Paramount Refinery

Summary Information Ownership: Alon Website: http://www.alonusa.com/ List of Alon Refineries Location: Long Beach, California Capacity: Paramount: 2.7 million tons/annum & 54,000 bbl/day Long Beach: 1.75 million tons/annum & 35,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A small low complexity refinery, it is the combination of two refineries, Paramount & Long Beach Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Vacuum Distillation - 30,000 bpd Catalytic Reforming - 12,000 bpd Hydrotreating Naphtha - 15,000 bpd Diesel - 8,500 bpd Asphalt Unit Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply The refinery processes heavy crudes Products Produced Gasoline, Jet Fuel, Gas Oil, Diesel, HVGO, Asphalt Ongoing Projects The refinery is being reconfigured to process lighter mid-continent crudes instead of heavy local ones Processing is to be stopped between the 4th quarter 2012 and 3rd 2013 to make the changes The new crudes will be supplied via rail Other Information - History 2006 - Alon purchases Paramount Petroleum Corporation 2012 - Alon announces it is suspending operations to reconfigure the refinery Relevant Links Alon Closes Acquisition of Paramount Petroleum Corporation Paramount, About Us Alon USA Reports Third Quarter Results