Kurnell Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Caltex
- Website: http://www.caltex.com.au/
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Capacity: 6.75 million tons/annum & 135,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
+++ Brief Description
- A medium sized medium complexity refinery that has been closed down
+++ Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Fluidised catalytic cracker
- Diesel hydrotreater
- Benzene hydrogenation unit
+++ Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
+++ Crude Supply
- -
+++ Products Produced
- Gasoline & Diesel both conforming to low sulphur standards
+++ Ongoing Projects
- Caltex is rationalising the refinery with the closure of certain units
+++ Other Information
- -
+++ History
- 2006 - Clean fuels project completed with the commissioning of the diesel hydrotreater and benzene hydrogenation units
- 2009 - New Diesel Hydrotreater Unit commissioned
- 2010 - The lubricants refinery was closed
- 2011 - Caltex announced the closure of one FCC and the PDU
- 2012 - Caltex annouınces that the refinery is to be closed in 2014
- 2014 - Refinery is closed down
+++ Relevant Links
- Caltex Presentation, An Introduction to Caltex
- Expected profit reflects strong refiner margins
- Caltex Starts Up Lytton Hydrotreater
- Rationalisation of process plants at Kurnell refinery
- Caltex confirms Kurnell refinery closure in 2014
- Wood Group PSN awarded Caltex contract extension
- Australia's largest fuel terminal begins service to customers
