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=== Summary Information ===
 
=== Summary Information ===
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Ownership: Petroplus
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Website: http://www.petroplusholdings.com
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* Ownership: Petroplus
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List of Petroplus Refineries
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* Website: http://www.petroplusholdings.com
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Location: Teeside North East England
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* List of [[[Petroplus Refineries]]]
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Capacity: 5.85 Million tons/annum & 117,000 bbl/day
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* Location: Teeside North East England
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Nelson Complexity:
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* Capacity: 5.85 Million tons/annum & 117,000 bbl/day
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Refining Depth:
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* Nelson Complexity:  
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Brief Description
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* Refining Depth:
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A small and simple refinery, it has now been closed
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Refining Units
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Atmospheric Distillation
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* A small and simple refinery, it has now been closed
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Hydro Desulphurisation Unit
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LPG Recovery Unit
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Terminal Capacity
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Crude Oil:
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* [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]]
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Refined Products: 1.9 million barrels
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* Hydro Desulphurisation Unit
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Crude Supply
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* LPG Recovery Unit  
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The refinery was originally commissioned to process North African crude
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With the development of North Sea oil, it switched to processing Norwegian Ekofisk Crude Oil.
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+++ Terminal Capacity
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Products Produced
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Naphtha, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel & Bio-Diesel, Kerosene & Gas Oil, Fuel Oil
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* Crude Oil:  
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Ongoing Projects
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* Refined Products: 1.9 million barrels
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Other Information
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+++ Crude Supply
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* The refinery was originally commissioned to process North African crude  
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History
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* With the development of North Sea oil, it switched to processing Norwegian [[[Ekofisk Crude Oil]]].
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1966 - Refinery commissioned
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1981 - The large distillation unit was debottlenecked from 4 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes per year and the small distillation unit was permanently shut down and has been demolished
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+++ Products Produced
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1996- The Dewaxing Unit was completely revamped to convert it to an HDS Unit to allow production of Low Sulphur Diesel. A Sulferfox Sulphur Recovery Unit and a new Sour Water Stripper were also installed.
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* Naphtha, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel & Bio-Diesel, Kerosene & Gas Oil, Fuel Oil
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2000 - Petroplus acquired the plant from Phillips Imperial Petroleum Ltd
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2009 - Petroplus announces the mothballing of the refinery
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Relevant Links
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+++ Ongoing Projects
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Refinery Webpage
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UKPIA Information
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Institute of Petroleum Information
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+++ Other Information
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Petroplus announces refinery is to be mothballed
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+++ History
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* 1966 - Refinery commissioned
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* 1981 - The large distillation unit was debottlenecked from 4 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes per year and the small distillation unit was permanently shut down and has been demolished
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* 1996- The Dewaxing Unit was completely revamped to convert it to an HDS Unit to allow production of Low Sulphur Diesel. A Sulferfox Sulphur Recovery Unit and a new Sour Water Stripper were also installed.
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* 2000 - Petroplus acquired the plant from Phillips Imperial Petroleum Ltd
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* 2009 - Petroplus announces the mothballing of the refinery
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+++ Relevant Links
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* [http://www.petroplusholdings.com/bus_ref_tee.php Refinery Webpage]
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* [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining-and-uk-refineries/petroplus-refining-teesside.aspx UKPIA Information]
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* [http://www.energyinst.org.uk/education/refineries/ntees.htm Institute of Petroleum Information]
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* [http://www.petroplusholdings.com/med_pre_details.php?id=1351359 Petroplus announces refinery is to be mothballed]

Latest revision as of 10:09, 7 February 2024

Summary Information

* List of [[[Petroplus Refineries]]]
  • Location: Teeside North East England
  • Capacity: 5.85 Million tons/annum & 117,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth:

+++ Brief Description

  • A small and simple refinery, it has now been closed

+++ Refining Units

  • [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]]
  • Hydro Desulphurisation Unit
  • LPG Recovery Unit

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products: 1.9 million barrels

+++ Crude Supply

  • The refinery was originally commissioned to process North African crude
  • With the development of North Sea oil, it switched to processing Norwegian [[[Ekofisk Crude Oil]]].

+++ Products Produced

  • Naphtha, Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel & Bio-Diesel, Kerosene & Gas Oil, Fuel Oil


+++ Ongoing Projects

  • -

+++ Other Information

  • -

+++ History

  • 1966 - Refinery commissioned
  • 1981 - The large distillation unit was debottlenecked from 4 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes per year and the small distillation unit was permanently shut down and has been demolished
  • 1996- The Dewaxing Unit was completely revamped to convert it to an HDS Unit to allow production of Low Sulphur Diesel. A Sulferfox Sulphur Recovery Unit and a new Sour Water Stripper were also installed.
  • 2000 - Petroplus acquired the plant from Phillips Imperial Petroleum Ltd
  • 2009 - Petroplus announces the mothballing of the refinery

+++ Relevant Links