Oil
Scientists Develop Cheap Filter That Could Slash Oil Refining Energy Use by 32%
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OilPrice.com reported on 10 Nov 2026: Scientists Develop Cheap Filter That Could Slash Oil Refining Energy Use by 32%.
Read the full story on OilPrice.comScientists have made a surprising discovery that could slash the amount of energy used in oil refining by eliminating part of the high-temperature heating process required to separate the fractions of crude oil.
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Crude benchmarks move budgets, currencies and inflation in producer and importer countries alike. For economies such as Nigeria, where fuels dominate exports, production and refining decisions move the whole economy.
9.5% of world merchandise exports were fuels in 2025Original reporting © OilPrice.com. Headline and excerpt quoted with attribution; the full article is available on the publisher’s site. CEII’s context is the Centre’s own and does not represent the publisher.
