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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
| − | Ownership: Lyondell Basell | + | |
| − | Website: http://www.lyondellbasell.com/ | + | * Ownership: Lyondell Basell |
| − | Location: Houston, Texas | + | * Website: http://www.lyondellbasell.com/ |
| − | Capacity: 13.4 million tons/annum & 268,000 bbl/day | + | * Location: Houston, Texas |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Capacity: 13.4 million tons/annum & 268,000 bbl/day |
| − | Refining Units | + | * Nelson Complexity: |
| − | Crude Distillation Unit | + | |
| − | Vacuum Distillation Unit | + | +++ Refining Units |
| − | Coker | + | |
| − | FCC | + | * Crude Distillation Unit |
| − | Diesel Desulphurisation | + | * Vacuum Distillation Unit |
| − | Gasoline Hydrotreating | + | * Coker |
| − | Terminal Capacity | + | * FCC |
| − | Crude Oil: | + | * Diesel Desulphurisation |
| − | Refined Products: | + | * Gasoline Hydrotreating |
| − | Crude Supply | + | |
| − | The Refinery is a full conversion refinery designed to run heavy (16 to 18 degrees API), high sulfur crude oil. | + | +++ Terminal Capacity |
| − | Most of the crude oil used as a raw material for the Refinery is purchased under a crude supply agreement with PDVSA Petróleo, S.A. (“PDVSA Oil”), an affiliate of Petróleos de Venezulea, S.A. (“PDVSA”), the national oil company of Venezuela. | + | |
| − | Products Produced | + | * Crude Oil: |
| − | + | * Refined Products: | |
| − | Ongoing Projects | + | |
| − | - | + | +++ Crude Supply |
| − | Other Information | + | * The Refinery is a full conversion refinery designed to run heavy (16 to 18 degrees API), high sulfur crude oil. |
| − | - | + | * Most of the crude oil used as a raw material for the Refinery is purchased under a crude supply agreement with PDVSA Petróleo, S.A. (“PDVSA Oil”), an affiliate of Petróleos de Venezulea, S.A. (“PDVSA”), the national oil company of Venezuela. |
| − | History | + | |
| + | === Products Produced === | ||
| + | * Gasoline (including blendstocks for oxygenate blending), jet fuel, heating oil, ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, coke and sulfur | ||
| + | * Products can be shipped via the [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | +++ Ongoing Projects | ||
| + | * - | ||
| + | |||
| + | +++ Other Information | ||
| + | * - | ||
| + | === History === | ||
* The Houston refinery was one of the first petroleum refineries constructed on the Houston Ship Channel and traces its origin to 1918. | * The Houston refinery was one of the first petroleum refineries constructed on the Houston Ship Channel and traces its origin to 1918. | ||
* The initial plant was operated by Sinclair Refining and later by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). | * The initial plant was operated by Sinclair Refining and later by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 24 January 2022
Summary Information
- Ownership: Lyondell Basell
- Website: http://www.lyondellbasell.com/
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Capacity: 13.4 million tons/annum & 268,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
+++ Refining Units
- Crude Distillation Unit
- Vacuum Distillation Unit
- Coker
- FCC
- Diesel Desulphurisation
- Gasoline Hydrotreating
+++ Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
+++ Crude Supply
- The Refinery is a full conversion refinery designed to run heavy (16 to 18 degrees API), high sulfur crude oil.
- Most of the crude oil used as a raw material for the Refinery is purchased under a crude supply agreement with PDVSA Petróleo, S.A. (“PDVSA Oil”), an affiliate of Petróleos de Venezulea, S.A. (“PDVSA”), the national oil company of Venezuela.
Products Produced
- Gasoline (including blendstocks for oxygenate blending), jet fuel, heating oil, ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, coke and sulfur
- Products can be shipped via the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline
+++ Ongoing Projects
- -
+++ Other Information
- -
History
- The Houston refinery was one of the first petroleum refineries constructed on the Houston Ship Channel and traces its origin to 1918.
- The initial plant was operated by Sinclair Refining and later by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO).
- 1993 - Lyondell-Citgo Refining LP was formed
- 1997 - Delayed coker added
- 2006 - PDVSA announced plans to sell the refinery
- 2006 - LyondellBasell reacquired full ownership of the plant and the refinery, operating as Houston Refining LP, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of LyondellBasell.
