Mizushima Refinery
Summary Information Ownership: Nippon Oil Website: http://www.noe.jx-group.co.jp/english/ List of Nippon Oil Refineries Location: Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A large refinery, Mizushima is the combination of two smaller plants. Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation - 110,000 + 140,000 vacuum distillation unit - 73,000 Fluid catalytic cracking unit - 1 - 52,000 bpd catalytic reformer Solvent Deasphalting Unit Desulphurisation Base Oil Complex Blown Asphalt Bitumen Unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply - Products Produced LPG, Gasoline, Diesel, Lubricant base oils, Asphalt Ongoing Projects - Other Information - History 1961 - Operations commenced as the Mizushima Refinery of the Mitsubishi Oil Company Limited 1966 - No. 2 crude distillation unit completed 1973 - No. 3 crude distillation unit completed & Blown Asphalt Bitumen Unit added 1985 - Catalytic Reformer added 1992 - Amine H2S removal unit added 1995 - Residuum Hydrodesulfurization Unit revamp 1999 - Nihonsekiyu (Inc.) merger with Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corporation 2004 - Gasoline Desulfurization Unit Commissioned 2009 - Revamp of crude distillation unit & addition of Solvent Deasphalting Unit 2013 - Yokogama awarded FEED to consolidate the control rooms and systems Relevant Links Refinery Webpage (Japanese) Configuration (Japanese) Recommencement of Operations on No. 3 Crude Distillation Unit of Nippon Petroleum Refining Company, Limited's Mizushima Refinery Chiyoda Crude Distillation Units Chiyoda Solvent Deasphalting Units Chiyoda Gasoline Selective Desulfurization Units Chiyoda Residuum Hydrodesulfurization Units Chiyoda Claus Tail Gas Treating Units Chiyoda Lubricating Oil Refining Units Chiyoda Blown Asphalt Bitumen Units Chiyoda Sulfur Recovery Units Chiyoda Hydrogen Manufacturing Units Chiyoda H2S Removal Units With Amine Chiyoda Catalytic Reforming Units Chiyoda Sour Water Stripping Units Yokogawa Wins Mizushima Oil Refinery FEED Contract from JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
