Abstract: A process is disclosed for catalytically hydroconverting asphalt in a first reactor in the presence of a hydrogenated middle distillate and hydrogen under conditions effecting both hydroconversion of the asphalt and dehydrogenation of said distillate, fractionating the reaction product into at least one distillate fraction and a residual fraction, catalytically hydrogenating the middle distillate fraction in a second reactor and circulating at least part of the second reaction product to the first reactor, and circulating hydrogenation catalyst between the first and second reactors.

Abstract: Residual hydrocarbon stocks obtained after vacuum distillation are converted into light distillates by certain sequences of processing steps including vacuum distillation, deasphalting, hydrocracking, atmospheric distillation and catalytic hydrotreating.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the conversion of a hydrocarbon oil vacuum distillation residue to one or more atmospheric distillates by a processing sequence comprising vacuum fractionation, catalytic cracking or hydrocracking, atmospheric fractionation, hydrotreating, atmospheric fractionation, and vacuum fractionation with certain recycle of intermediate streams to achieve efficient, economic operation.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the production of distillate hydrocarbons from atmospheric distillation hydrocarbon residue.

Abstract: Residual hydrocarbons stocks obtained after atmospheric distillation are converted into light distillates by certain sequences of processing steps including catalytic cracking, high and low pressure catalytic hydrotreatment, deasphalting, gasification and thermal cracking or coking.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for the preparation of catalysts comprising sulfides of at least one metal selected from nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, and tungsten on a porous carrier, which catalysts are particularly useful in hydrocarbon conversion processes.