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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
| − | Ownership: Valero | + | * Ownership: Valero |
| − | Website: http://www.valero.com/ | + | * Website: http://www.valero.com/ |
| − | Location: St. Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | + | * Location: St. Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| − | Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day | + | * Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: 17.1 |
| − | Refining Depth: | + | * Refining Depth: |
| − | Brief Description | + | |
| − | + | === Brief Description === | |
| − | Refining Units | + | * The St. Charles Refinery's major process units were built in the early 1980s or later, making this refinery one of the newest in the United States |
| − | Atmospheric Distillation | + | * It is one of Valero's most complex refineries |
| − | delayed coker - 60,000-BPD | + | |
| − | alkylation unit - 13,000-BPD | + | === Refining Units === |
| − | fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) that includes a flue-gas scrubber - 90,000-BPD | + | * Atmospheric Distillation |
| − | continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer - 25,000-BPD | + | * delayed coker - 60,000-BPD |
| − | Terminal Capacity | + | * alkylation unit - 13,000-BPD |
| − | Crude Oil: | + | * fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) that includes a flue-gas scrubber - 90,000-BPD |
| − | Refined Products: | + | * continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer - 25,000-BPD |
| − | Crude Supply | + | === Terminal Capacity === |
| − | Access to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) where it can receive crude oil through pipeline or from five marine docks along the Mississippi River | + | * Crude Oil: |
| − | Products Produced | + | * Refined Products: |
| − | Gasoline, distillates and other light products represent approximately 80 percent | + | === Crude Supply === |
| − | Products can be distributed via the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline, Bengal Oil Products Pipeline and Plantation Oil Products Pipeline | + | * Access to the [[Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP)]] where it can receive crude oil through pipeline or from five marine docks along the Mississippi River |
| − | + | === Products Produced === | |
| − | A 25,000 bpd Alkylation unit is being constructed. Completion is planned for 2020 | + | * Gasoline, distillates and other light products represent approximately 80 percent |
| − | + | * Products can be distributed via the [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline]], [[Bengal Oil Products Pipeline]] and [[Plantation Oil Products Pipeline]] | |
| − | The refinery | + | === Projects === |
| − | Other Information | + | * A 25,000 bpd Alkylation unit is being constructed. Completion is planned for 2020 |
| + | * The refinery was upgraded with the addition of a Hydrocracker in 2013 | ||
| + | ** See [[St Charles Refinery Upgrade Project]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Other Information === | ||
- | - | ||
| − | History | + | === History === |
| − | 2002 - Continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer commissioned | + | * 2002 - Continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer commissioned |
| − | 2003 - Acquired by Valero with the purchase of Orion | + | * 2003 - Acquired by Valero with the purchase of Orion |
| − | 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract, for upgrade project | + | * 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract, for upgrade project |
| − | 2011 - Air Products announces contract to Supply Additional Hydrogen following the upgrade | + | * 2011 - Air Products announces contract to Supply Additional Hydrogen following the upgrade |
| − | 2018 - Alkylation project started | + | * 2018 - Alkylation project started |
| − | + | === Links === | |
| − | Refinery Webpage | + | # [https://www.valero.com/en-us/Pages/St.Charles.aspx Refinery Webpage] |
| − | Acquisition of Orion Refinery | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:acquisition-of-orion-refinery Acquisition of Orion Refinery] |
| − | Fluor Awarded Two Valero Hydrocracker Projects Totaling $1.2 Billion | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:fluor-awarded-two-valero-hydrocracker-projects-total Fluor Awarded Two Valero Hydrocracker Projects Totaling $1.2 Billion] |
| − | Air Products to Supply Additional Hydrogen for Two Gulf Coast Valero Refineries | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:897 Air Products to Supply Additional Hydrogen for Two Gulf Coast Valero Refineries] |
| − | CB&I Announces CDAlky Technology Award for Valero Refinery in Louisiana | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:cb-i-announces-cdalky-technology-award-for-valero-re CB&I Announces CDAlky Technology Award for Valero Refinery in Louisiana] |
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| + | [[Category:Refinery]] | ||
| + | [[Category:USA]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Valero]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:36, 11 March 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Valero
- Website: http://www.valero.com/
- Location: St. Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 17.1
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- The St. Charles Refinery's major process units were built in the early 1980s or later, making this refinery one of the newest in the United States
- It is one of Valero's most complex refineries
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- delayed coker - 60,000-BPD
- alkylation unit - 13,000-BPD
- fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) that includes a flue-gas scrubber - 90,000-BPD
- continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer - 25,000-BPD
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Access to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) where it can receive crude oil through pipeline or from five marine docks along the Mississippi River
Products Produced
- Gasoline, distillates and other light products represent approximately 80 percent
- Products can be distributed via the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline, Bengal Oil Products Pipeline and Plantation Oil Products Pipeline
Projects
- A 25,000 bpd Alkylation unit is being constructed. Completion is planned for 2020
- The refinery was upgraded with the addition of a Hydrocracker in 2013
Other Information
-
History
- 2002 - Continuous catalytic regenerating (CCR) reformer commissioned
- 2003 - Acquired by Valero with the purchase of Orion
- 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract, for upgrade project
- 2011 - Air Products announces contract to Supply Additional Hydrogen following the upgrade
- 2018 - Alkylation project started
