Convent Refinery
Summary Information
Ownership: Ownership: Motiva (Shell/Saudi Aramco) Website: http://www.motivaenterprises.com/ Location: 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Capacity: 11.75 million tons/annum & 235,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A large and complex refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation - 235,000 Vacuum Crude Distillation - 119,400 Fluid Catalytic Cracking - 92,000 Resid Hydrocracking - 52,000 Catalytic Reforming - 40,000 Alkylation, Hydrotreating Naphtha - 98,000 Kerosine - 39,800 Diesel - 70,000 Heavy Gas Oil - 40,000 Hydrogen Generation, Sulfur Recovery Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply Crude oil is delivered predominantly by pipeline, but can also be delivered by ships at two docks on the Mississippi There is a direct connection to Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) Products Produced LPG, Gasoline, Jet Fuel, Diesel Products can be shipped via the Bengal Oil Products Pipeline Ongoing Projects The refinery is going to be integrated with the Norco Refinery to create a more efficient refining system Other Information Hydrogen is supplied by Air Products hydrogen pipeline network History 1967 - Refinery commissioned by Texaco 1979 -A hydrotreater, sulfur complex, three crude oil storage tanks and an additional dock were added 1984 - The plant capacity was approximately doubled with an upgrade 1989 - Saudi Aramco became a partner 1998 - The plant became a part of Motiva Enterprises, adding Shell as a family partner 2004 - Air products builds hydrogen plant 2011 - Air Products announces connection of the refinery to their hydrogen pipeline network 2015 - Louisiana Refining System project launched Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Air Products to Supply Motiva and Marathon Refineries with Hydrogen from New Louisiana Production Facility Air Products Gulf Coast Pipeline Fills Additional Hydrogen Requirement Air Products Supplying Additional Hydrogen Required by Motiva from Gulf Coast Pipeline Asset Motiva Integrates Refineries to Create Louisiana Refining System
