Delaware City Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: PBF
• Website: https://www.pbfenergy.com/
• List of PBF Refineries
• Location: on the shore of the Delaware River, USA
• Capacity: 9,5 million tons/annum & 190,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity: 11.3

Brief Description

• The Delaware City refinery has a throughput capacity of 180,000 bpd and a Nelson complexity rating of 13.6. As a result of its configuration and petroleum refinery processing units, Delaware City has the capability to process a diverse heavy slate of crudes with a high concentration of high sulfur crudes making it one of the largest and most complex refineries on the East Coast.

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation, 182,200
• Vacuum Distillation, 104,600
• fluid catalytic cracking unit, 86,000
• fluid coking unit, 53,000
• hydrocracking unit, 22,300
• hydrogen plant,
• continuous catalytic reformer, 43,800
• alkylation unit,
• hydrotreating units:
  • Naphtha, 50,000
  • Gasoline, 26,000
  • Kerosene, 16,500
  • Diesel, 16,000
  • Other Distillate, 43,000

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Crude is supplied via barges on the Delaware river and via rail
• PBF has an agreement with Continental Resources to supply the refinery with Bakken crude oil

Products Produced

• Gasoline, petroleum coke, sulfur, lowsulfur diesel, home heating oil, and petrochemicals
• The refinery's production is sold in the U.S. Northeast via pipeline, barge, and truck distribution.

Projects

• PBF has announced a major upgrade project, including the addition of a hydrocracker
• See Delaware City Refinery Upgrade Project
• Linde is building a hydrogen unit, expected to be commissioned in 2020

Other Information

• Despite its high complexity, the logistics problems caused by its location, and low efficiency led to low profitability, hence the decision of Valero to close it.

History

• 1956 - Refinery commissioned with a throughput capacity of 140,000
• 2004- Motiva sold the refinery to Premcor in 2004 for $800m
• 2005 - Premcor, was taken over by Valero for c$8bn.
• 2010 - PBF Energy Partners acquire the refinery from Valero
• 2011 - PBF Celebrates Restart of the Delaware City Refinery
• 2011 - PBF announces a major upgrade project
• 2013 - Railway crude unloading facilities completed
• 2018 - Hydrogen unit construction started

Links

1. Valero to Acquire Premcor in $8 Billion Transaction
2. PETROPLUS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT BY INVESTMENT VEHICLE, PBF FOR ACQUISITION OF DELAWARE CITY ASSETS
3. PBF Celebrates Successful Restart of its Delaware City Refinery
4. PBF Announces Major Project at the Delaware City Refinery
5. PBF Energy Announces Arrival of First Unit Train at Completed East Coast Rail Facility and Additional Investment in New Rail Infrastructure
6. PBF Energy Announces Supply Agreement with Continental Resources for Bakken Crude Oil
7. Linde to partner with Delaware City Refining Company to establish new hydrogen production facilities
8. PBF East Coast Refining Reconfiguration and Optimization Plan