Gas Condensate

Condensates are used to dilute highly viscous heavier oils that cannot otherwise be efficiently transported via pipelines. The composition of condensates varies depending on their source and how they are processed. They vary in appearance from colourless to yellow or brown. Typically, condensates are composed mainly of alkanes (saturated hydrocarbons, such as butane, pentane and hexane) and are low in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) which are typically found in crude oils. Condensates have a very low solubility in water and are highly volatile. They also have a low density and, if spilled would, typically, float on the sea surface and would begin to evaporate quickly. Condensate is typically valued lower than crude oil because of its high light ends content, which yields a lot of lower value LPGs and light naphtha and makes it difficult to process in high volumes in a refinery. However, there are some condensates containing up to 40% of jet fuel and diesel that are priced higher than crude oil, as they contain very little residue material. Oil, along with its derivatives, gave us many useful by-products, one of which is gas condensate. It is a liquid hydrocarbon mixture of yellow color in different shades