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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
| − | * Ownership: Wyoming Refining Company | + | * Ownership: Wyoming Refining Company (Par Pacific) |
| − | * Website: | + | * Website: https://www.parpacific.com/ |
* Location: Newcastle, Wyoming, USA | * Location: Newcastle, Wyoming, USA | ||
| − | * Capacity: 0 | + | * Capacity: 1.0 million tons/annum & 20,000 bbl/day |
| − | * Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: 11.0 |
| − | * Refining Depth: | + | * Refining Depth: 95% |
| − | + | === Brief Description === | |
| − | * A very small | + | * A very small, high complexity refinery |
| − | + | === Refining Units === | |
| − | * | + | * Atmospheric Distillation |
* Vacuum Distillation - 1,800 | * Vacuum Distillation - 1,800 | ||
* Fluidised Catalytic Cracking - 7,000 | * Fluidised Catalytic Cracking - 7,000 | ||
* Catalytic Reforming - 2,750 | * Catalytic Reforming - 2,750 | ||
* Desulphurisation | * Desulphurisation | ||
| − | + | ** Naphtha - 3,000 | |
| − | + | ** Diesel - 5,600 | |
| − | + | === Terminal Capacity === | |
* Crude Oil: | * Crude Oil: | ||
* Refined Products: | * Refined Products: | ||
| − | + | === Crude Supply === | |
| − | * | + | * The refinery is connected to a crude gathering system in the Powder River Basin. |
| + | * It is also connected to the Butte pipeline, allowing our refinery to directly access Bakken crude | ||
| − | + | === Products Produced === | |
* gasoline, distillates (diesel), liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel, and residuals | * gasoline, distillates (diesel), liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel, and residuals | ||
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* The refinery is connected to the [[MPL Mountain Oil Products Pipeline]] | * The refinery is connected to the [[MPL Mountain Oil Products Pipeline]] | ||
| − | + | === Ongoing Projects | |
* - | * - | ||
| − | + | === Other Information | |
* - | * - | ||
| − | + | === History | |
* 2009 - Wyoming Refining Co. (WRC) agreed to pay a civil penalty of $150,000 and spend approximately $14 million environmental upgrades for alleged emissions violations | * 2009 - Wyoming Refining Co. (WRC) agreed to pay a civil penalty of $150,000 and spend approximately $14 million environmental upgrades for alleged emissions violations | ||
| + | * 2016 - Par Pacific acquired the refinery | ||
* 2017 - Benzene reduction unit commissioned | * 2017 - Benzene reduction unit commissioned | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
| − | + | # [http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/caa/wyomingrefining.html Wyoming Refining Clean Air Act Settlement] | |
| − | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:6146 Wyoming Refining Company starts up new unit using ExxonMobil’s BenzOUT technology licensed by Badger Licensing] | |
| + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2024/05/par-pacific-holdings-successfully.html Par Pacific Holdings Successfully Closes Acquisition of Wyoming Refining Company and Related Logistics Assets] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:09, 29 May 2024
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Wyoming Refining Company (Par Pacific)
- Website: https://www.parpacific.com/
- Location: Newcastle, Wyoming, USA
- Capacity: 1.0 million tons/annum & 20,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity: 11.0
- Refining Depth: 95%
Brief Description
- A very small, high complexity refinery
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation - 1,800
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracking - 7,000
- Catalytic Reforming - 2,750
- Desulphurisation
- Naphtha - 3,000
- Diesel - 5,600
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery is connected to a crude gathering system in the Powder River Basin.
- It is also connected to the Butte pipeline, allowing our refinery to directly access Bakken crude
Products Produced
- gasoline, distillates (diesel), liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel, and residuals
Products Produced
- gasoline, distillates (diesel), liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel, and residuals
- The refinery is connected to the MPL Mountain Oil Products Pipeline
=== Ongoing Projects
- -
=== Other Information
- -
=== History
- 2009 - Wyoming Refining Co. (WRC) agreed to pay a civil penalty of $150,000 and spend approximately $14 million environmental upgrades for alleged emissions violations
- 2016 - Par Pacific acquired the refinery
- 2017 - Benzene reduction unit commissioned
