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=== Summary Information === | === Summary Information === | ||
| − | * Ownership: Pasadena Refining ( | + | * Ownership: Pasadena Refining (Chevron) |
* Website: http://www.pasadenarefining.com/ | * Website: http://www.pasadenarefining.com/ | ||
* Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA | * Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA | ||
| − | * Capacity: | + | * Capacity: 6.25 million tons/annum & 125,000 bbl/day |
* Nelson Complexity: | * Nelson Complexity: | ||
* Refining Depth: | * Refining Depth: | ||
| − | + | === Brief Description === | |
* A medium sized complex refinery, with a high gasoline yield, located on the Houston Canal | * A medium sized complex refinery, with a high gasoline yield, located on the Houston Canal | ||
| − | + | === Refining Units === | |
| − | * | + | * Atmospheric Distillation - 110,000 |
* Vacuum Distillation - 38,000 | * Vacuum Distillation - 38,000 | ||
* Delayed Coker - 12,500 | * Delayed Coker - 12,500 | ||
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* Catalytic Reformer - 23,000 | * Catalytic Reformer - 23,000 | ||
* Hydrotreatment | * Hydrotreatment | ||
| − | + | ** Naphtha - 28,000 | |
| − | + | ** Gasoline - 34,000 | |
| − | + | ** Distillate - 16,000 | |
| − | + | === Terminal Capacity === | |
* 5.1 million barrels of crude oil and refined products | * 5.1 million barrels of crude oil and refined products | ||
| − | + | === Crude Supply === | |
* The refinery is supplied by tankers via the Houston ship canal | * The refinery is supplied by tankers via the Houston ship canal | ||
| − | * The refinery can process Eagle Ford Crude supplied by the | + | * The refinery can process Eagle Ford Crude supplied by the [[Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate KMCC Pipeline | KMCC Pipeline]] |
| − | + | === Products Produced === | |
* Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene | * Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene | ||
* Products can be shipped via the [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline]] | * Products can be shipped via the [[Colonial Oil Products Pipeline]] | ||
| − | + | === Ongoing Projects === | |
| − | * Pasadena | + | * An expansion project was completed in 2024, which increased capacity to 125,000 barrels per day. It also enabled the refinery to process more local light crude oil. |
| − | + | * The [[Pasadena Refinery Project]] which was launched in 2010, designed to increase capacity and adapt the plant to process heavy crude oil was never implemented. | |
| − | + | ** Fluor was selected to provide front-end engineering study services for a prospective U.S. refinery project. | |
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| − | + | === Other Information === | |
| − | |||
* - | * - | ||
| − | + | === History === | |
* 2006 - Petrobras bought a 50 percent stake in Pasadena Refinery | * 2006 - Petrobras bought a 50 percent stake in Pasadena Refinery | ||
* 2007 - Low Sulfur Gasoline Unit began operations | * 2007 - Low Sulfur Gasoline Unit began operations | ||
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* 2012 - Petrobras announced an agreement that terminates all the lawsuits relating to the acquisition | * 2012 - Petrobras announced an agreement that terminates all the lawsuits relating to the acquisition | ||
* 2019 - Chevron agrees to acquire the refinery from Petrobras | * 2019 - Chevron agrees to acquire the refinery from Petrobras | ||
| + | * 2024 - The refinery expansion was completed | ||
=== Links === | === Links === | ||
| − | + | # [http://www.petrobrasusa.us/main.jsp?lumPageId=402882831F6BC979011F703A32383A2C Petrobras USA] | |
| − | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:341 US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Pasadena Refining Services in Texas $115,650 for multiple safety hazards] | |
| − | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:fluor-selected-by-petrobras-affiliate-for-u-s-refine Fluor Selected by Petrobras Affiliate for U.S. Refinery Study] | |
| − | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:2752 Execution of Agreement: Pasadena Refinery] | |
| − | + | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:6151 Chevron Agrees with Petrobras to Buy Pasadena Refinery System for $350 Million] | |
| + | # [https://refiningnews.blogspot.com/2024/12/chevron-upgrades-pasadena-refinery-to.html Chevron upgrades pasadena refinery to increase capacity, feedstock and product flexibility] | ||
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| + | [[category:Refinery]] | ||
| + | [[category:USA]] | ||
| + | [[category:Chevron]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:35, 31 December 2024
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Pasadena Refining (Chevron)
- Website: http://www.pasadenarefining.com/
- Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA
- Capacity: 6.25 million tons/annum & 125,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- A medium sized complex refinery, with a high gasoline yield, located on the Houston Canal
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation - 110,000
- Vacuum Distillation - 38,000
- Delayed Coker - 12,500
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracker - 56,000
- Catalytic Reformer - 23,000
- Hydrotreatment
- Naphtha - 28,000
- Gasoline - 34,000
- Distillate - 16,000
Terminal Capacity
- 5.1 million barrels of crude oil and refined products
Crude Supply
- The refinery is supplied by tankers via the Houston ship canal
- The refinery can process Eagle Ford Crude supplied by the KMCC Pipeline
Products Produced
- Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene
- Products can be shipped via the Colonial Oil Products Pipeline
Ongoing Projects
- An expansion project was completed in 2024, which increased capacity to 125,000 barrels per day. It also enabled the refinery to process more local light crude oil.
- The Pasadena Refinery Project which was launched in 2010, designed to increase capacity and adapt the plant to process heavy crude oil was never implemented.
- Fluor was selected to provide front-end engineering study services for a prospective U.S. refinery project.
Other Information
- -
History
- 2006 - Petrobras bought a 50 percent stake in Pasadena Refinery
- 2007 - Low Sulfur Gasoline Unit began operations
- 2008 - Petrobras America took over full control of operations at Pasadena Refinery
- 2010 - Fluor chosen to provide front-end engineering study services for expansion
- 2012 - Petrobras announced an agreement that terminates all the lawsuits relating to the acquisition
- 2019 - Chevron agrees to acquire the refinery from Petrobras
- 2024 - The refinery expansion was completed
Links
- Petrobras USA
- US Department of Labor's OSHA fines Pasadena Refining Services in Texas $115,650 for multiple safety hazards
- Fluor Selected by Petrobras Affiliate for U.S. Refinery Study
- Execution of Agreement: Pasadena Refinery
- Chevron Agrees with Petrobras to Buy Pasadena Refinery System for $350 Million
- Chevron upgrades pasadena refinery to increase capacity, feedstock and product flexibility
