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Summary Information
 
Summary Information
Ownership: Valero
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Website: http://www.valero.com/
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* Ownership: Valero
List of Valero Refineries
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* Website: http://www.valero.com/
Location: San Nicolas, Aruba
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** List of [[Valero Refineries]]
Capacity: 11.75 million tons/annum & 235,000 bbl/day
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* Location: San Nicolas, Aruba
Nelson Complexity:
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* Capacity: 11.75 million tons/annum & 235,000 bbl/day
Refining Units
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* Nelson Complexity:  
Atmospheric Distillation Units
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Vacuum Distillation Unit - 160,000
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+++ Refining Units
Delayed Cokers - 64,000
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Visbreaker - 42,000
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* Atmospheric Distillation Units
Hydrotreatment units
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* Vacuum Distillation Unit - 160,000
Terminal Capacity
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* Delayed Cokers - 64,000
Crude Oil:
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* Visbreaker - 42,000
Refined Products:
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* Hydrotreatment units
Total: Sixty-three storage tanks with almost 12 million barrels of storage capacity
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Crude Supply
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+++ Terminal Capacity
Lower-cost heavy sour crude oil including Maya Crude Oil
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Products Produced
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* Crude Oil:  
High quality distillates
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* Refined Products:  
Semi finished motor fuels to be upgraded in Valero's other refineries
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* Total: Sixty-three storage tanks with almost 12 million barrels of storage capacity  
Ongoing Projects
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Valero did plan to build an the Aruba LNG Terminal to supply the refinery with natural gas
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+++ Crude Supply
Other Information
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* Lower-cost heavy sour crude oil including [[Maya Crude Oil]]
The refinery has been closed down
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History
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+++ Products Produced
Commissioned in 1929 by Standard Oil
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* High quality distillates
1985 - Shut down by Exxon
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* Semi finished motor fuels to be upgraded in Valero's other refineries
1990 - Restarted by Coastal Oil
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2004 - Purchased by Valero from El Paso Energy
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+++ Ongoing Projects
2009 - Refinery mothballed for economic reasons
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* Valero did plan to build an the [[[Aruba LNG Terminal]]] to supply the refinery with natural gas
2010 - Valero announces the restart of the refinery
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2012 - Valero announces indefinite mothballing of the refinery
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+++ Other Information
2012 - Valero announces the layoff of workers and conversion to terminal
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* The refinery has been [[Refineries That Are Closed Down | closed down]]
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+++ History
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* Commissioned in 1929 by Standard Oil
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* 1985 - Shut down by Exxon
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* 1990 - Restarted by Coastal Oil  
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* 2004 - Purchased by Valero from El Paso Energy  
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* 2009 - Refinery mothballed for economic reasons
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* 2010 - Valero announces the restart of the refinery
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* 2012 - Valero announces indefinite mothballing of the refinery
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* 2012 - Valero announces the layoff of workers and conversion to terminal
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=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
 
# [http://www.valero.com/OurBusiness/OurLocations/Refineries/Pages/Aruba.aspx Refinery Webpage]
 
# [http://www.valero.com/OurBusiness/OurLocations/Refineries/Pages/Aruba.aspx Refinery Webpage]

Latest revision as of 10:17, 3 July 2024

Summary Information

+++ Refining Units

  • Atmospheric Distillation Units
  • Vacuum Distillation Unit - 160,000
  • Delayed Cokers - 64,000
  • Visbreaker - 42,000
  • Hydrotreatment units

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:
  • Total: Sixty-three storage tanks with almost 12 million barrels of storage capacity

+++ Crude Supply

+++ Products Produced

  • High quality distillates
  • Semi finished motor fuels to be upgraded in Valero's other refineries

+++ Ongoing Projects

  • Valero did plan to build an the [[[Aruba LNG Terminal]]] to supply the refinery with natural gas

+++ Other Information

+++ History

  • Commissioned in 1929 by Standard Oil
  • 1985 - Shut down by Exxon
  • 1990 - Restarted by Coastal Oil
  • 2004 - Purchased by Valero from El Paso Energy
  • 2009 - Refinery mothballed for economic reasons
  • 2010 - Valero announces the restart of the refinery
  • 2012 - Valero announces indefinite mothballing of the refinery
  • 2012 - Valero announces the layoff of workers and conversion to terminal

Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Valero Enters Into Purchase Agreement To Acquire El Paso's Aruba Refinery And Related Assets
  3. Valero plans to shut Aruba refinery up to 3 months
  4. Valero Announces Plans for LNG Project, Decision to Restart Aruba Refinery Units
  5. Valero Energy to Suspend Refining Operations At Aruba
  6. Valero Energy to Convert Aruba Refinery to Terminalling Operation