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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
Ownership: Exxon Mobil
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* Ownership: Exxon Mobil
Website: http://www.exxonmobil.com/
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* Website: http://www.exxonmobil.com/
List of Exxon Mobil Refineries
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* List of [[Exxon Mobil Refineries]]
Location: The west shore of Southampton Water, UK
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* Location: The west shore of Southampton Water, UK
Capacity: 15.5 million tons/annum & 310,000 bbl/day
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* Capacity: 15.5 million tons/annum & 310,000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity:
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* Nelson Complexity:
Refining Depth:
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* Refining Depth:
Refining Units
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=== Refining Units ===
Atmospheric Distillation
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* Atmospheric Distillation
Vacuum distillation
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* Vacuum distillation
Steam cracker
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* Steam cracker
Fluid catalytic cracker
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* Fluid catalytic cracker
Catalytic reformer
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* Catalytic reformer
Residfiner
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* Residfiner
Hydro desulphurisation units
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* Hydro desulphurisation units
Terminal Capacity
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
Crude Oil:
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* Crude Oil:
Refined Products:
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* Refined Products:
Crude Supply
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=== Crude Supply ===
Crude oil is transported by sea to the refinery's modern marine terminal which handles around 2,000 ship movements and 22 million tonnes of crude oil and other products every year
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* Crude oil is transported by sea to the refinery's modern marine terminal which handles around 2,000 ship movements and 22 million tonnes of crude oil and other products every year
Typically, the refinery will process over 20 different crude oils in any one year
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* Typically, the refinery will process over 20 different crude oils in any one year
Products Produced
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=== Products Produced ===
Petrol
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* Petrol
Diesel
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* Diesel
Kerosene & jet fuel
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* Kerosene & jet fuel
Fuel oil
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* Fuel oil
LPG
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* LPG
Lubricating base oils
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* Lubricating base oils
Petrochemical feedstocks
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* Petrochemical feedstocks
Bitumen
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* Bitumen
Other products
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* Other products
Ongoing Projects
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=== Projects ===
 
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Other Information
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=== Other Information ===
Esso’s fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) regenerator at its Fawley refinery in the UK is one of the largest in the world.
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* Esso’s fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) regenerator at its Fawley refinery in the UK is one of the largest in the world.
History
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=== History ===
1921 - The refinery was commissioned
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* 1921 - The refinery was commissioned
1951 - Esso brought on stream a new refinery with a capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per year.
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* 1951 - Esso brought on stream a new refinery with a capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per year.
2003 - Ultra low sulphur gasoline project launched
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* 2003 - Ultra low sulphur gasoline project launched
Relevant Links
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=== Links ===
Exxon Refineries Throughput, Capacity and Utilisation
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# [http://essobenelux.com/Corporate/Newsroom/Publications/shareholder_publications/c_fo_00/pdf/downstream_fin.pdf Exxon Refineries Throughput, Capacity and Utilisation]
Foster Wheeler Awarded Five-Year Agreement and Front-End Loading Phase of Sulfur-Free Mogas Project By ExxonMobil
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:foster-wheeler-awarded-five-year-agreement-and-front Foster Wheeler Awarded Five-Year Agreement and Front-End Loading Phase of Sulfur-Free Mogas Project By ExxonMobil]
Information from UKPIA
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# [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining_uk_refineries/refineries/exxonmobil_refinery_fawley.aspx Information from UKPIA]
Complex FCC
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# [http://www.fwc.com/GlobalEC/pdf/EssoFawleyUK.pdf  Complex FCC head & cyclone challenge]
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[[Category:Exxon]]

Latest revision as of 13:57, 8 March 2020

Summary Information

Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation
  • Vacuum distillation
  • Steam cracker
  • Fluid catalytic cracker
  • Catalytic reformer
  • Residfiner
  • Hydro desulphurisation units

Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

Crude Supply

  • Crude oil is transported by sea to the refinery's modern marine terminal which handles around 2,000 ship movements and 22 million tonnes of crude oil and other products every year
  • Typically, the refinery will process over 20 different crude oils in any one year

Products Produced

  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Kerosene & jet fuel
  • Fuel oil
  • LPG
  • Lubricating base oils
  • Petrochemical feedstocks
  • Bitumen
  • Other products

Projects

-

Other Information

  • Esso’s fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) regenerator at its Fawley refinery in the UK is one of the largest in the world.

History

  • 1921 - The refinery was commissioned
  • 1951 - Esso brought on stream a new refinery with a capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per year.
  • 2003 - Ultra low sulphur gasoline project launched

Links

  1. Exxon Refineries Throughput, Capacity and Utilisation
  2. Foster Wheeler Awarded Five-Year Agreement and Front-End Loading Phase of Sulfur-Free Mogas Project By ExxonMobil
  3. Information from UKPIA
  4. Complex FCC head & cyclone challenge