North Pole Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Flint Hills Resources Website: http://www.fhr.com/ Location: North Pole, Alaska Capacity: 11.0 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A large but simple refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Vacuum Distillation - 5,500 Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply The refinery processes North Slope crude oil from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System Products Produced Gasoline, jet fuel, heating oil, diesel, gasoil and asphalt About 60 percent of the refinery’s production is destined for the aviation market Ongoing Projects Golden Valley Electric Association and Flint Hills Resources Alaska have commenced engineering on a natural gas liquefaction facility on Alaska's North Slope. Flint Hills would use the gas as a supply fuel for the refining process at its North Pole refinery The project is expected to be completed by first quarter 2014 Other Information The largest refinery in Alaska After removing the required products, the remainder is blended back into the crude oil History 1998 - Refinery expansion completed 2004 - Flint Hills Resources acquired the refinery from Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc 2014 - Flint Hills announces closure of the refinery Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Alaska Dept of Natural Resources 2009 Annual Report Williams Completes Sale of Alaska Holdings to Three Companies GVEA partners with Flint Hills to bring North Slope gas to the Interior Flint Hills Resources Alaska To Cease Crude Oil Processing At North Pole Refinery