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* Location: Pembroke, Milford Haven, West Wales | * Location: Pembroke, Milford Haven, West Wales | ||
* Capacity: 10.5 million tons/annum & 210,000 bbl/day | * Capacity: 10.5 million tons/annum & 210,000 bbl/day | ||
| − | * Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: 11.5 |
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=== Brief Description === | === Brief Description === | ||
| − | * | + | * The refinery is one of the largest, most complex refineries in Western Europe with a high gasoline yield. |
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=== Refining Units === | === Refining Units === | ||
* Atmospheric Distillation | * Atmospheric Distillation | ||
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* hydrotreating | * hydrotreating | ||
=== Terminal Capacity === | === Terminal Capacity === | ||
| − | * | + | * Approximately 10.5 million barrels of storage, about half used for feedstocks |
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=== Crude Supply === | === Crude Supply === | ||
* The refinery is able to process heavy crudes | * The refinery is able to process heavy crudes | ||
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=== Projects === | === Projects === | ||
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| − | === Other Information | + | === Other Information === |
* As of March 2010, Chevron announced that it was looking for a buyer for the refinery. Like all gasoline oriented refineries in Europe, a market dominated by diesel, the refinery is not as profitable as it should be given its high complexity. | * As of March 2010, Chevron announced that it was looking for a buyer for the refinery. Like all gasoline oriented refineries in Europe, a market dominated by diesel, the refinery is not as profitable as it should be given its high complexity. | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
* The refinery was initially owned by the Regent Oil Company, a large domestic marketer of Trinidad-produced oils. | * The refinery was initially owned by the Regent Oil Company, a large domestic marketer of Trinidad-produced oils. | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
# [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining_uk_refineries/refineries/chevron_pembroke_refinery.aspx Information from UKPIA] | # [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining_uk_refineries/refineries/chevron_pembroke_refinery.aspx Information from UKPIA] | ||
| + | # [https://www.valero.com/en-us/Pages/Pembroke.aspx Refinery webpage] | ||
# [http://www.comcept.com/downloads/Presentations/ERTC%20Barcelona%20June%202002%20IRIS.pdf Integrated Refinery Managment System] Includes Refinery Flow Diagram | # [http://www.comcept.com/downloads/Presentations/ERTC%20Barcelona%20June%202002%20IRIS.pdf Integrated Refinery Managment System] Includes Refinery Flow Diagram | ||
| − | # | + | # [[Saipem Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Units]] |
| − | # | + | # [[Saipem Alkylation Units]] |
| − | # | + | # [[Saipem Isomerisation Units]] |
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:texaco-plans-to-acquire-gulf-oil-s-interest-in-pembr Texaco Plans To Acquire Gulf Oil's Interest In Pembroke Cracking Company] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:texaco-plans-to-acquire-gulf-oil-s-interest-in-pembr Texaco Plans To Acquire Gulf Oil's Interest In Pembroke Cracking Company] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:622 Chevron to Sell Pembroke Refinery to Valero] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:622 Chevron to Sell Pembroke Refinery to Valero] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 8 March 2020
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Valero
- Website: http://www.valero.com/
- List of Valero Refineries
- Location: Pembroke, Milford Haven, West Wales
- Capacity: 10.5 million tons/annum & 210,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 11.5
Brief Description
- The refinery is one of the largest, most complex refineries in Western Europe with a high gasoline yield.
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- VDU
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracker
- HF Alkylation unit,
- Isomerisation Unit
- catalytic reforming unit
- hydrotreating
Terminal Capacity
- Approximately 10.5 million barrels of storage, about half used for feedstocks
Crude Supply
- The refinery is able to process heavy crudes
- It also processes acidic crudes including Doba Crude from the oil fields of Chad in Africa.
Products Produced
- Petrol
- Diesel
- Kerosene & jet fuel
- Fuel oil
- LPG
- Petrochemical feedstocks
- About half of the refineries output is gasoline.
Projects
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Other Information
- As of March 2010, Chevron announced that it was looking for a buyer for the refinery. Like all gasoline oriented refineries in Europe, a market dominated by diesel, the refinery is not as profitable as it should be given its high complexity.
History
- The refinery was initially owned by the Regent Oil Company, a large domestic marketer of Trinidad-produced oils.
- 1956 - Regent was fully acquired by Texaco
- 1982 - A fluid catalytic cracker came on stream
- 1996 - Texaco acquire Gulf Oil's share of Pembroke Cracking Company
- 2011 - Chevron has reached an agreement with Valero Energy Corporation to sell the refinery
- 2011 - Four contractors killed in an explosion
- 2013 - Foster Wheeler Signs Services Agreement
Links
- Information from UKPIA
- Refinery webpage
- Integrated Refinery Managment System Includes Refinery Flow Diagram
- Saipem Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Units
- Saipem Alkylation Units
- Saipem Isomerisation Units
- Texaco Plans To Acquire Gulf Oil's Interest In Pembroke Cracking Company
- Chevron to Sell Pembroke Refinery to Valero
- Foster Wheeler Signs Services Agreement with Valero Refinery in the UK
