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=== Summary Information ===
 
=== Summary Information ===
  
* Ownership: Pasadena Refining (Petrobras)
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* Ownership: Pasadena Refining (Chevron)
 
* Website: http://www.pasadenarefining.com/
 
* Website: http://www.pasadenarefining.com/
 
* Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA
 
* Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA
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* Refining Depth:
 
* Refining Depth:
  
+++ Brief Description
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=== 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
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=== Refining Units ===
  
* [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]] - 110,000
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* 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   
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** Naphtha - 28,000   
* Gasoline - 34,000
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** Gasoline - 34,000
* Distillate - 16,000
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** Distillate - 16,000
  
+++ Terminal Capacity
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=== Terminal Capacity ===
  
 
* 5.1 million barrels of crude oil and refined products
 
* 5.1 million barrels of crude oil and refined products
  
+++ Crude Supply
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=== 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 [[[Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate Kmcc Pipeline | KMCC Pipeline]]]
 
* The refinery can process Eagle Ford Crude supplied by the [[[Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate Kmcc Pipeline | KMCC Pipeline]]]
  
+++ Products Produced
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=== 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
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=== Ongoing Projects ===
 
* Pasadena Refining System, Inc., has selected Fluor to provide front-end engineering study services for a prospective U.S. refinery project.
 
* Pasadena Refining System, Inc., has selected Fluor to provide front-end engineering study services for a prospective U.S. refinery project.
 
* Fluor will provide engineering, estimating and project management services for the conceptual engineering phase of the prospective project that would enhance the performance of the 100,000 barrel-per-day Pasadena, Texas, refinery.
 
* Fluor will provide engineering, estimating and project management services for the conceptual engineering phase of the prospective project that would enhance the performance of the 100,000 barrel-per-day Pasadena, Texas, refinery.
 
* PRSI will also be adapted to process heavy crude oil
 
* PRSI will also be adapted to process heavy crude oil
* See [[[Pasadena Refinery Project]]]
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* See [[Pasadena Refinery Project]]
  
  
+++ Other Information
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=== Other Information ===
 
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* -
  
+++ History
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=== 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

Revision as of 18:16, 31 December 2024

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Pasadena Refining (Chevron)
  • Website: http://www.pasadenarefining.com/
  • Location: Pasadena, Texas, USA
  • Capacity: 5.5 million tons/annum & 110,000 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 [[[Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate Kmcc Pipeline | KMCC Pipeline]]]

Products Produced

Ongoing Projects

  • Pasadena Refining System, Inc., has selected Fluor to provide front-end engineering study services for a prospective U.S. refinery project.
  • Fluor will provide engineering, estimating and project management services for the conceptual engineering phase of the prospective project that would enhance the performance of the 100,000 barrel-per-day Pasadena, Texas, refinery.
  • PRSI will also be adapted to process heavy crude oil
  • See Pasadena Refinery Project


Other Information

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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

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