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Summary Information
 
Summary Information
Ownership: Petroplus
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Website: http://www.petroplusholdings.com/
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* Ownership: Petroplus
List of Petroplus Refineries
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* Website: http://www.petroplusholdings.com/
Location: Situated 30 miles from London, along the Thames Estuary
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** List of [[[Petroplus Refineries]]]
Capacity: 11 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day
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* Location: Situated 30 miles from London, along the Thames Estuary
Nelson Complexity: 12
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* Capacity: 11 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day
Refining Units
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* Nelson Complexity: 12
atmospheric distillation
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vacuum distillation
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+++ Refining Units
fluid catalytic cracking
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Catalytic reformer
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* atmospheric distillation
Hydro desulphurisation units
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* vacuum distillation
Gas recovery unit
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* fluid catalytic cracking
Isomerisation unit
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* Catalytic reformer  
Alkylation unit
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* Hydro desulphurisation units  
Lube base oil production units
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* Gas recovery unit  
Terminal Capacity
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* Isomerisation unit  
Crude Oil:
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* Alkylation unit  
Refined Products:
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* Lube base oil production units  
Crude Supply
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The refinery's crude oil supply arrives via the five operational jetties
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+++ Terminal Capacity
Products Produced
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Petrol
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* Crude Oil:  
Diesel
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* Refined Products:  
Kerosene & jet fuels
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Fuel oil
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+++ Crude Supply
Lubes & specialities
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* The refinery's crude oil supply arrives via the five operational jetties  
Bitumen
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LPG
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+++ Products Produced
Ongoing Projects
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* Petrol  
* The refinery has been closed down and converted into a terminal
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* Diesel                
Other Information
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* Kerosene & jet fuels  
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* Fuel oil                    
History
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* Lubes & specialities    
1953 - Refinery commissioned by the Vaccuum Oil Company, a subsidiary of Mobil
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* Bitumen      
1996 - Operations transfered to BP
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* LPG    
2000 - Exxon sells its share to BP
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2003 - Gasoline Desulphurisation unit commissioned
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2007 - Acquired from BP by Petroplus
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+++ Ongoing Projects
2012 - PWC announes that it failed to find a buyer for Petroplus's Coryton Refinery
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* * The refinery has been [[Refineries That Are Closed Down | closed down]] and converted into a terminal
2012 - Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK acquire the site for conversion to a terminal
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Relevant Links
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+++ Other Information
Refinery Webpage
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Refinery Flow Diagram
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Information from UKPIA
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+++ History
Foster Wheeler Wins Clean Fuels Project For BP's Coryton Refinery, UK
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* 1953 - Refinery commissioned by the Vaccuum Oil Company, a subsidiary of Mobil
Petroplus to Acquire British Petroleum PLC’s Coryton Refinery
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* 1996 - Operations transfered to BP
Petroplus Completes Purchase of Coryton Refinery
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* 2000 - Exxon sells its share to BP
BP Clean Fuels Project
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* 2003 - Gasoline Desulphurisation unit commissioned
PWC Fails to find a buyer for Petroplus's Coryton Refinery
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* 2007 - Acquired from BP by Petroplus
Sale of the majority of the assets at the Coryton site to a joint venture, consisting of Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK
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* 2012 - PWC announes that it failed to find a buyer for Petroplus's Coryton Refinery
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* 2012 - Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK acquire the site for conversion to a terminal
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+++ Relevant Links
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# [http://www.petroplusholdings.com/bus_ref_cor.php Refinery Webpage]
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# [http://www.petroplusholdings.com/popup.php?img=en/bus_ref_cor_tec_img_large.gif Refinery Flow Diagram]
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# [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining-and-uk-refineries/petroplus-coryton-refinery.aspx Information from UKPIA]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:foster-wheeler-wins-clean-fuels-project-for-bp-s-cor Foster Wheeler Wins Clean Fuels Project For BP's Coryton Refinery, UK]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:petroplus-to-acquire-british-petroleum-plcs-coryton Petroplus to Acquire British Petroleum PLC’s Coryton Refinery]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:petroplus-completes-purchase-of-coryton-refinery Petroplus Completes Purchase of Coryton Refinery]
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# [http://www.fwc.com/GlobalEC/pdf/bpclean.pdf?DIRNAME=%23dirname%23 BP Clean Fuels Project]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2571 PWC Fails to find a buyer for Petroplus's Coryton Refinery]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2704 Sale of the majority of the assets at the Coryton site to a joint venture, consisting of Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK]

Latest revision as of 05:51, 18 July 2024

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Petroplus
  • Website: http://www.petroplusholdings.com/
    • List of [[[Petroplus Refineries]]]
  • Location: Situated 30 miles from London, along the Thames Estuary
  • Capacity: 11 million tons/annum & 220,000 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity: 12

+++ Refining Units

  • atmospheric distillation
  • vacuum distillation
  • fluid catalytic cracking
  • Catalytic reformer
  • Hydro desulphurisation units
  • Gas recovery unit
  • Isomerisation unit
  • Alkylation unit
  • Lube base oil production units

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

  • The refinery's crude oil supply arrives via the five operational jetties

+++ Products Produced

  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Kerosene & jet fuels
  • Fuel oil
  • Lubes & specialities
  • Bitumen
  • LPG


+++ Ongoing Projects

  • * The refinery has been closed down and converted into a terminal

+++ Other Information

  • -

+++ History

  • 1953 - Refinery commissioned by the Vaccuum Oil Company, a subsidiary of Mobil
  • 1996 - Operations transfered to BP
  • 2000 - Exxon sells its share to BP
  • 2003 - Gasoline Desulphurisation unit commissioned
  • 2007 - Acquired from BP by Petroplus
  • 2012 - PWC announes that it failed to find a buyer for Petroplus's Coryton Refinery
  • 2012 - Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK acquire the site for conversion to a terminal

+++ Relevant Links

  1. Refinery Webpage
  2. Refinery Flow Diagram
  3. Information from UKPIA
  4. Foster Wheeler Wins Clean Fuels Project For BP's Coryton Refinery, UK
  5. Petroplus to Acquire British Petroleum PLC’s Coryton Refinery
  6. Petroplus Completes Purchase of Coryton Refinery
  7. BP Clean Fuels Project
  8. PWC Fails to find a buyer for Petroplus's Coryton Refinery
  9. Sale of the majority of the assets at the Coryton site to a joint venture, consisting of Royal Vopak, Greenergy and Shell UK