New Orleans Refinery

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: Refining Depth: Brief Description A large complex refinery 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 Ongoing Projects A 25,000 bpd Alkylation unit is being constructed. Completion is planned for 2020 See St Charles Refinery Upgrade Project The refinery is being upgraded with the addition of a Hydrocracker 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 Relevant Links Refinery Webpage Acquisition of Orion Refinery Fluor Awarded Two Valero Hydrocracker Projects Totaling $1.2 Billion Air Products to Supply Additional Hydrogen for Two Gulf Coast Valero Refineries CB&I Announces CDAlky Technology Award for Valero Refinery in Louisiana