gasoline Marketing, and Oil & Gas Production Operations (pdf) (43.6 KB)

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