Open AccessOil refining in Sicily: A critical perspective looking to the future
Author(s) -
Pagliaro Mario,
Meneguzzo Francesco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
energy science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2050-0505
DOI - 10.1002/ese3.604
Subject(s) - oil refinery , refining (metallurgy) , perspective (graphical) , government (linguistics) , petroleum industry , face (sociological concept) , petroleum , business , economy , engineering , computer science , economics , geology , sociology , artificial intelligence , waste management , environmental engineering , social science , paleontology , linguistics , chemistry , philosophy
Abstract Hosting close to half of Italy's oil refining capacity, Sicily is home to four petroleum refineries, one of which ended operations in 2014‐2015. Following an updated outlook of Sicily's oil infrastructure, this study provides both a critical perspective as to where oil refining in Sicily currently stands and a substantial view into its near future. We conclude offering a clue on how the autonomous Sicily's government might act to face the consequences of the undergoing profound changes summarized herein.