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=== Brief Description === | === Brief Description === | ||
* A small simple refinery, Whitegate is the only refinery in Ireland | * A small simple refinery, Whitegate is the only refinery in Ireland | ||
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* Atmospheric Distillation | * Atmospheric Distillation | ||
* Gasoline hydro-treater | * Gasoline hydro-treater | ||
* Isomerization unit | * Isomerization unit | ||
* Diesel Desulphurisation | * Diesel Desulphurisation | ||
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=== Terminal Capacity === | === Terminal Capacity === | ||
* Crude Oil: | * Crude Oil: | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 29 February 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Irving Oil
- Website: https://www.irvingoil.com/
- Location: Cork, Ireland
- Capacity: 3.5 million tons/annum & 75.000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 5.1
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- A small simple refinery, Whitegate is the only refinery in Ireland
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Gasoline hydro-treater
- Isomerization unit
- Diesel Desulphurisation
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Crude oil processed by the refinery is light, low-sulfur crude oil sourced mostly from the North Sea or West Africa
Products Produced
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Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1959 - Refinery starts operations
- 2001 - Irish National Petroleum Corporation sold to Tosco
- 2007 - Conoco puts the refinery up for sale, but backtracks when it doesn't garner enough interest
- 2016 - Irving oil acquires the refinery
