St Charles Refinery Upgrade Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: Valero
• Website: http://www.valero.com/
• Wiki Page: New Orleans Refinery
• Location: St. Charles, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• Capacity: 12.5 million tons/annum & 250,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Completed - 2013
• Budget:

The Project

• Project Type: Upgrade
• Project Summary: The project is part of a major growth program for Valero designed to capitalize on the production of ultra-low sulfur diesel transportation fuels through the addition of hydrocracking capacity
• Main Contractors
  • Fluor: provide engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services

Refining Units

• Hydrocracker

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

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Products Produced

• Increased Diesel & Jet fuel

History

• 2008 - Fluor awarded engineering, procurement, construction and construction management services contract
• 2011 - Air Products announces contract to Supply Additional Hydrogen following the upgrade
• 2013 - Hydrocracker successfully commissioned

Other Information

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Links

1. Fluor Awarded Two Valero Hydrocracker Projects Totaling $1.2 Billion
2. Air Products to Supply Additional Hydrogen for Two Gulf Coast Valero Refineries
3. Valero Starts Up New Hydrocracker Unit at St. Charles Refinery