Extra-heavy crude is difficult and expensive to move, limiting production and market access.
Diluent Sourcing & Logistics
Dependence on imported diluents adds cost, complexity, and supply risk.
Restricted Refinery Markets
Heavier, higher-sulfur crudes are accepted by fewer refineries and often at a value discount.
FROM WELLHEAD TO REFINERY
Create More Value Across the Entire Hydrocarbon Journey.
1. PRODUCTION
(Wellhead / Heavy Crude)
2. MTF UPGRADING
On-Site Catalytic Unit
3. TRANSPORT
Pipeline or Marine
4. REFINERY
Broader Processing Options
ONE TECHNOLOGY. TWO HIGH-VALUE APPLICATIONS.
Heavy & Extra-Heavy
Crude Upgrading
Improve crude quality, lower viscosity, and reduce or potentially eliminate diluent dependency to create a more marketable crude. Primary market focus: Venezuela and other Orinoco-type heavy-crude regions.
VTAE & Refinery
Residual Upgrading
Convert lower-value refinery residuals such as VTAE into higher-value streams, including VGO and fuel fractions for downstream processing.
THE REEC PROCESS
MTF’s Catalytic Upgrading Technology.
A proven, integrated process that transforms hydrogen from water to hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure, upgrading heavy molecules to higher-value products.
PERFORMANCE
THAT CAN BE
MEASURED.
Published Altamira Crude Example
API Gravity (°API)
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After
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Viscosity at 50°C (cP)
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Sulfur (wt%)
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Conradson Carbon (wt%)
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Yields
80%
90%
FROM VTAE BY PRODUCT
TO HIGHER-VALUE STREAMS.
Extend refinery value by converting TAE and other residual streams into VGO and liquid fuel streams for downstream refining.
ENGINEERED FOR THE FIELD
Proven, Modular and Deployable.
A practical, scalable approach with real-world operating experience and a track record of safe, reliable performance.
A foundation of proven technology. intellectual property, and real-world industrial experience.
REEC Heritage Established 1994
Lonortanding technolov
development and deployment.
15+ Patents Registered Worldwide
Protecting our catalytic
upgrading technology.
Atmospheric-Pressure Catalytic Process
Hydrogen transfer from water
with a simples, more efficient design.
Multi-Feedstock Applications
Applicable to heary crude,
VIAE, refinery residual,
and other complex streams.
GLOBAL APPLICATIONS
Serving Key Heavy-Oil Regions.
Our technology is relevant for heavy and extra-heavy crude and refinery residual opportunities across key energy markets, including Latin America and other major producing regions.
Orinoco-Type Heavy Crudes
Extra-heavy resources with significant scale.
Refinery Markets
Integrating and upgrading refinery streams seeking viscosity reduction and higher value.
Global Opportunities
Applicable across heavy-oil basins and refinery residual streams worldwide.
LET’S EVALUATE YOUR FEEDSTOCK.
Discuss your crude, residual stream, or project requirements with our technical team.