New Zealand Refining Company
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Summary Information
- Ownership: New Zealand Refining Company (BP, Exxon Mobil, Aotea Energy Limited, Garlow Management Incorporated and Chevron)
- Website: http://www.nzrc.co.nz/
- Location: Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand
- Capacity: 6.75 million tons/annum & 135,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
+++ Brief Description
- A medium sized, medium complexity refinery
+++ Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- High Vacuum Unit
- Desulphurisation
* Gasoline * Kerosene * Diesel
- Platformer
- Butane De-Asphalting Unit
- Bitumen Unit
- Hydrocracker - 22,400 bpd
- Sulphur Recovery
+++ Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
+++ Crude Supply
- -
+++ Products Produced
- -
+++ Ongoing Projects
- New greenfield Platforming unit with continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR).
- Revamp of naphtha hydrotreating unit (NHT), including new naphtha splitter column.
- Expected capital cost to be ~NZ$400-$500 million.
- First phase (CCR) expected to be commissioned in [[[Refinery Projects to be Completed in 2015 | 2015]]], and the second phase (NHT revamp) expected to be commissioned in [[[Refinery Projects to be Completed in 2016 | 2016]]]
+++ Other Information
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+++ History
- 1964 - the refinery was officially opened
- 1986 - Refinery capacity increased with revamp & addition of Hydrocracker & Solvent Deasphalting Unit
- 2003 - Clean fuels project launched
- 2010 - A $190 million expansion increased refinery capacity by 15 percent to around 135,000 barrels per day
- 2012 - CCR project receives the support of the shareholders
+++ Relevant Links
- [[[Chiyoda Crude Distillation Units]]]
- [[[Chiyoda Hydrocracking Units]]]
- [[[Chiyoda Solvent Deasphalting Units]]]
- [[[Chiyoda Sulfur Recovery Units]]]
- [[[Chiyoda Sour Water Stripping Units]]]
- [[[Chiyoda Catalytic Reforming Units]]]
- [[[Chiyoda Naphtha And Middle Distillate Hydrodesulfurization U]]]
- Foster Wheeler Awarded $90 Million EPC Contract for Major Clean Fuels Project in New Zealand
- Foster Wheeler Secures Stage One Of Contract For Major Clean-Fuels Project In New Zealand
- Analysts Presentation - February 2011
- Refinery expansion means NZ more self reliant
- Refining NZ Shareholders say yes to expansion
- Hydrocracker upgrade on track to lift refinery profitability