Detroit Refinery

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Summary Information

Brief Description

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Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • catalytic cracking,
  • hydrotreating,
  • reforming,
  • alkylation
  • sulfur recovery

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • A wide range of crude oils from light sweet to heavy sour
  • The refinery is served by the Toledo Oil Pipeline

Products Produced

  • Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, kerosene, asphalt, propane, propylene, sulfur, roofing flux and heating oil

Projects

  • In 2008, MPC began construction on a heavy oil upgrade project to enhance supply security by sourcing additional crude oil from Canada and to add 400,000 gallons per day of additional transportation fuels to the market.
  • See Detroit Refinery Project

Other Information

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History

  • 1930 - Built by the Aurora Gasoline Company
  • 2007 - The refinery was awarded the ENERGY STAR
  • 2012 - Detroit Heavy Oil Upgrade Project (DHOUP) completed

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Fact Sheet
  3. ENERGY STAR Plant Profile, Michigan Refining Division