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| − | Summary Information | + | === Summary Information === |
| − | Ownership: BP | + | * Ownership: BP |
| − | Website: http://www.bp.com/ | + | * Website: http://www.bp.com/ |
| − | List of BP Refineries | + | * List of [[BP Refineries]] |
| − | Location: Western Australia | + | * Location: Western Australia |
| − | Capacity: 7.0 million tons/annum & | + | * Capacity: 7.0 million tons/annum & 146,000 bbl/day |
| − | Nelson Complexity: | + | * Nelson Complexity: |
| − | Refining Units | + | |
| − | Atmopheric Distillation | + | === Brief Description === |
| − | Vacuum Distillation | + | * Kwinana is a medium sized, high complexity refinery. |
| − | Residue Cracking Unit | + | * It is the largest refinery in Australia |
| − | Merox Unit | + | |
| − | Diesel Hydrofiners | + | === Refining Units === |
| − | Catalytic Reformer | + | * Atmopheric Distillation |
| − | Isomerisation Unit | + | * Vacuum Distillation |
| − | Alkylation Unit | + | * Residue Cracking Unit |
| − | Asphalt Unit | + | * Merox Unit |
| − | Sulphur Recovery Unit | + | * Diesel Hydrofiners |
| − | Terminal Capacity | + | * Catalytic Reformer |
| − | Crude Oil: | + | * Isomerisation Unit |
| − | Refined Products: | + | * Alkylation Unit |
| − | Crude Supply | + | * Asphalt Unit |
| − | Crude oil is delivered to BP Refinery (Kwinana) mostly by ship | + | * Sulphur Recovery Unit |
| − | Products Produced | + | === Terminal Capacity === |
| − | Petrol, Diesel fuels, Aviation fuel, including jet fuel and aviation gasoline, Bitumen, Fuel oil, Hydrogen, Kerosene, LPG (including propane and butane) | + | * Crude Oil: |
| − | + | * Refined Products: | |
| + | === Crude Supply === | ||
| + | * Crude oil is delivered to BP Refinery (Kwinana) mostly by ship | ||
| + | * It is sourced from the Middle East, West Africa, Indonesia, New Zealand as well as domestic Australian crude oil | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Products Produced === | ||
| + | * Petrol, Diesel fuels, Aviation fuel, including jet fuel and aviation gasoline, Bitumen, Fuel oil, Hydrogen, Kerosene, LPG (including propane and butane) | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Projects === | ||
| + | * BP is converting the facility into a Biorefinery | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Other Information === | ||
- | - | ||
| − | + | === History === | |
| − | + | * 1955 - Refinery commissioned with a design capacity of three million tonnes of crude per year | |
| − | History | + | * 1984 - BP acquired the refinery from Amoco |
| − | 1955 - Refinery commissioned with a design capacity of three million tonnes of crude per year | + | * 2003 - Aker Kvaerner awarded contract for clean fuels project |
| − | 2003 - Aker Kvaerner awarded contract for clean fuels project | + | * 2020 - BP announces that the refinery is to close down |
| − | + | * 2023 _ BP awards contracts for Biorefinery | |
| − | Refinery Webpage | + | |
| − | Kwinana Environmental Report | + | === Links === |
| − | BP awards design contract for Clean Diesel project to Aker Kvaerner Australia | + | # [http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9026995&contentId=7049443 Refinery Webpage] |
| + | # [http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/V/verfied_site_reports/Australasia/Kwinana_refinery_2007_2009.pdf Kwinana Environmental Report] | ||
| + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-awards-design-contract-for-clean-diesel-project-t BP awards design contract for Clean Diesel project to Aker Kvaerner Australia] | ||
| + | # [https://refiningnews.blogspot.com/2020/10/bp-to-cease-production-at-kwinana.html bp to cease production at Kwinana refinery and convert to fuel import terminal] | ||
| + | # [https://refiningnews.blogspot.com/2023/08/technip-energies-awarded-significant.html Technip Energies Awarded a Significant Contract for Hydrogen Production Unit at bp’s Kwinana Biorefinery] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Refinery]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Australia]] | ||
| + | [[Category:BP]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:19, 29 August 2023
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: BP
- Website: http://www.bp.com/
- List of BP Refineries
- Location: Western Australia
- Capacity: 7.0 million tons/annum & 146,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
Brief Description
- Kwinana is a medium sized, high complexity refinery.
- It is the largest refinery in Australia
Refining Units
- Atmopheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation
- Residue Cracking Unit
- Merox Unit
- Diesel Hydrofiners
- Catalytic Reformer
- Isomerisation Unit
- Alkylation Unit
- Asphalt Unit
- Sulphur Recovery Unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Crude oil is delivered to BP Refinery (Kwinana) mostly by ship
- It is sourced from the Middle East, West Africa, Indonesia, New Zealand as well as domestic Australian crude oil
Products Produced
- Petrol, Diesel fuels, Aviation fuel, including jet fuel and aviation gasoline, Bitumen, Fuel oil, Hydrogen, Kerosene, LPG (including propane and butane)
Projects
- BP is converting the facility into a Biorefinery
Other Information
-
History
- 1955 - Refinery commissioned with a design capacity of three million tonnes of crude per year
- 1984 - BP acquired the refinery from Amoco
- 2003 - Aker Kvaerner awarded contract for clean fuels project
- 2020 - BP announces that the refinery is to close down
- 2023 _ BP awards contracts for Biorefinery
Links
- Refinery Webpage
- Kwinana Environmental Report
- BP awards design contract for Clean Diesel project to Aker Kvaerner Australia
- bp to cease production at Kwinana refinery and convert to fuel import terminal
- Technip Energies Awarded a Significant Contract for Hydrogen Production Unit at bp’s Kwinana Biorefinery
