Difference between revisions of "Citgo Corpus Christi Refinery"

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* Ownership: Citgo
 
* Ownership: Citgo
 
* Website: http://www.citgo.com/
 
* Website: http://www.citgo.com/
* List of [[[PDVSA Refineries]]]
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** List of [[[PDVSA Refineries]]]
 
* Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
 
* Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
 
* Capacity: 8.25 million tons/annum & 165,000 bbl/day
 
* Capacity: 8.25 million tons/annum & 165,000 bbl/day
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* Alkylation unit
 
* Alkylation unit
 
* Hydrotreatment
 
* Hydrotreatment
* Naphtha - 52,700
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** Naphtha - 52,700
* Gasoline - 34,000  
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** Gasoline - 34,000  
* Diesel - 42,500  
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** Diesel - 42,500  
* Heavy Gas Oil - 70,000
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** Heavy Gas Oil - 70,000
  
  
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+++ Crude Supply
 
+++ Crude Supply
 
* Most of the crude is Venezuelan heavy crude
 
* Most of the crude is Venezuelan heavy crude
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* Crude can be supplied by the [[EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline]]
  
 
=== Products Produced ===
 
=== Products Produced ===

Revision as of 14:55, 27 September 2023

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Citgo
  • Website: http://www.citgo.com/
    • List of [[[PDVSA Refineries]]]
  • Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
  • Capacity: 8.25 million tons/annum & 165,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

+++ Brief Description

  • the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery is one of the most sophisticated and efficient fuel and petrochemical refineries in the nation.

+++ Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum Distillation - 84,000
  • Delayed Coker - 45,000
  • Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 82,800
  • Catalytic Reformer - 51,500
  • Alkylation unit
  • Hydrotreatment
    • Naphtha - 52,700
    • Gasoline - 34,000
    • Diesel - 42,500
    • Heavy Gas Oil - 70,000


+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

Products Produced

  • Liquid Petroleum Gas, Gasoline, Cumene, Cyclohexane, Diesel, Alkylate, Slurry Oil, Xylenes, Toluene, Sulfur, Petroleum Coke
  • Products can be shipped via the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline

+++ Ongoing Projects

  • The refinery is currently expanding its ULSD production capacity

+++ Other Information

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History

  • 2003 - Delayed coker revamp
  • 2010 - CITGO Completes commissioning of ULSD Unit
  • 2012 - An accident led to release of hydrofluoric acid (HF) at the CITGO Corpus Christi, Texas alkylation unit

Links

  1. Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers

Vepica Refinery Project References Refinery Webpage CITGO Completes Corporate-Wide Distillate Upgrade with ULSD Unit at Corpus Christi Facility CSB Deploys to Investigate Release of Hydrofluoric Acid at CITGO Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas