Placid Refining Co

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Summary Information Ownership: Placid Refining Company Website: http://www.placidrefining.com/ Location: Port Allen, Louisiana Capacity: 4.0 million tons/annum & 80,000 bbl/day Nelson Complexity: Refining Depth: Brief Description A small medium complexity refinery Refining Units Atmospheric Distillation Fluidised Catalytic Cracker FCC gasoline hydrotreater - 20,000 bpd Terminal Capacity Crude Oil: Refined Products: Crude Supply Placid purchases crude oil from North Dakota to Louisiana and from Alabama to South Texas. Cargoes of foreign crude oil from Nigeria and the British North Sea have been processed at the Port Allen refinery Placid’s connection to two major crude oil pipeline systems allows the company to access a steady and dependable supply of crude oil The refinery is connected directly to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) and Heavy Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil Pipeline System Products Produced Unleaded Gasoline - Regular, Mid-grade and Super, Diesel Fuel, Commercial Jet Fuel, Military Jet Fuel, Heavy Fuel Oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Products can be supplied to the Plantation Oil Products Pipeline Ongoing Projects - Other Information - History 1975 - Placid purchased the refinery 2008 - Low sulphur gasoline unit commissioned 2009 - Refinery’s capacity from 55,000 barrels to 80,000 barrels per day Relevant Links Mustang Successfully Completes Low Sulfur Gasoline Project at Placid Refining Complex in Louisiana Louisiana reaches agreement with Placid Refining Company as part of refinery initiative