Philadelphia Refinery

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Summary Information Ownership: Sunoco / Carlye Website: http://www.sunocoinc.com/ http://www.carlyle.com/ Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Capacity: 16.75 million tons/annum & 335,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A large medium complexity refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Vacuum Distillation - 163,200 FCC - 138,500 Catalytic Reformer - 86,000 HF alkylation unit Hydrotreatment Naphtha - 88,000 Gasoline - 65,000 Other-113,000 Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply Most of the crude oil processed at Sunoco’s refineries is light-sweet crude oil The refinery processes crude oils supplied from foreign sources Approximately 60 percent of Sunoco’s crude oil supply for its Philadelphia and Marcus Hook refineries during 2010 came from Nigeria The refinery is also processing a small amount of Bakken Crude Products Produced Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel, Kerosene, Home Heating Oil, Propane, Butane Ongoing Projects The new joint venture plan the following investments: Upgrade the Catalytic Cracker Build High-Speed Train Unloading Facility at Refinery Build Mild Hydrocracker and Hydrogen Plant See Philadelphia Refinery Upgrade Project for details Other Information - History 1988 - Refinery part of acquisition of Atlantic Petroleum Corporation 1994 - Acquired Chevron's Philadelphia Refinery, immediately adjacent to the former Atlantic facility, and set to work combining the two into a single, more efficient refining complex 2009 - Project to reconfigure a previously idled hydrocracking unit to enable desulfurization of diesel fuel completed 2011 - Sunoco announces decision to sell or close the refinery 2012 - Sunoco Enters into Exclusive Discussions with The Carlyle Group to form a JV for the refinery 2012 - The Carlyle Group and Sunoco Agree to Form Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture Relevant Links Sunoco to Exit Refining and Conduct Strategic Review of the Company Sunoco Refining 2010 Annual Report Philadelphia Refinery, CSR Report Sunoco running Bakken crude at refineries Sunoco Enters into Exclusive Discussions with The Carlyle Group Regarding Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture The Carlyle Group and Sunoco Agree to Form Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture Sunoco and The Carlyle Group Complete Formation of Philadelphia Refinery Joint Venture