Cressier Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Vitol / AltasInvest Website: http://www.vitol.com/ http://www.atlasinvest.eu/ List of Vitol Refineries Location: near Neuch̢tel in the French part of Switzerland Capacity: 3.4 Million tons/annum & 68,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Units An atmospheric distillation unit; a vacuum distillation unit; an isomerization unit; a catalytic reforming unit; a desulfurization unit for naphtha, kerosene and gasoil; a thermal cracking unit; a visbreaking unit a bitumen plant. Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply The refinery's crude oil supply arrives via The South European Pipeline from the marine shipping terminal in Fos-sur-Mer in the south of France. Products Produced Gasoline, diesel, blended diesel and jet fuel Ongoing Projects The refinery is being converted to use natural gas as its energy source Other Information - History 2000 - Petroplus bought the refinery from Shell 2004 - Air Products and Technip win hydrogen project 2011 - Refinery temporarily closed due to Petroplus liquidity problems 2012 - Vitol & Atlas Invest acquire the refinery 2015 - Investment announced to convert refinery to use natural gas Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Refinery Flow Diagram Contract award with Air Products for a hydrogen facility for Petroplus in Switzerland Petroplus Provides Update Regarding Its Revolving Credit Facility and Operations of the Petit Couronne, Antwerp and Cressier Refineries Vitol and AtlasInvest enter into a definitive agreement with Petroplus for the purchase of the Cressier Refinery The Vitol Group Confirms Safe Restart Of Refinery Operations In Cressier, Switzerland Roger Brown starts as CEO of Varo Energy РGroup announces CHF 50 million investment in Cressier Refinery