Process to reduce corrosivity and acidity of crude oils.

The invention relates to a method for treating acidic crudes or fractions thereof TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE corrosivity by addition of suitable amounts of oxides, hydroxides, hydrates hydroxides or salts naphthenate Group IA or IIA A CRUDE ACID , corrosive, or remixing crude containing a naphthenate SAL RELATIONS IN PROPER RESPECT TO A CORROSIVE ACID cRUDE. Said process has the additional benefits of reducing problems MATERIAL HANDLING ASSOCIATED WITH OIL TREATMENT USING CRUDE AND REDUCE Chemical solvents emulsion formation.